# Wheelchair and stroller accessible places in Chicago

Places in Chicago you can get into with a wheelchair or a stroller. 27 listed.

Last updated 2026-11-02, 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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
2. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
3. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
4. [Antique Taco](https://ourplayday.com/places/antique-taco-bridgeport) (restaurant, Chicago). Tacos and quesadillas for kids, a horchata milkshake they love, and a big heated patio that works all year. Has: wheelchair accessible.
5. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
6. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
7. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
8. [Little Goat Diner](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-goat-diner-southport) (restaurant, Chicago). Chef Stephanie Izard's all-day diner on the Southport Corridor, with a dedicated kids' menu and a kids-eat-free Tuesday promotion. Has: wheelchair accessible.
9. [Mi Tierra](https://ourplayday.com/places/mi-tierra-la-villita) (restaurant, Chicago). A long-running, family-owned Mexican restaurant in Little Village with a kids' menu and lively weekend entertainment, open over 30 years. Has: wheelchair accessible.
10. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
11. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
12. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
13. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
14. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
15. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
16. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
17. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
18. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
19. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
20. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
21. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
22. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
23. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
24. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.
25. [Ciao Ciao Gelato & Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/ciao-ciao-gelato-cafe) (ice cream shop, Chicago). A large, family-friendly Portage Park gelateria with dozens of rotating flavors and an outdoor patio, an easy dessert stop after the park. Has: wheelchair accessible.
26. [Crosby's Kitchen](https://ourplayday.com/places/crosby-s-kitchen-chicago) (restaurant, Chicago). Comfort food with grilled cheese, buttered noodles and chicken fingers for kids, plus vanilla ice cream with the kids' meal and skillet cookies. Has: wheelchair accessible.
27. [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. Has: wheelchair accessible.

## Other lists for Chicago

- [High chairs](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-high-chairs) (61)
- [Changing tables](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-changing-tables) (23)
- [Kids' menu](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-kids-menu) (51)
- [Cribs](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-cribs) (21)
- [Pool](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-a-pool) (12)
- [Connecting rooms](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-connecting-rooms) (14)
- [Fridge in the room](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-a-fridge) (21)
- [Separate bedroom](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-a-separate-bedroom) (17)
- [Restrooms](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-restrooms) (61)
- [Free](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/free-to-visit) (65)
- [Shade](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-shade) (15)
- [Water play](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/with-water-play) (239)
- [Order at the counter](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/order-at-the-counter) (44)

## 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.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/wheelchair-accessible. All of Chicago: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago