Shaded playgrounds, paved nature paths and seasonal splash play for mixed ages and longer outings.
Shaded patio beside Peacock Park’s play area, with high chairs, a kids menu and free meals for kids under 4 within limits.
A real playground in a big Coconut Grove lawn, with Glass & Vine next door for food without leaving the park.
A rooftop pool with play space, and the children's museum, the science museum and the bay all within a short drive.
Tables look onto the runway at the airport, and planes take off close enough to feel.
Large gated playground with a ship and big slide for older kids plus a little train area for younger ones.
A pirate-themed water park with Shipwreck Island for toddlers and Pirate's Plunge for the ones who want the big slides.
A nature-themed playground with climbing structures, slides and swings, and enough open space around it for a scooter.
A kids' menu that comes with crayons and puzzles, and a courtyard with picnic tables and a fountain to circle between courses.
A boat to climb and a wave wall with sea creatures set into it, right on the bay in the middle of downtown.
Town-style play areas where kids pretend to run shops and hold jobs.
Park with a splash pad, a swimming pool, a playground, a recreation center and a basketball court.
A colorful courtyard to run around in, next to the outdoor tables.
Loud enough that nobody notices your table, and everyone gets crayons on the way in.
A boutique play cafe in Wynwood and Edgewater with gentle play for the youngest kids.
A county park with a splash pad, a playground and a recreation center.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a swimming pool and a recreation center.
An outdoor patio with room to park a stroller beside the table.
A 20,000-square-foot playground built round a rocket ship, with rock walls and musical instruments at ground level.
A children's menu and a high tea in a cottage garden, for a special occasion.
U-pick fields and a corn maze in season, the kind of outing that tires children out without a ticket queue.
A multi-level play structure that also hosts birthday parties.
Trampolines, climbing walls, bumper cars and VR.
A county park with a splash pad, a playground, a skate park and a recreation center.
A huge open-air zoo where kids crawl through a tube in the crocodile habitat and slide through the otter exhibit, plus a monorail and a splash pad.
Train tracks run past the patio and the trains go by while you eat, and you pay at the counter when a toddler decides it is time to go.
Forty-odd railcars to walk through and a train ride at weekends, next door to the zoo if you want both in a day.
Second Saturday is a free family day, with the city's history laid out at a height a child can look into.
Close encounters with sloths, lemurs and orangutans, and a zip line and wind tunnel for the ones who want a turn.
A courtyard big enough to let a restless child run a lap without leaving the table behind.
Grilled cheese in a dozen forms, a large courtyard and board games on the shelf.
More than 70 hands-on illusion exhibits for photos and optical tricks.
A three-level aquarium where kids touch stingrays, plus a planetarium and a hands-on body exhibit even toddlers can manage.
A food hall where everyone orders their own, with high chairs for the youngest.
A grand old house with secret stairways, dumbwaiters and an old elevator kids love, and ten acres of gardens with a hedge maze and fountains.
An outdoor gallery of huge murals, seen at walking pace, with the rest of the district's walls free to look at.
Neighborhood park with a playground and a basketball court.
A jungle-themed Latin restaurant with a setting kids will stare at.
Park with a swimming pool, a playground, a picnic shelter, a recreation center and tennis courts.
Park with a playground, a picnic shelter, a recreation center, a basketball court and a baseball field.
Park with a playground, a picnic shelter and a walking path.
Neighborhood park with a playground and fitness stations.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
A waterfront Italian restaurant with a dressy atmosphere and a popular brunch, for a special-occasion meal.
Neighborhood park with a playground and a basketball court.
Park with a playground, a recreation center and basketball, tennis and pickleball courts.
Park with a playground, a picnic shelter, a recreation center and basketball and tennis courts.
A neighborhood park with a playground, picnic tables and grills, and tennis and basketball courts.
Neighborhood park with a playground and a walking path.
Park with a playground, a picnic shelter, a recreation center and soccer and baseball fields.
Park with a playground, a recreation center, a basketball court and soccer and baseball fields.
Park with a playground, a recreation center and a multipurpose field.
Windows onto the factory floor, so children watch chocolate being made before they eat any.
Neighborhood park with a playground and a picnic shelter.
A three-story indoor playground with laser tag, glowing bumper cars, bungee jumping and a 7-D theater attached, which is what a rainy afternoon needs.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
Park with a playground, a picnic shelter, a baseball field and fitness stations.
Park with a playground, a recreation center and basketball, tennis and pickleball courts.
A nature-themed playground built so kids of all abilities can play, with misting stations to cool off and a 32-acre nature preserve.
Neighborhood park with a playground and a basketball court.
Indoor playground for ages 1 to 12 with a padded maze of slides, ball pits and a soccer field, plus a toddler area with soft blocks.
Neighborhood park with a playground and a basketball court.
Park with a playground, a swimming pool and a picnic shelter.
Park with a playground and a recreation center.
Park with a playground, a swimming pool, a recreation center and a baseball field.
Park with a playground, a recreation center and soccer and baseball fields.
Built for kids, with a cruise ship to explore, a walk-through piggy bank, a two-story sand castle and an outdoor playground.
Kids get alligator demonstrations, airboat rides and a museum while learning about Miccosukee culture in the Everglades.
Park with a playground, a recreation center and basketball, tennis and pickleball courts.
Park with a playground, a picnic shelter, a recreation center and a walking path.
Park with a playground, a recreation center and basketball, tennis and pickleball courts.
Wildlife park where you walk through caged paths while the monkeys roam free around you, with presentations through the day.
Park with a playground, a swimming pool, a picnic shelter and a recreation center.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
Park with a playground, a recreation center, fitness stations and a walking path.
A modern art museum on Biscayne Bay with hanging gardens, a waterfront terrace and a restaurant on site.
Park with a playground, a swimming pool, a picnic shelter and a recreation center.
Park with a playground, a recreation center, tennis courts and a soccer field.
Park with a playground, a picnic shelter, a recreation center and basketball and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a playground and a walking path.
A one-acre neighborhood park with a new playground: swings, slides, a rock-climbing mound and nature panels.
A new playground with slides, swings, musical instruments and a net climber, plus an aquatic center and a recreation center.
Park with a playground, tennis courts and a baseball field.
Park with a playground, a walking path, basketball and tennis courts and a baseball field.
Large walk-through art installations, including mirror mazes, digital clouds and a foam room.
Park with a playground, a picnic shelter, a basketball court and a baseball field.
Park with a playground, a swimming pool, a picnic shelter and a recreation center.
Park with a playground, a swimming pool and a recreation center.
Huge county park with covered playgrounds for younger and older kids, paved paths around its lakes, and a soccer academy for children.
Park with a playground, a picnic shelter and tennis and pickleball courts.
Neighborhood park with a playground and a walking path.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
Park with a playground, a recreation center, tennis courts and a baseball field.
Park with a playground, a recreation center, a soccer field, fitness stations and a walking path.
Small enough that children hold a primate and feed a camel rather than watching from behind a rail.
