# Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Chicago

Playgrounds, parks, museums and other things to do with kids in Chicago. See which ones have a changing table, room for a stroller and what ages they suit before you go. 529 listed.

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

## The list

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. [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.
6. [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.
7. [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.
8. [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.
9. [Abbott Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/abbott-park) (playground, Chicago). A Roseland park with an indoor pool, a water-spray feature and a playground.
10. [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.
11. [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.
12. [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.
13. [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.
14. [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.
15. [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.
16. [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.
17. [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.
18. [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.
19. [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.
20. [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.
21. [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.
22. [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.
23. [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.
24. [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.
25. [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.
26. [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.
27. [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.
28. [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.
29. [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.
30. [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.
31. [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.
32. [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.
33. [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.
34. [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.
35. [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.
36. [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.
37. [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.
38. [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.
39. [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.
40. [Periwinkle Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/periwinkle-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
41. [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.
42. [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.
43. [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.
44. [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.
45. [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.
46. [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.
47. [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.
48. [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.
49. [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.
50. [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.
51. [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.
52. [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.
53. [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.
54. [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.
55. [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.
56. [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.
57. [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.
58. [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.
59. [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.
60. [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.
61. [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.
62. [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.
63. [Ellen Gates Starr Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ellen-gates-starr-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
64. [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.
65. [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.
66. [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.
67. [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.
68. [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.
69. [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.
70. [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.
71. [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.
72. [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.
73. [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.
74. [Holstein Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/holstein-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and an outdoor pool.
75. [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.
76. [Juliann Hope Limas Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/juliann-hope-limas-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
77. [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.
78. [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.
79. [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.
80. [Kucinski-Murphy Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kucinski-murphy-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
81. [Lincoln Park Zoo](https://ourplayday.com/places/lincoln-park-zoo) (park, Chicago). A free zoo where a toddler can pet a goat in the barn one minute and climb a play treehouse the next, with no ticket line to manage in between.
82. [Little Venice Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-venice-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
83. [Magnolia Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/magnolia-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Rope nets and a wavy ladder on one big structure, a see-saw and a little four-jet water spray.
84. [Marshfield Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/marshfield-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
85. [Martin Durkin Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/martin-durkin-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
86. [McKinley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mckinley-park-playground-pool) (playground, Chicago). A big South Side park with a renovated playground, an outdoor pool with a kiddie area, and a fieldhouse with restrooms.
87. [Mount Greenwood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mount-greenwood-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool and a community garden, plus tennis courts.
88. [Mulberry Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mulberry-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
89. [Ninebark Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ninebark-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
90. [Norwood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/norwood-park-pool) (park, Chicago). Home to the Chicago Park District's only North Side outdoor pool with a water slide, a summer favorite for neighborhood kids.
91. [Oakdale Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/oakdale-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and an outdoor pool, plus a basketball court.
92. [Ogden Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ogden-park-englewood) (playground, Chicago). An Englewood park with three playgrounds, a carousel, an outdoor pool and a walking track, inside an early-1900s fieldhouse slated for a 2026-2028 rebuild.
93. [Packingtown Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/packingtown-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
94. [Palmer Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/palmer-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and an outdoor pool, plus basketball and tennis courts.
95. [Park No. 422](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-422-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
96. [Park No. 534](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-534-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
97. [Park No. 578](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-578-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
98. [Peter Crawford Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/peter-crawford-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
99. [Prairie Wolf Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/prairie-wolf-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
100. [Ray Bixler Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ray-bixler-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
101. [Ridge Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ridge-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A Beverly/Morgan Park fieldhouse park with a playground, indoor pool and gym.
102. [Ross Woodhull Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ross-woodhull-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
103. [Ryan Harris Memorial Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ryan-harris-memorial-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
104. [Schreiber Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/schreiber-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden and a basketball court.
105. [Snowberry Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/snowberry-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden.
106. [Touhy-Herbert Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/touhy-herbert-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
107. [Trumbull Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/trumbull-park-fieldhouse) (playground, Chicago). A South Deering fieldhouse with two gymnasiums, a fitness center and a playground.
108. [Violet Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/violet-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
109. [Vivian G. Harsh Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/vivian-g-harsh-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
110. [Wallace Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/wallace-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
111. [Washington Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/washington-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a lagoon, an outdoor pool, a community garden and a basketball court.
112. [Wentworth Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/wentworth-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
113. [West Lawn Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/west-lawn-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
114. [Wicker Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/wicker-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Leafy park with a splash pad, a playground, volunteer-tended flower gardens and a basketball court.
115. [William Rowan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/rowan-park-east-side) (playground, Chicago). An East Side park with a gym, an ice rink, a large playground and a water feature.
116. [Albert Horan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/albert-horan-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A play structure made mostly of rope netting to climb, plus a splash pad and a basketball court.
117. [Almira Simons Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/almira-simons-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Every kind of swing, toddler, bucket, belt and tire, beside a big play structure and a water spray.
118. [Anna and Frederick Douglass Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/anna-and-frederick-douglass-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool, a lagoon, a basketball court and tennis courts.
119. [Austin Town Hall Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/austin-town-hall-park) (playground, Chicago). An Austin park with an indoor pool, a children's playground, a basketball court and a gym, in a 1929 NRHP-listed fieldhouse.
120. [Benjamin Franklin Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/benjamin-franklin-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A playground split into a little-kid side and a big-kid side, with a splash pad and an outdoor pool in the same park.
121. [Bernard O'Hallaren Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/bernard-o-hallaren-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Two play structures under big old shade trees, the larger reached by a ramp, plus a splash pad and a community garden.
122. [Blackwelder Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/blackwelder-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A little structure for younger kids, a bigger one reached by a ramp with things to climb overhead, and a three-shower water spray.
123. [Brainerd Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/brainerd-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
124. [Broncho Billy Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/broncho-billy-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Fully enclosed on soft rubber, with a small structure for toddlers, a bigger one for older kids and a water spray.
125. [California Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/california-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A playground laid out like a long obstacle course, a splash pad and outdoor pool, and an indoor ice rink.
126. [Calumet Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/calumet-park-east-side) (playground, Chicago). An East Side park with a landmark 1924 fieldhouse, two gyms, a model-train exhibit, and a seasonal Lake Michigan beach outside.
127. [Chippewa Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/chippewa-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A big structure for older kids, a sand area beside it and a lawn with a water spray to run through.
128. [Commercial Club Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/commercial-club-playground-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A big sculpted reptile set into the soft rubber ground, two play structures by age and a water spray, all fenced in.
129. [Cotton Tail Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cotton-tail-park) (playground, Chicago). A free South Loop neighborhood playground in Dearborn Park.
130. [David McKiernan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/david-mckiernan-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden.
131. [David Murray Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/david-murray-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A curving climbing wall, a balance beam and a spinning seat beside a structure for younger kids, and a seahorse that sprays water.
132. [Davis Square Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/davis-square-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool and a basketball court.
133. [Dennis Kennedy Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dennis-kennedy-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and an outdoor pool, plus tennis courts.
134. [Dickinson Spray Pool](https://ourplayday.com/places/dickinson-spray-pool) (playground, Chicago). A seasonal Portage Park spray pool and playground, one block north of Irving Park Road.
135. [Edward White Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/edward-white-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
136. [Edwin Stanton Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/edwin-stanton-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A sprawling playground with a huge variety of things to climb, a smaller structure for younger kids and a splash pad.
137. [Elizabeth Mason Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/elizabeth-mason-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). One big play structure with several curving slides and a platform bridge to cross, plus a water spray.
138. [Euclid Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/euclid-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
139. [Francis Hayes Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/francis-hayes-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A playground split into three separate areas, a splash pad, and an indoor pool in the fieldhouse.
140. [Frederic Chopin Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/frederic-chopin-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A playground in three parts: a toddler corner with its own swings, a big-kid structure, and cute sculptures to climb.
141. [Gage Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/gage-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool, a community garden, a basketball court and tennis courts.
142. [Galewood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/galewood-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Little spring animals for toddlers, a structure with interesting ladders and two slides, and a small water spray ringed in concrete.
143. [Garfield Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/garfield-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Big park with a splash pad, a natural play area, a playground, an outdoor pool, a fishing lagoon and a glass plant conservatory next door.
144. [George Bell Jr. Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/george-bell-jr-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A zip line with a round seat, a four-person see-saw and a water spray with a big overhead piece, beside two modern structures.
145. [George Donovan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/george-donovan-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
146. [Gladys Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/gladys-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Lots to climb: a small rock wall, a cliff climber, a twisting ladder, wave monkey bars and a few spinners.
147. [Green Briar Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/green-briar-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden, plus basketball and tennis courts.
148. [Gwendolyn Brooks Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/gwendolyn-brooks-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
149. [Hadiya Pendleton Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hadiya-pendleton-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Two big climbing nets, a huge spinning platform, a rope traverse and a saucer swing, with a stack-of-books sculpture nearby.
150. [Henry Greenbaum Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/henry-greenbaum-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
151. [Hermosa Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hermosa-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Toddlers get their own structure and swings; older kids get linked climbers around a big rope tower and a tire swing.
152. [Hiawatha Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hiawatha-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus tennis courts.
153. [Holly Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/holly-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Colorful curving panels to climb on the bigger structure, a smaller one alongside, a water spray and a shade pavilion.
154. [Hollywood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hollywood-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
155. [Hornbeam Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hornbeam-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
156. [Howard Strohacker Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/howard-strohacker-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Separate areas for little and big kids, with a water spray between them where a Loch Ness monster mists.
157. [Humboldt Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/humboldt-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A water playground, a playground, a lagoon beach, an outdoor pool, formal gardens and the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture.
158. [J. Leslie Rosenblum Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/j-leslie-rosenblum-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A huge rope net to climb, a big structure kids of all abilities can reach, and a water spray on soft rubber.
159. [Jackson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jackson-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Lakefront park with a splash pad, a playground, a beach, a lagoon, a nature sanctuary and a community garden.
160. [Jensen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jensen-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
161. [John G. Shedd Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-g-shedd-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Fire truck play pieces for younger kids, a tire swing, a big sprawling structure and two snake sprayers.
162. [John Levin Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-levin-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). The playground sits in a round meadow, low and sprawling, with a tire swing and big old shade trees.
163. [John McGuane Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-mcguane-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden, plus basketball and tennis courts.
164. [John Wilson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-wilson-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
165. [Joseph Haas Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/joseph-haas-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
166. [Joseph Higgins Smith Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/joseph-higgins-smith-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool and tennis courts.
167. [Joseph Robichaux Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/joseph-robichaux-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a sled hill, a basketball court and tennis courts.
168. [Kedvale Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kedvale-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
169. [Kelvyn Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kelvyn-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
170. [Ken-Well Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ken-well-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden, plus a basketball court.
171. [La Villita Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/la-villita-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a skate park and a sledding hill, plus a basketball court.
172. [LaBagh Woods](https://ourplayday.com/places/labagh-woods) (playground, Chicago). A large, wooded Cook County forest preserve along the Chicago River's North Branch with a playground, picnic groves and fishing; restrooms open only Memorial Day through Labor Day.
173. [Lois Klein Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lois-klein-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A fully enclosed playlot on soft rubber, with areas for little and big kids near the train tracks.
174. [Louis Anderson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/louis-anderson-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A plank bridge on the big structure, a four-jet water spray and tall old trees shading the whole thing.
175. [Louis Emmerson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/louis-emmerson-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
176. [Mandrake Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mandrake-park) (playground, Chicago). A Bronzeville park dedicated in 2001 with a rubberized-surface playground that has separate structures for toddlers and older kids.
177. [Martin Luther King Jr. Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/martin-luther-king-jr-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
178. [Mather Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mather-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
179. [Maurice Moore Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/maurice-moore-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden, plus a basketball court.
180. [Melville Fuller Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/melville-fuller-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool, a basketball court and tennis courts.
181. [Merrimac Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/merrimac-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
182. [Michael Lawler Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/michael-lawler-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
183. [Munroe Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/munroe-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
184. [Murray Tuley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/murray-tuley-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool, a basketball court and tennis courts.
185. [Nat King Cole Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/nat-king-cole-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
186. [Nicholas Senn Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/nicholas-senn-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden, a basketball court and tennis courts.
187. [Ohio Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ohio-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
188. [Olympia Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/olympia-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
189. [Oriole Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/oriole-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
190. [Oscar Brooks Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/oscar-brooks-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and tennis courts.
191. [Park No. 546](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-546-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
192. [Park No. 574](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-574-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
193. [Pasteur Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/pasteur-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus tennis courts.
194. [Paul Laurence Dunbar Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/paul-laurence-dunbar-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
195. [Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/peggy-notebaert-nature-museum) (museum, Chicago). A nature museum with a walk-through butterfly haven of more than a thousand live butterflies and a separate nature-play space built for kids eight and under.
196. [Pleasant Point Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/pleasant-point-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
197. [Poplar Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/poplar-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
198. [Pottawattomie Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/pottawattomie-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
199. [Ralph Metcalfe Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ralph-metcalfe-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
200. [Richard Wolfe Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/richard-wolfe-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
201. [Roald Amundsen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/roald-amundsen-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
202. [Robert Dunham Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/robert-dunham-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and tennis courts.
203. [Rosedale Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/rosedale-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
204. [Rutherford Sayre Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/rutherford-sayre-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden and tennis courts.
205. [Saint Louis Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/saint-louis-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
206. [Samuel Ellis Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/samuel-ellis-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
207. [Samuel Lowe Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/samuel-lowe-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
208. [Senka Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/senka-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
209. [Shabbona Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/shabbona-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
210. [Sherman Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sherman-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a lagoon, an outdoor pool, a basketball court and tennis courts.
211. [Sidney Brown Memorial Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sidney-brown-memorial-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
212. [Stars & Stripes Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/stars-stripes-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
213. [Taylor-Lauridsen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/taylor-lauridsen-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
214. [Terrence Moran Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/terrence-moran-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
215. [Thomas Jefferson Memorial Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/thomas-jefferson-memorial-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and an outdoor pool, plus basketball and tennis courts.
216. [Thomas Jefferson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/thomas-jefferson-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
217. [Throop Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/throop-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
218. [Vittum Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/vittum-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
219. [Washtenaw Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/washtenaw-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad and a playground.
220. [West Pullman Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/west-pullman-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a nature sanctuary, a basketball court and tennis courts.
221. [William Bosley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/william-bosley-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
222. [William Gladstone Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/william-gladstone-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden and a basketball court.
223. [William Seward Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/william-seward-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
224. [Winnemac Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/winnemac-park-playground) (playground, Chicago). An enclosed, shaded playground in the southwest corner of Winnemac Park with separate structures for older and younger kids and a full set of swings.
225. [360 CHICAGO](https://ourplayday.com/places/360-chicago) (attraction, Chicago). The observation deck on the 94th floor of the former John Hancock Center, now branded 360 Chicago, with a fully accessible entrance and family restrooms.
226. [Adler Planetarium](https://ourplayday.com/places/adler-planetarium) (science center, Chicago). A planetarium with a whole room, Planet Explorers, scaled down for toddlers, and a dome show upstairs that can hold a school-age kid's attention in the dark.
227. [Aileen D'Elia Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/aileen-d-elia-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A tiny pocket park under shady trees, with a small playground and interactive panels built for younger children.
228. [Albert W. Beilfuss Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/albert-w-beilfuss-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A big play structure for older kids and some unusual acorn seats, with a field next door to run around.
229. [American Girl Place](https://ourplayday.com/places/american-girl-place) (attraction, Chicago). A two-level doll store and cafe inside Water Tower Place where kids can shop, get a doll's hair styled, and eat lunch alongside their doll at a reserved table.
230. [Andersonville Playlot Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/andersonville-playlot-park) (playground, Chicago). A small, fully enclosed neighborhood playlot a block off Andersonville's main strip, with a shaded play structure and swings for a range of ages.
231. [Andrew Nelson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/andrew-nelson-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Fully enclosed little playground in the middle of a residential block, with a tire swing and monkey bars running off the slide.
232. [Art Institute of Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/art-institute-of-chicago) (museum, Chicago). A major art museum where kids under 14 get in free, with a family learning center, tiny miniature rooms and stained glass kids recognize.
233. [Brynford Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/brynford-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A tiny hidden playlot with a double slide, a structure for a range of ages and a few kinds of swings.
234. [Buena Circle Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/buena-circle-park) (playground, Chicago). A small neighborhood playground a few blocks from Graceland Cemetery in Uptown's Buena Park area.
235. [Burnham Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/burnham-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a beach, a sled hill, a skate park and a nature sanctuary.
236. [Charles Bromann Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/charles-bromann-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A newer accessible playground for toddlers on soft rubber, fenced all round, with picnic tables inside.
237. [Chicago Children's Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/chicago-childrens-museum-navy-pier) (museum, Chicago). An indoor museum on the pier with a whole room set aside just for babies and toddlers.
238. [Chicago Riverwalk](https://ourplayday.com/places/chicago-riverwalk) (attraction, Chicago). A paved promenade along the Chicago River downtown, with the PlayCubes climbing structure for kids alongside boat tours and riverside dining.
239. [Essex Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/essex-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Soft rubber underfoot, with an overhead slider, a top-and-bottom spinner and monkey bars on a modern structure.
240. [Field Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/field-museum-chicago) (museum, Chicago). Kids stand nose to nose with SUE the T. rex, and a hands-on PlayLab built for small children means the day does not end at the first meltdown.
241. [Grand Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/grand-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
242. [Griffin Museum of Science and Industry](https://ourplayday.com/places/griffin-museum-of-science-and-industry) (science center, Chicago). A museum big enough to swallow a whole submarine, with a huge model railroad for train lovers and a water-and-air play zone for under-10s.
243. [Hale Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hale-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a water playground, a playground and an outdoor pool, plus tennis courts.
244. [Hazelnut Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hazelnut-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Fully enclosed and shady, with a car on a spring and a face-to-face swing for a grown-up and child.
245. [Helen Zatterberg Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/helen-zatterberg-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Two treehouse-style structures of natural wood, fully enclosed and shaded by beautiful old trees.
246. [Humboldt Spray Pool](https://ourplayday.com/places/humboldt-spray-pool) (pool, Chicago). The seasonal spray-pool feature in Humboldt Park, separate from the park's indoor pool building on Sacramento Ave.
247. [Jacob Riis Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jacob-riis-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a water playground, a playground, an outdoor pool and a lagoon, plus tennis courts.
248. [Jesse Sherwood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jesse-sherwood-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a water playground, a playground and a basketball court.
249. [John Durso Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-durso-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Newer equipment with curving monkey bars and an overhead slider for big kids, and a clean little structure for small ones.
250. [Lincoln Park Conservatory](https://ourplayday.com/places/lincoln-park-conservatory) (garden, Chicago). A free indoor greenhouse next to Lincoln Park Zoo, with stroller-friendly paths through most rooms.
251. [Loyola Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/loyola-park-beach) (playground, Chicago). A big lakefront Rogers Park park with a real sand beach, a playground and a fieldhouse, good for a whole-day outing.
252. [Marquette Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/marquette-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a lagoon, a nature sanctuary and a community garden, plus a basketball court.
253. [Mary Richardson Jones Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mary-richardson-jones-park) (playground, Chicago). A small South Loop park in Dearborn Park with separate toddler and jungle-gym play sections.
254. [Normandy Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/normandy-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
255. [North Park Village Nature Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/north-park-village-nature-center) (park, Chicago). A 58-acre natural area with a discovery room, a hands-on nature table and family programs, inside a 155-acre North Park campus.
256. [Park No. 593](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-593-mud-kitchen) (playground, Chicago). A small triangular Albany Park park built around a nature-play area with a hands-on mud kitchen and a hand water pump, for open-ended outdoor play.
257. [Pulaski Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/pulaski-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a water playground and an outdoor pool.
258. [Shedd Aquarium](https://ourplayday.com/places/shedd-aquarium) (aquarium, Chicago). An aquarium built around a touch pool where small hands are actually welcome, plus a dolphin show big enough to hold a kid's attention for a whole hour.
259. [Wendella Tours & Cruises](https://ourplayday.com/places/wendella-boats) (attraction, Chicago). A Chicago River and lake architecture cruise departing at the Michigan Avenue Bridge, with stroller storage and restrooms on board, run by the same family company since 1935.
260. [Willis Tower Skydeck](https://ourplayday.com/places/willis-tower-skydeck) (attraction, Chicago). An observation deck atop Willis Tower with glass "Ledge" balconies that jut out over the street, fully stroller- and wheelchair-accessible with family restrooms on site.
261. [Wrightwood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/wrightwood-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a playground, an outdoor pool and a basketball court.
262. [Wrigley Field](https://ourplayday.com/places/wrigley-field) (attraction, Chicago). Home of the Chicago Cubs since 1914, with games and, on non-game days from March, guided ballpark tours that include the dugout and field.
263. [Albert Berger Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/albert-berger-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Lake Michigan views from the playground, and a nautical corner for smaller children right by the water, beside a community garden.
264. [Alden Millard Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/alden-millard-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
265. [Alexander Wolcott Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/alexander-wolcott-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Tiny pocket park with one big play structure, circular monkey bars and a long metal traverse to cross hand over hand.
266. [Anthony DeJulio Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/anthony-dejulio-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A small playground on a bouncy surface, with a green slide, a climbing wall and three slides to choose from.
267. [Arnita Young Boswell Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/arnita-young-boswell-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Tiny and tucked on a quiet side street, with a little play structure for younger children and a bigger one beside it.
268. [Austin Foster Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/austin-foster-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Two sprawling play structures on soft, squishy new flooring, and lots of space around them to run.
269. [Bernice DeGeorge Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/bernice-degeorge-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A large play structure full of unusual things to climb, with toddler, belt and tire swings.
270. [Birch Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/birch-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Packed for its size: a musical bar to play, a small climbing wall, spinning seats and a see-saw, all under big shade trees.
271. [Bogan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/bogan-park-ashburn) (playground, Chicago). An Ashburn fieldhouse park with two gymnasiums, a playground, and basketball and tennis courts.
272. [Boler Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/boler-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A toddler corner with a log balance beam, steppers and a tiny slide, and a bigger structure for older kids next to it.
273. [Brands Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/brands-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). An accessible playground with paved paths, soft colorful ground and two main structures, and a gym inside the fieldhouse.
274. [Brighton Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/brighton-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and a basketball court.
275. [Buckingham Fountain](https://ourplayday.com/places/buckingham-fountain) (attraction, Chicago). One of the world's largest fountains, in the middle of Grant Park, with a light-and-music display after dusk. Free to visit.
276. [Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch Library](https://ourplayday.com/places/bucktown-wicker-park-library) (playground, Chicago). A recently renovated Chicago Public Library branch with regular unstructured "Play Days" using blocks, puzzles and toys downstairs, and a quiet upper level.
277. [Butternut Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/butternut-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A shady little park with a large playground in two parts, the older kids' climbing pieces right by the entrance.
278. [Carmen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/carmen-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A fenced playlot that's bigger than it looks, with low walls around the edge where grown-ups can perch.
279. [Chase Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/chase-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a playground, an outdoor pool, a community garden and tennis courts.
280. [Chi Che Wang Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/chi-che-wang-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A small playground right beside the Metra tracks, with a big grassy space around it for a game of soccer.
281. [Chicago History Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/chicago-history-museum) (museum, Chicago). A Lincoln Park history museum next to the zoo and conservatory, with free admission for children under 12 and accessible restrooms.
282. [Christiana Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/christiana-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). One big sprawling play structure with lots to climb and slide down, a few musical pieces to bang on, and shade from big trees.
283. [Claremont Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/claremont-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A well-shaded playground with a long row of swings, toddler and adaptive seats included, and a community garden.
284. [Clarendon Community Center Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/clarendon-community-center-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden, a basketball court and tennis courts.
285. [Coliseum Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/coliseum-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Fenced park with some of the best new play equipment around, a big slide, soft ground for toddlers and trains rumbling past behind.
286. [Cyrus Keeler Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cyrus-keeler-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A narrow little playlot with a see-saw, an unusual standalone climber and a toddler swing beside a belt swing.
287. [Daniel Elston Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/daniel-elston-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Fully enclosed, with boldly colored geometric structures full of things to traverse, plus a net climber and two sets of swings.
288. [Daniel Roberts Square](https://ourplayday.com/places/daniel-roberts-square-chicago) (attraction, Chicago). A sandbox, a playhouse, a tire swing and a twisting metal climber with wall holds, around a big play structure.
289. [Dinah Washington Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dinah-washington-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
290. [Dobson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dobson-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A small accessible playground with a ramp, a green slide and a little playhouse, plus a structure just for younger kids.
291. [Eckersall Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/eckersall-park) (playground, Chicago). A small South Chicago playground and basketball court next to Eckersall stadium.
292. [Edward Rainey Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/edward-rainey-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus tennis courts.
293. [Edward Schaefer Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/edward-schaefer-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A pocket park tucked off the street, with a little structure for toddlers, a bigger one with large slides and plenty of swings.
294. [Elliot Hasan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/elliot-hasan-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A play structure with a climbing net and a spinner, and a shady walking path on the other corner of the park.
295. [Evergreen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/evergreen-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
296. [Filbert Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/filbert-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A tiny pocket park made for toddlers and preschoolers, with nearly everything low to the ground.
297. [Florence Stout Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/florence-stout-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Two playgrounds, one built for older kids, plus a sledding hill and a baseball diamond.
298. [Florian S. Jacolik Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/florian-s-jacolik-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A new, modern playground with a big rope-and-net climbing piece at its center.
299. [Flying Squirrel Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/flying-squirrel-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
300. [Forest Glen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/forest-glen-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A play structure sized for preschoolers, bigger than a toddler set but not built for the big kids.
301. [Francis Drexel Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/francis-drexel-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A big structure for older kids with a couple of kinds of monkey bars, and a set of drums to play.
302. [Frank Wilson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/frank-wilson-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a water playground, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
303. [Frederick Baraga Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/frederick-baraga-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and a basketball court.
304. [Frederick Harding Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/frederick-harding-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
305. [Garfield Park Conservatory](https://ourplayday.com/places/garfield-park-conservatory) (garden, Chicago). A historic glasshouse with a newly rebuilt children's garden (a net climber, a slide and a toddler area), plus outdoor nature play and a lily pond.
306. [Garibaldi Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/garibaldi-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A small playground in a leafy park, with shaded green space and a statue of Garibaldi to go and find.
307. [George Harding Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/george-harding-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Right next to the elevated train tracks, with hanging rings and steps to cross, a little playhouse and a small slide structure.
308. [George Washington Carver Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/george-washington-carver-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a playground and a basketball court.
309. [Gooseberry Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/gooseberry-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A tiny fully enclosed playground of structures linked by monkey bars, balance beams and other things to cross.
310. [Grandparents' Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/grandparents-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). An X-shaped see-saw for four and a marble maze to play with, beside a climbing structure and swings.
311. [Grape Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/grape-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
312. [Gregory Sintic Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/gregory-sintic-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
313. [Henry Austin Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/henry-austin-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a water play area and a playground.
314. [Honeysuckle Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/honeysuckle-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). No slides here: a big cone to climb, a climber like a bridge under construction, and a saucer swing.
315. [Honoré Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/honore-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground and a community garden.
316. [Huckleberry Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/huckleberry-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Three structures packed into one small park: a fire truck one, a taller one with a corkscrew slide and a rocket ship to climb.
317. [J. Frank Foster Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/j-frank-foster-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a water play area, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
318. [Jack Cooper Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jack-cooper-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground, a community garden, a basketball court and tennis courts.
319. [Jacob Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jacob-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Watch the trains from a grassy hill, dig in a big sand area with a little bridge, and climb by the river.
320. [Jeffrey Green Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jeffrey-green-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Two sandboxes with a scooper and sand table, and a big structure with four slides to choose from.
321. [Jessie "Ma" Houston Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jessie-ma-houston-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Two play structures under big trees, with a beautiful mural along one side.
322. [John Aiello Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-aiello-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
323. [John Lee Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-lee-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
324. [John Lyle Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-lyle-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Graffiti art, unusual metal climbers and a single metal slide, next to an elevated freight line, with a tire swing.
325. [Johnny Martin Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/johnny-martin-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
326. [Joseph Homan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/joseph-homan-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Views of passing trains, a little zip line with a round seat and a sprawling structure on a quiet street.
327. [Joseph McKeon Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/joseph-mckeon-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
328. [Junction Grove Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/junction-grove-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
329. [Kilbourn Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kilbourn-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground, a nature play area and a community garden, plus basketball and tennis courts.
330. [Lake Meadows Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lake-meadows-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
331. [Laurence Warren Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/laurence-warren-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a playground, a sled hill, a community garden, a basketball court and tennis courts.
332. [Leland Giants Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/leland-giants-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
333. [Lorraine Dixon Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lorraine-dixon-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
334. [Lorraine Hansberry Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lorraine-hansberry-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
335. [Louis Goldberg Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/louis-goldberg-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and a community garden.
336. [Luna Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/luna-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
337. [Mabel Montgomery Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mabel-montgomery-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
338. [Malus Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/malus-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Loop-the-loop monkey bars, a net climber, a teeter-totter, a car on a spring and a tire swing, fenced in.
339. [Mamie Till-Mobley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mamie-till-mobley-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and a basketball court.
340. [Maple Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/maple-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
341. [Margaret Davis Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/margaret-davis-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and a basketball court.
342. [Marlene Wesolek Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/marlene-wesolek-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
343. [Miami Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/miami-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
344. [Moccasin Ranch Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/moccasin-ranch-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground and a community garden.
345. [Molly Edmonds Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/molly-edmonds-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
346. [Monticello Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/monticello-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
347. [Oakley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/oakley-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
348. [Ohio & Harding Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ohio-harding-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
349. [Park No. 399](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-399-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
350. [Park No. 519](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-519-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
351. [Park No. 535](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-535-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
352. [Park View Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-view-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
353. [Peterson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/peterson-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
354. [Philip Graver Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/philip-graver-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a water playground and a playground, plus tennis courts.
355. [Philo Carpenter Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/philo-carpenter-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
356. [Privet Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/privet-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
357. [Railroad Junction Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/railroad-junction-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
358. [Ravenswood Manor Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ravenswood-manor-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground and a community garden.
359. [Revere Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/revere-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus tennis courts.
360. [Robert La Follette Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/robert-la-follette-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a water playground and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
361. [Russell DeBow Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/russell-debow-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
362. [Seneca Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/seneca-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
363. [Sheridan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sheridan-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a playground and tennis courts.
364. [Snapping Turtle Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/snapping-turtle-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
365. [South Lakeview Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/south-lakeview-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and a basketball court.
366. [South Shore Cultural Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/south-shore-cultural-center) (garden, Chicago). A South Shore lakefront cultural center with a free Harvest Garden program for ages 6-12, afterschool and summer day camps, and beach access.
367. [Spikings Farm Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/spikings-farm-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
368. [Spruce Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/spruce-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
369. [Summerdale Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/summerdale-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
370. [Sweet Clover Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sweet-clover-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
371. [Sycamore Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sycamore-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
372. [Theodore Gross Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/theodore-gross-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
373. [Theron Merryman Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/theron-merryman-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
374. [Thuis Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/thuis-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
375. [Timothy Hurley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/timothy-hurley-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground and a nature sanctuary.
376. [Touhy Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/touhy-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and tennis courts.
377. [Uppie Yuppy](https://ourplayday.com/places/uppie-yuppy) (indoor play space, Chicago). An indoor play center in Six Corners with inflatables, a mini movie theater, video games and a separate area for smaller kids, for ages roughly 1 to 12.
378. [Vogle Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/vogle-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
379. [Western Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/western-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
380. [Whitney M. Young, Jr. Branch Library](https://ourplayday.com/places/whitney-young-library) (playground, Chicago). A Chatham branch of the Chicago Public Library with an Early Learning Play Space alongside its regular children's section.
381. [William Meyering Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/william-meyering-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a water playground, a playground and a community garden, plus a basketball court.
382. [Willye B. White Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/willye-b-white-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and a basketball court.
383. [Algonquin Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/algonquin-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A pocket park on a quiet street with two play structures, one of them sized for younger kids.
384. [Archibald Clybourn Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/archibald-clybourn-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A fully enclosed playground with two sets of swings and a big structure linked to things to climb across.
385. [Arthur Ashe Beach Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/arthur-ashe-beach-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Beach park with a playground, a community garden and tennis courts.
386. [Ashmore Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ashmore-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A tiny fenced playlot on wood chips, with a little chessboard table and benches for grown-ups.
387. [Aspen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/aspen-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
388. [Augusta Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/augusta-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Two play structures, one just for little kids, with swings and picnic tables close by for a snack.
389. [Blackstone Branch](https://ourplayday.com/places/blackstone-branch-library) (library, Chicago). A Kenwood library branch with a dedicated children's section and storytime.
390. [Chestnut Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/chestnut-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Low monkey bars and small slides for toddlers, harder climbing for big kids, and hammock-style saucer swings.
391. [Chicago Women's Park And Gardens](https://ourplayday.com/places/chicago-women-s-park-and-gardens-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A playground and a community garden inside a sculpture garden that honors women's history.
392. [Christian Paschen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/christian-paschen-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A little-kid area with its own sandbox, a big play structure for older children, and a volleyball court.
393. [Clearing Branch](https://ourplayday.com/places/clearing-branch-library) (library, Chicago). A Clearing branch of the Chicago Public Library.
394. [Curtis Mellin Sr. Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/curtis-mellin-sr-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A small playlot on a soft surface, with little hill structures that the kids love.
395. [Diversey River Bowl](https://ourplayday.com/places/diversey-river-bowl) (bowling alley, Chicago). A neighborhood bowling alley with arcade games and a snack-bar menu that includes kids' items, running for over 35 years.
396. [Edward Kelly Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/edward-kelly-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
397. [Elizabeth Wood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/elizabeth-wood-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A small, modern playground inside a winding fence with painted posts that kids can spin.
398. [Emma Lazarus Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/emma-lazarus-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A well-loved little pocket park with two blue slides on a big structure for older kids, and picnic tables.
399. [Erastus Barnard Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/erastus-barnard-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Old-school touches like a metal globe climber, plus slides that curve under each other and big metal frames to traverse.
400. [Eugene Matanky Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/eugene-matanky-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A small playground with a sandbox and a big climbing structure that kids happily turn into an alien spaceship.
401. [Fit City Kids](https://ourplayday.com/places/fit-city-kids) (playground, Chicago). A 10,000-square-foot Lincoln Square indoor play space built around a multi-level soft-play structure, with tumbling and movement classes.
402. [Gage Park Branch](https://ourplayday.com/places/gage-park-library) (park, Chicago). A Gage Park branch of the Chicago Public Library.
403. [Gage Park Fieldhouse & Pool](https://ourplayday.com/places/gage-park-fieldhouse-pool) (park, Chicago). A Gage Park fieldhouse with two gymnasiums, a pool and an auditorium with a 1931 mural.
404. [George Kells Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/george-kells-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
405. [George Ronan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/george-ronan-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Set back by the river, with a toddler area of swings, a teeter-totter and a spring rider, and angled monkey bars for older kids.
406. [Ginkgo Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ginkgo-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
407. [Goudy Square Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/goudy-square-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Bold, geometric equipment with a big twisted climbing net and monkey bars for older kids, and its own area for toddlers.
408. [Gurdon Hubbard Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/gurdon-hubbard-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A big rope net to climb, a geometric climbing block with holds and a structure with a few slides.
409. [Hamilton Park Cultural Center & Pool](https://ourplayday.com/places/hamilton-park-englewood) (park, Chicago). An Englewood cultural center and fieldhouse with two gymnasiums, an archery range and an outdoor pool.
410. [Harold Lamb Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/harold-lamb-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
411. [Harriet Harris Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/harriet-harris-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
412. [Harrison Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/harrison-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A massive playground, with a huge sprawling structure for big kids, a good-sized one for younger kids and swings of every kind.
413. [Hartigan Beach](https://ourplayday.com/places/hartigan-beach-chicago) (beach, Chicago). A small playground by the beach with a nautical touch, ship-bow ladders on the big structure and swings in two spots.
414. [Hegewisch Branch](https://ourplayday.com/places/hegewisch-branch-library) (library, Chicago). A Hegewisch branch of the Chicago Public Library.
415. [HelloBaby](https://ourplayday.com/places/hellobaby-woodlawn) (indoor play space, Chicago). A free, staffed drop-in play space for children under three in Woodlawn, started by a local parent in 2017. No fee and no reservation needed.
416. [Henry E. Legler Regional Branch](https://ourplayday.com/places/legler-regional-library) (library, Chicago). A West Garfield Park regional library branch with a children's reading room, early-childhood storytime and play, and homework help from a certified teacher.
417. [Homan Square Community Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/homan-square-community-center-chicago) (attraction, Chicago). Two small structures made for young children, on soft rubber and fenced twice over, beside the community center.
418. [Horner Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/horner-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A destination playground, with a small zipline, tubes for toddlers and a huge structure of bridges, rope nets and slides.
419. [Howard Beach](https://ourplayday.com/places/howard-beach-chicago) (beach, Chicago). A rope bridge from a big net climber to a curving slide, a spinning cone and wide views of the lake.
420. [Jackie Robinson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jackie-robinson-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). One huge structure that sprawls and soars three stories high, shaded by big trees, with picnic tables nearby.
421. [James Gately Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/james-gately-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and a basketball court.
422. [James Humbert Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/james-humbert-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A big structure with lots of climbing and sliding, plus a little zip line with a round seat, under big shade trees.
423. [Janusz Korczak Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/janusz-korczak-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
424. [John Altgeld Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-altgeld-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Fully enclosed, with a rope bridge and monkey bars on the big structure, a playhouse, a see-saw and a covered pavilion.
425. [John Barrett Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-barrett-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and a basketball court.
426. [John Clark Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-clark-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a playground, an outdoor pool, a community garden and a basketball court.
427. [John Cochran Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-cochran-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Small, shady and fully enclosed on artificial turf, with an overhead glider and two kinds of monkey bars.
428. [John Fountain Nichols Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-fountain-nichols-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground and a community garden, plus tennis courts.
429. [John Kelly Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-kelly-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). One of the smallest playgrounds in the city: a mast climber, a spinning cone and a hammock swing, fully enclosed.
430. [Jonathan Kennicott Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jonathan-kennicott-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
431. [Joseph Gill Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/joseph-gill-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). A forest-themed playground with logs for balancing, wooden beams holding up the climbers and sculpted rubber ground.
432. [Josephine Bradley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/josephine-bradley-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
433. [Julia de Burgos Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/julia-de-burgos-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A spiderweb net to climb, a spider sculpture and a butterfly climber, at an entrance to the elevated trail.
434. [Kenmore Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kenmore-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A fully enclosed pocket park mid-block, with a sprawling structure, a see-saw and a rope net bridge.
435. [Kenneth Wendt Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kenneth-wendt-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A tiny fully enclosed pocket park with a sandbox and monkey bars, shady and great for younger children.
436. [Kolmar Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kolmar-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Two towers joined by a rope net to climb across, plus a second structure and swings, on a quiet street.
437. [Lake Shore Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lake-shore-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground and a community garden, plus tennis courts.
438. [Lane Beach](https://ourplayday.com/places/lane-beach-chicago) (beach, Chicago). Two play structures right by the lake, with soft rubber underfoot and the beach sand as a second sandbox.
439. [Langley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/langley-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A play train to climb aboard, a little structure for younger kids and a bigger one with overhead bars.
440. [Leo Lerner Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/leo-lerner-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A play boat for the smallest kids, a big climbing structure for older kids and a sand play area, set back from the street.
441. [Lillian Hardin Armstrong Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lillian-hardin-armstrong-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). A toddler corner, then a spread of standalone climbers for older kids in place of the usual tower, in a big leafy park.
442. [Lily Gardens](https://ourplayday.com/places/lily-gardens-chicago) (garden, Chicago). A big net tunnel to crawl through, a teeter-totter and a little structure for younger kids.
443. [Louis London Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/louis-london-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
444. [Louis Supera Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/louis-supera-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Two play structures built like boats, with ship-bow ladders, masts and sails, plus a sandbox, all fenced and shady.
445. [Luella Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/luella-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
446. [Lunt Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lunt-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground and a community garden.
447. [Maplewood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/maplewood-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground and a community garden, plus a basketball court.
448. [Margaret Cosme Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/margaret-cosme-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and tennis courts.
449. [Mariano Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mariano-park) (playground, Chicago). A small, historic Gold Coast pocket park at Rush and State with a modest playground and pavilion, a good quick outdoor break downtown.
450. [Mary Margaret Langdon Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mary-margaret-langdon-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
451. [Mathias Bauler Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mathias-bauler-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
452. [Maxwell Street Market](https://ourplayday.com/places/maxwell-street-market) (attraction, Chicago). A free, open-air Near West Side market held on select Sundays through the season, with food and kid-friendly entertainment.
453. [McCormick Tribune Ice Rink](https://ourplayday.com/places/mccormick-tribune-ice-rink) (ice rink, Chicago). Chicago's free outdoor rink at Millennium Park, with free lessons and skate rentals available.
454. [McFetridge Sports Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/mcfetridge-sports-center) (ice rink, Chicago). The Chicago Park District's only indoor ice rink, an NHL-size arena also hosting recreational skating, hockey and tennis year-round.
455. [Minuteman Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/minuteman-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground and a community garden, plus basketball and tennis courts.
456. [Monument Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/monument-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
457. [Mozart Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mozart-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
458. [Museum of Ice Cream Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/museum-of-ice-cream-chicago) (museum, Chicago). A ticketed, multi-room interactive attraction near the Tribune Tower built around ice-cream-themed installations, including a room filled with plastic sprinkles. Strollers must be left outside that room.
459. [Nancy Jefferson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/nancy-jefferson-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
460. [National Public Housing Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/national-public-housing-museum) (museum, Chicago). A free Near West Side museum, opened 2025, with a sculpture garden, interactive exhibits and Historic Apartment tours.
461. [North Mayfair Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/north-mayfair-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
462. [Park No. 500](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-500-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
463. [Park No. 540](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-540-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
464. [Park No. 551](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-551-chicago) (playground, Chicago).
465. [Park No. 583](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-583-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a nature play area.
466. [Park No. 584](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-584-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
467. [Park No. 588](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-no-588-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
468. [Paul Cornell Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/paul-cornell-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a natural play area and a community garden.
469. [Phillip Rogers Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/phillip-rogers-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and tennis courts.
470. [Rainey Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/rainey-park-ashburn) (playground, Chicago). An Ashburn park with a playground, a gymnasium and ball fields.
471. [Robert Jackson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/robert-jackson-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
472. [Robert Lindblom Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/robert-lindblom-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a playground, an outdoor pool and a community garden, plus basketball and tennis courts.
473. [Sacramento Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sacramento-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and a basketball court.
474. [Samuel Miller Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/samuel-miller-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
475. [Sauganash Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sauganash-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
476. [Scottsdale Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/scottsdale-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
477. [Sheil Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sheil-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
478. [South Chicago Branch](https://ourplayday.com/places/south-chicago-branch-library) (library, Chicago). A South Chicago branch of the Chicago Public Library.
479. [Sun Yat-Sen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sun-yat-sen-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
480. [Superior Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/superior-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
481. [Sylvester Pietrowski Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sylvester-pietrowski-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
482. [Thomas Alva Edison Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/thomas-alva-edison-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
483. [Thomas Dooley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/thomas-dooley-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
484. [Thomas Hoyne Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/thomas-hoyne-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
485. [Thomas McInerney Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/thomas-mcinerney-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
486. [Valley Forge Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/valley-forge-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground, a community garden, a basketball court and tennis courts.
487. [Vodak-East Side Branch](https://ourplayday.com/places/vodak-east-side-library) (library, Chicago). An East Side branch of the Chicago Public Library with ADA workstations for adults and children.
488. [Wendell Smith Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/wendell-smith-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground and a basketball court.
489. [West Englewood Branch](https://ourplayday.com/places/west-englewood-library) (library, Chicago). A West Englewood branch of the Chicago Public Library.
490. [West Ridge Nature Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/west-ridge-nature-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Park with a natural play area, a lagoon and a nature sanctuary.
491. [William Bogan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/william-bogan-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
492. [William Ehrler Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/william-ehrler-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Fenced park with a colorful playground and plenty of grass to run on.
493. [William Wieboldt Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/william-wieboldt-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
494. [Williams-Davis Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/williams-davis-park-chicago) (playground, Chicago). Park with a playground.
495. [Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch](https://ourplayday.com/places/wrightwood-ashburn-library) (library, Chicago). An Ashburn branch of the Chicago Public Library.
496. [Altitude Chicago Trampoline Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/altitude-chicago-trampoline-park) (park, Chicago). A 35,000-square-foot indoor trampoline park with a dedicated toddler "Kids Court" alongside dodgeball, foam pits and a rock wall.
497. [Auburn Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/auburn-park-lagoon) (park, Chicago). A lagoon with a waterfall and restored historic bridges, a spot for fishing and picnics.
498. [Beverly Arts Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/beverly-arts-center) (attraction, Chicago). A Beverly arts venue with children's classes in art, music, dance and theater, and a 400-seat theater that programs family shows.
499. [Bronzeville Children's Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/bronzeville-childrens-museum) (museum, Chicago). The first and only African American children's museum in the United States, in the Calumet Heights/Pill Hill area.
500. [Bubbles Academy](https://ourplayday.com/places/bubbles-academy) (attraction, Chicago). An early-childhood arts and play studio on the sixth level of the 900 N Michigan shops, offering music, movement and art classes for ages 0 to 6, with drop-in options.
501. [Don Nash Community Center Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/don-nash-community-center-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
502. [Familia Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/familia-cafe-chicago) (indoor play space, Chicago). Play café built for ages 0 to 8, with climbing and play areas, kid snacks and coffee for caregivers.
503. [Fifth Third Arena](https://ourplayday.com/places/fifth-third-arena-blackhawks-rink) (attraction, Chicago). The Chicago Blackhawks' practice facility and community rink, with four sheets of ice, public skate sessions and free skate rental included with admission.
504. [Filament Theatre](https://ourplayday.com/places/filament-theatre) (attraction, Chicago). A Portage Park family theater with sensory-friendly shows, camps and kids' nights out.
505. [Garfield Fieldhouse](https://ourplayday.com/places/garfield-fieldhouse-gold-dome) (attraction, Chicago). An East Garfield Park fieldhouse, known locally as the "Gold Dome", with two gymnasiums, a dance studio and a summer day camp.
506. [Habetler Bowl](https://ourplayday.com/places/habetler-bowl) (bowling alley, Chicago). A Jefferson Park bowling alley open over 50 years, with 32 lanes and a summer Kids Bowl Free program.
507. [Kayak Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/kayak-chicago) (attraction, Chicago). Chicago's original kayak and paddleboard outfitter, operating since 1999, renting boats and running guided tours from a dock on the Chicago River.
508. [Kids Science Labs - South Loop](https://ourplayday.com/places/kids-science-labs-south-loop) (science center, Chicago). Enrollment-based hands-on science classes, day camps and birthday parties for ages 2-12 in the South Loop.
509. [LeClaire Courts-Hearst Community Center Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/leclaire-courts-hearst-community-center-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Separate areas for little and big kids with a water spray between them, plus a small zipline for older ones.
510. [Leone Beach](https://ourplayday.com/places/leone-beach-chicago) (beach, Chicago). Beside the beach, with an unusual single-mast climbing net and structures for both little and big kids.
511. [Luna y Cielo Play Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/luna-y-cielo-play-cafe-chicago) (indoor play space, Chicago). A play cafe where kids can play while the grown-ups settle in with something to eat or drink.
512. [Martin Russell Square](https://ourplayday.com/places/martin-russell-square-chicago) (attraction, Chicago). Park with a playground, an outdoor pool and a basketball court.
513. [Mini City on 21](https://ourplayday.com/places/mini-city-on-21-chicago) (indoor play space, Chicago). An indoor playground where kids can climb, pretend and run off energy, a handy backup for cold or rainy days.
514. [Morgan Field](https://ourplayday.com/places/morgan-field-chicago) (attraction, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
515. [National Hellenic Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/national-hellenic-museum) (museum, Chicago). A Greektown museum on the Greek-American immigrant journey, with a family-friendly storytellers program.
516. [Northerly Island Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/northerly-island-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Lakefront park with a nature play area, a beach, a lagoon, a nature sanctuary and a community garden.
517. [Palmer Square](https://ourplayday.com/places/palmer-square-chicago) (attraction, Chicago). Neighborhood park with a playground.
518. [Palmisano Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/palmisano-park-chicago) (park, Chicago). Old quarry turned nature park with a nature play area, a fishing pond with a boardwalk pier, wetlands and trails.
519. [Play Street Museum - South Loop](https://ourplayday.com/places/play-street-museum-south-loop) (museum, Chicago). A South Loop indoor children's museum inside the Roosevelt Collection, opened 2024, with town-square-themed pretend play.
520. [Pullman National Historical Park Visitor Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/pullman-national-historical-park-visitor-center) (park, Chicago). The Pullman Clock Tower visitor center tells the story of the town and its labor history through free exhibits.
521. [Purple Monkey Playroom](https://ourplayday.com/places/purple-monkey-playroom) (indoor play space, Chicago). A small indoor playroom for children ages 0 to 6 near the Logan Square/Bucktown line, used for birthday parties and open play.
522. [Sky Zone Chicago Lincoln Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sky-zone-chicago-lincoln-park) (park, Chicago). A newly opened, 38,000-square-foot trampoline park with a dedicated soft-play space for younger kids alongside zip lines and dodgeball courts.
523. [The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/dusable-black-history-museum) (museum, Chicago). A South Side museum of African American history and culture, with free admission on Wednesdays and the first Friday of each month, and children six and under always free.
524. [Ukrainian National Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/ukrainian-national-museum) (museum, Chicago). A Ukrainian Village museum of folk art, embroidery and pysanky eggs; children under 12 are free.
525. [Ultimate Ninjas Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/ultimate-ninjas-chicago) (attraction, Chicago). A 10,000-square-foot ninja-warrior and obstacle-training gym with kids' classes for ages 3 to 15, open gym time, and youth competitions.
526. [Washington Park Fieldhouse](https://ourplayday.com/places/washington-park-fieldhouse) (park, Chicago). A Washington Park fieldhouse with two gymnasiums, a game room and family events, inside the same park as the already-listed DuSable Black History Museum.
527. [Waveland Bowl](https://ourplayday.com/places/waveland-bowl) (bowling alley, Chicago). Chicago's largest bowling center at 40 lanes, with programmable bumpers for young kids and a long-running family feel.
528. [Wentworth Gardens](https://ourplayday.com/places/wentworth-gardens-chicago) (garden, Chicago). Park with a playground, an outdoor pool and a basketball court.
529. [WonderPlay and Coffee](https://ourplayday.com/places/wonderplay-and-coffee-chicago) (indoor play space, Chicago). Play café with a pretend café, a jungle gym, a camp room, art and sensory play, and coffee for the grown-ups.

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## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Each listing carries the kid facts (high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus, wheelchair access) A list needs at least three places to exist.

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