# Kid-friendly places in Chicago

658 listed places in Chicago: 529 playgrounds and things to do, 81 restaurants, 24 cafés and 24 hotels. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-11-04, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Kid-friendly restaurants in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/restaurants) (81)
- [Kid-friendly cafés in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/cafes) (24)
- [Family-friendly hotels in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/hotels) (24)
- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/playgrounds) (529)
- [Places with high chairs in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-high-chairs) (61)
- [Places with a changing table in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-changing-tables) (23)
- [Restaurants with a kids' menu in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-kids-menu) (51)
- [Wheelchair and stroller accessible places in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/wheelchair-accessible) (27)
- [Hotels with cribs in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-cribs) (21)
- [Hotels with a pool in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-a-pool) (12)
- [Hotels with connecting rooms in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-connecting-rooms) (14)
- [Hotels with a fridge in the room in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-a-fridge) (21)
- [Hotels with a separate bedroom in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-a-separate-bedroom) (17)
- [Parks and playgrounds with restrooms in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-restrooms) (61)
- [Free things to do with kids in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/free-to-visit) (65)
- [Shaded playgrounds and parks in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-shade) (15)
- [Splash pads and water play for kids in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-water-play) (239)
- [Places to order at the counter with kids in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/order-at-the-counter) (44)

## Guides

- [Playgrounds for a whole afternoon in Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/guides/united-states/illinois/chicago/playgrounds-for-a-whole-afternoon): 13 playgrounds in Chicago with a restroom and picnic tables right there, so you can stay a while.

## Itineraries

- [3 days in Chicago with kids](https://ourplayday.com/guides/united-states/illinois/chicago/3-days-in-chicago): Three days in Chicago with kids: the Shedd and the Field Museum on the Museum Campus, the zoo and the beach in Lincoln Park, then Maggie Daley Park, the Bean and Navy Pier, plus where to stay.

## Places (the first 100 of 658)

1. [Maggie Daley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/maggie-daley-park) (playground, Chicago). A three-acre play garden downtown with rope nets, a play ship and a seasonal splash pad, next to two rock-climbing walls and a looping ice-skating ribbon that turns into a scooter path in summer.
2. [Welles Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/welles-park) (playground, Chicago). A Lincoln Square neighborhood park with a playground and a water spray feature, though its fieldhouse and indoor pool were closed for maintenance for part of summer 2026.
3. [Ada Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ada-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A big structure for older kids with large slides and overhead challenges, on wood chips under tall shade trees, fenced from the street.
4. [Bessemer Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/bessemer-park) (playground, Chicago). An Olmsted-designed 1904 South Chicago park with a pool, a boxing gym and a playground with a water feature.
5. [Loews Chicago Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/loews-chicago-hotel) (hotel, Chicago). A high-rise hotel a block from the river with an indoor pool and a campout package that sets up a tent and toy campfire in the room.
6. [River Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/river-park-albany-park) (playground, Chicago). A riverside Albany Park park with a free canoe and kayak launch, fishing, a soft-surface playground, and a summer water playground with sprays and a rain curtain.
7. [Albert Weisman Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/albert-weisman-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A gated playground with two structures, lots of shade and a water spray fountain covered in a fish mosaic.
8. [Aloft Chicago Magnificent Mile](https://ourplayday.com/places/aloft-chicago-magnificent-mile) (hotel, Chicago). A Streeterville hotel near the Mag Mile with a compact 19th-floor indoor pool called Splash.
9. [Avondale Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/avondale-park) (playground, Chicago). An Avondale park with a historic fieldhouse, an outdoor pool and a separate spray pool, a playground, and pickleball courts.
10. [Eckhart Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/eckhart-park) (playground, Chicago). A West Town park with a large fieldhouse that has an indoor pool and two gyms, plus a playground.
11. [Four Seasons Hotel Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/four-seasons-hotel-chicago) (hotel, Chicago). A five-star high-rise hotel on the Magnificent Mile with a 44-foot heated indoor pool and lake views.
12. [Abbott Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/abbott-park) (playground, Chicago). A Roseland park with an indoor pool, a water-spray feature and a playground.
13. [Buttercup Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/buttercup-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A big play structure made for younger children, a cluster of climbing pieces and a mini splash pad.
14. [Columbus Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/columbus-park-austin) (playground, Chicago). A 140-acre National Historic Landmark designed by Jens Jensen, with a fieldhouse, ballfields, a golf course and nature trails, big enough for an all-day outing.
15. [Dean Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/dean-playground) (playground, Chicago). A Bucktown playground on a quiet cul-de-sac with a small water-spray feature, a community garden and an open field.
16. [Eugene Field Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/eugene-field-park) (playground, Chicago). A riverside Albany Park green space with a two-structure playground and a summer spray feature, plus ball fields and tennis courts.
17. [Fernwood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/fernwood-park) (playground, Chicago). A Roseland/Washington Heights-line park with an indoor pool, a water-spray feature and a playground.
18. [Hilton Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilton-chicago-michigan-ave) (hotel, Chicago). Right across from Grant Park, a walk from the Museum Campus and Buckingham Fountain.
19. [Independence Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/independence-park-irving-park) (playground, Chicago). An Irving Park playground with a water spray feature and an indoor pool inside the fieldhouse.
20. [Indian Boundary Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/indian-boundary-park) (playground, Chicago). A West Ridge park centered on a restored lagoon, with a wooden fortress playground, a children's spray pool and a Nature Play Center.
21. [James Mann Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mann-park-hegewisch) (playground, Chicago). A Hegewisch park (originally Hegewisch Park, renamed 1922) with an indoor pool, an outdoor spray pool and a playground.
22. [JW Marriott Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/jw-marriott-chicago) (hotel, Chicago). A landmark Loop hotel in a converted historic bank building, with an indoor pool, in-room refrigerators and connecting room options for families.
23. [Lucy Flower Playlot Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lucy-flower-playlot-park) (playground, Chicago). A small pocket park and playlot on the Bucktown/Logan Square line, run with help from a local park advisory council.
24. [Lucy Parsons Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lucy-parsons-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A big triple slide, a rope mast to climb, play panels and a Loch Ness monster that mists water.
25. [Margaret Donahue Playlot](https://ourplayday.com/places/margaret-donahue-playlot) (playground, Chicago). A small Lakeview playlot, named for a Cubs executive, with a rubberized-surface playground and a spray feature.
26. [Navy Pier](https://ourplayday.com/places/navy-pier) (theme park, Chicago). A free lakefront pier with a classic carousel and a 200-foot Ferris wheel as its paid rides, plus an entrance fountain that turns into a splash pad on warm days.
27. [Ping Tom Memorial Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ping-tom-memorial-park) (playground, Chicago). A riverside park in Chinatown with a children's playground, a fieldhouse with an indoor pool, and paved paths along the Chicago River, with a pagoda-style pavilion overlooking the water.
28. [Portage Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/portage-park-playground) (playground, Chicago). The Northwest Side's largest park, with two big enclosed play structures, a rubberized surface, and a separate water play area in summer.
29. [Renaissance Chicago O'Hare Suites Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/renaissance-chicago-ohare-suites-hotel) (hotel, Chicago). An all-suite hotel near O'Hare with a separate living room and kitchenette-style fridge and microwave in every room, plus an indoor pool and a free airport shuttle.
30. [Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk](https://ourplayday.com/places/sheraton-grand-chicago-riverwalk) (hotel, Chicago). A Streeterville riverfront hotel with an indoor heated pool overlooking the river and a family "Summer Splash" package.
31. [Unity Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/unity-park-splash-pad) (playground, Chicago). A Logan Square splash pad with a nautical theme, reported under a community-voted renovation as of early 2026.
32. [William W. Powers State Recreation Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/william-w-powers-state-recreation-area) (playground, Chicago). An Illinois DNR site on Wolf Lake's Illinois shore with a small playground, picnic areas and fishing and boating access. Swimming is prohibited on this Illinois side; the well-known Wolf Lake splash pad is a separate facility across the state line in Hammond, Indiana.
33. [A. Montgomery Ward Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ward-park-spray-pad) (playground, Chicago). A River North park with a seasonal spray pad along the Chicago River.
34. [Antique Taco](https://ourplayday.com/places/antique-taco-bridgeport) (restaurant, Chicago). Tacos and quesadillas for kids, a horchata milkshake they love, and a big heated patio that works all year.
35. [Anton Dvorak Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/anton-dvorak-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Two playgrounds, one with a very tall tower, a long curving slide and a roller slide, plus a splash pad and an outdoor pool.
36. [Avalon Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/avalon-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A playground in two big areas, one for older kids and one that works well for under-fives, plus an outdoor pool.
37. [Back Of The Yards Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/back-of-the-yards-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
38. [Beverly Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/beverly-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A playlot full of interesting climbing pieces in one corner, plus a splash pad and baseball diamonds for older kids.
39. [Brighton Park Community Campus](https://ourplayday.com/places/brighton-park-community-campus) (playground, Chicago). A new 17-acre Brighton Park campus with a playground, a spray feature, and a fieldhouse with restrooms, opened 2023.
40. [Chester Frank Kujawa Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/chester-frank-kujawa-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Big structure with monkey bars, a separate climber, a little four-jet water spray and plenty of tree cover around it.
41. [Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/chicago-athletic-association) (hotel, Chicago). A landmark 1893 athletic-club building across from Millennium Park, now a Hyatt hotel whose old lap pool is a tiled event space rather than a place to swim.
42. [Fosco Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/fosco-park-water-playground) (playground, Chicago). A free outdoor water playground in Little Italy with sprayers and a tipping bucket, next to a standard playground and an indoor pool.
43. [Hamlin Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hamlin-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). An eight-acre North Center/Roscoe Village park with a playground, ball fields and a seasonal outdoor pool.
44. [Homewood Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile](https://ourplayday.com/places/homewood-suites-magnificent-mile) (hotel, Chicago). An all-suite extended-stay hotel one block off Michigan Avenue, with full kitchens in every suite and free hot breakfast, an easy walk to Millennium Park and Navy Pier.
45. [Hotel Lincoln](https://ourplayday.com/places/hotel-lincoln-chicago) (hotel, Chicago). A boutique hotel in Old Town, near Lincoln Park Zoo, with free cribs and mini-fridges in some rooms.
46. [Indian Road Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/indian-road-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Tubes and two slides for little kids, and a ramp built into the landscaping up to the big structure's top.
47. [InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile](https://ourplayday.com/places/intercontinental-chicago-magnificent-mile) (hotel, Chicago). A historic Michigan Avenue tower hotel known for its ornate 1929 indoor pool, one of the oldest and largest hotel pools in the country.
48. [Janson's Drive-In](https://ourplayday.com/places/jansons-drive-in) (restaurant, Chicago). A walk-up drive-in serving the neighborhood since 1960, with a long shake menu, pizza puffs, hot dogs and burgers.
49. [Lincoln Park Corner Kitchen](https://ourplayday.com/places/lincoln-park-corner-kitchen) (restaurant, Chicago). A casual, family-owned all-day breakfast-lunch-dinner spot with its own published kids' menu.
50. [Mary Bartelme Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mary-bartelme-park) (playground, Chicago). A West Loop park with a distinctive misting-fountain entry plaza, a children's play area, and a sunken dog park.
51. [Millennium Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/millennium-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A free downtown park with Cloud Gate ("the Bean") and Crown Fountain, whose two towers spray water over a shallow plaza made for wading.
52. [North Avenue Beach](https://ourplayday.com/places/north-avenue-beach) (beach, Chicago). A free Lake Michigan beach in Lincoln Park with an ocean-liner-shaped beach house, restrooms and showers, and lifeguards in summer.
53. [Oz Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/oz-park) (playground, Chicago). A Lincoln Park neighborhood park built around the Wizard of Oz, with bronze statues of Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion along a Yellow Brick Road path. Its fenced play area, Dorothy's Playlot, has a wooden castle maze and swings for younger kids.
54. [Periwinkle Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/periwinkle-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
55. [Piotrowski Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/piotrowski-park) (playground, Chicago). A large Little Village park with a playground, a spray pool, and a fieldhouse with restrooms.
56. [Rainbow Beach Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/rainbow-beach-park) (playground, Chicago). A South Shore lakefront park with two ADA-accessible playgrounds, a swimming beach and a fitness center.
57. [Skinner Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/skinner-park-playground) (playground, Chicago). A fully wheelchair-accessible West Loop playground tucked into a residential block away from the busier restaurant strips.
58. [Stay & Play Game Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/stay-and-play-game-cafe) (restaurant, Chicago). A Puerto Rican restaurant and board-game cafe in Irving Park with 600-plus games, a kids' menu, high chairs and a changing room.
59. [The 606 (Walsh Park)](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-606-walsh-park) (playground, Chicago). The eastern trailhead of Chicago's elevated rail-trail through the Northwest Side, with a fenced playground and a ground-jet water spray feature at Walsh Park.
60. [Union Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/union-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool, a community garden, a basketball court and tennis courts.
61. [West Chatham Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/west-chatham-park) (playground, Chicago). A 14-acre Chatham park with a fenced interactive spray playground alongside a regular playground, ballfields and basketball and tennis courts.
62. [West Chatham Water Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/west-chatham-water-playground) (playground, Chicago). A seasonal spray pool and playground in West Chatham Park, with ball fields and courts alongside.
63. [William Beatty Archer Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/william-beatty-archer-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
64. [Ambrose Burnside Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ambrose-burnside-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden and a basketball court.
65. [Armour Square Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/armour-square-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool and tennis courts.
66. [Aster Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/aster-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A large, sprawling play structure with pieces for a range of ages, and a small water spray to run through.
67. [Athletic Field Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/athletic-field-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A good playground with a small water spray, lots of green space, and a ceramics center in the fieldhouse.
68. [Beehive Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/beehive-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A small but well-equipped play structure, a little water spray, and a bucket swing with a harness for kids of all abilities.
69. [Bessie Coleman Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/bessie-coleman-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Sand play with a concrete table, a water spray around a seal sculpture, and separate structures for little and big kids, under great trees.
70. [Cedar Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cedar-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A small park with a lot in it: a big-kid structure, a separate one for little climbers and a new water spray.
71. [Charles Fellger Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/charles-fellger-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A huge playground bigger kids love, a fun fountain splash area, and a shaded spot to picnic.
72. [Charles G. Dawes Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/charles-g-dawes-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A shady playground where climbers and overhead bars branch off the main structure, with a single-pole water spray close by.
73. [Clarence Wagner Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/clarence-wagner-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Fully enclosed, with a little structure for younger kids, a saucer swing and a small water spray for hot days.
74. [Cocula Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/cocula-restaurant) (restaurant, Chicago). A South Chicago location of a small regional Mexican restaurant chain.
75. [Cornell Square Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cornell-square-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Rope and net climbing pieces and a small structure with a slide, plus a splash pad and a pool.
76. [Cragin Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cragin-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A climbing-heavy structure with two slides, a few swings and a particularly nice water spray, with a fieldhouse nearby.
77. [Dogwood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dogwood-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Brightly colored, geometric climbers made for younger kids, a spiderweb saucer swing and a small water spray, mid-block.
78. [Doreen's Pizzeria](https://ourplayday.com/places/doreens-pizzeria) (pizzeria, Chicago). A family-owned Hegewisch pizzeria since 1986, with a full kitchen beyond pizza.
79. [Edison Hoard Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/edison-hoard-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
80. [Ellen Gates Starr Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ellen-gates-starr-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
81. [Francis Vernon Krause Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/francis-vernon-krause-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A small sunken playlot with a corkscrew slide, three swings and a water spray with three showers.
82. [Frank Micek Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/frank-micek-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Two play structures by age on a quiet street, and two water sprays that give kids a good soaking.
83. [George and Adele Adams Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/george-and-adele-adams-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A big sandbox under a shade umbrella, a see-saw and a huge water spray with lots of different jets, beside two play structures.
84. [George Merrill Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/george-merrill-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
85. [George Tilton Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/george-tilton-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Watch the elevated trains go by from a mostly enclosed playground with a misting pole, a curving climber and monkey bars.
86. [Golden Gate Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/golden-gate-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden and a basketball court.
87. [Gompers Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/gompers-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool and a lagoon, plus basketball and tennis courts.
88. [Grand Crossing Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/grand-crossing-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A fully enclosed playground on soft rubber, with two structures, a freestanding climber and a step-free entrance for strollers.
89. [Harold Washington Memorial Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/harold-washington-memorial-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A tiny fully enclosed playground for younger children, on soft rubber with a ramp up the structure and a play caterpillar.
90. [Harold Washington Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/harold-washington-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A splash pad, a big soft-surface playground, a boat pond with a fountain and tennis courts, with a bridge over to the lakefront bike path.
91. [Holstein Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/holstein-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and an outdoor pool.
92. [Honey Butter Fried Chicken](https://ourplayday.com/places/honey-butter-fried-chicken) (restaurant, Chicago). An Avondale fried-chicken counter with a kids' meal that comes with stickers, and a patio for overflow energy.
93. [Huck Finn Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/huck-finn-restaurant) (restaurant, Chicago). A classic Archer Avenue diner known for donuts and generous, affordable breakfast plates.
94. [Jesse Owens Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jesse-owens-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Olympic-themed play, with mosaics in Olympic colors, hanging rings to cross, a little podium and a gold, silver and bronze medal panel.
95. [Juliann Hope Limas Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/juliann-hope-limas-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
96. [Juniper Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/juniper-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Made for little kids: sand with a faucet and trough for water play, rocks and logs to climb, and a spinning net.
97. [Kenwood Community Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kenwood-community-park) (playground, Chicago). A Kenwood park with a playground, sandbox and a four-sprayer water feature.
98. [Kosciuszko Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kosciuszko-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). An accessible playground with a spray feature, an indoor pool in the fieldhouse, ball fields, a tennis court and community gardens.
99. [Kucinski-Murphy Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kucinski-murphy-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
100. [L7 Chicago by LOTTE](https://ourplayday.com/places/l7-chicago-by-lotte) (hotel, Chicago). A 191-room boutique hotel in the Loop, in a century-old former hat-factory building, previously Kimpton Hotel Monaco before a 2022 rebrand as L7 Chicago.

The rest are on the narrower lists above and at https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago.

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