# Kid-friendly places in Columbus

167 listed places in Columbus: 157 playgrounds and things to do, 7 restaurants, 2 cafés and 1 hotel. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-11-05, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Kid-friendly restaurants in Columbus](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/ohio/columbus/restaurants) (7)
- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Columbus](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/ohio/columbus/playgrounds) (157)
- [Splash pads and water play for kids in Columbus](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/ohio/columbus/with-water-play) (7)

## Places (the first 100 of 167)

1. [Drury Plaza Hotel Columbus Downtown](https://ourplayday.com/places/drury-plaza-hotel-columbus-downtown-columbus) (hotel, Columbus). Two-room suites with a pull-out queen, a pool that runs indoors and out, and free hot breakfast.
2. [Barnett Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/barnett-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Park with a spray park and a playground for ages 2 to 12.
3. [Columbus Museum of Art](https://ourplayday.com/places/columbus-museum-of-art-columbus) (museum, Columbus). The Wonder Room is a hands-on space for building and making things together, and kids get in free with a grown-up.
4. [Fairwood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/fairwood-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). A shady park with a playground of swings, slides and things to climb, next to a skate park.
5. [Schiller Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/schiller-park-columbus) (playground, Columbus). Community park with a playground and picnic tables.
6. [Westgate Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/westgate-park-columbus) (playground, Columbus). Community park with a playground, picnic tables and open-air shelters.
7. [Audubon Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/audubon-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
8. [Bicentennial Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/bicentennial-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Spray park in a big riverfront fountain, with a lawn, a performance pavilion and a restaurant terrace.
9. [Blackburn Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/blackburn-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Park with a spray park and a playground for ages 5 to 12.
10. [Dorrian Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dorrian-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Park with a playground for ages 2 to 12 and a spray park.
11. [Linden Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/linden-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). A sprayground and splash pad next to a fishing pond, with a playground, a big lawn and a community center.
12. [North Bank Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/north-bank-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Interactive spray fountain on the riverfront, with lawns, paved paths and the river trail running through.
13. [Scioto Southland Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/scioto-southland-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). A sprayground and a playground side by side at the community center, so kids can go straight from one to the other.
14. [Antrim Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/antrim-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). A stocked lake with a big fishing dock sits beside the playground, and a paved loop circles the water for walks.
15. [Big Run Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/big-run-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Woods, streams and a lake around a playground, plus the track where kids race in soap box derby events.
16. [Cap City Fine Diner and Bar](https://ourplayday.com/places/cap-city-fine-diner-and-bar-columbus) (restaurant, Columbus). A comfort-food diner whose kids' menu has the house meatloaf with mashed potatoes and fish and chips, and baby food is on the house.
17. [Chaseland Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/chaseland-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
18. [Akai Hana](https://ourplayday.com/places/akai-hana-columbus) (restaurant, Columbus). A Japanese restaurant running since 1986, with sushi, rolls and cooked dishes from the kitchen, part of a small Japanese market and bakery.
19. [Albany Crossing Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/albany-crossing-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 2 to 12 and accessible swings.
20. [Alkire Woods](https://ourplayday.com/places/alkire-woods-columbus) (attraction, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
21. [Alum Crest Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/alum-crest-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
22. [Amvet Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/amvet-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
23. [Anheuser-Busch Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/anheuser-busch-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
24. [Beatty Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/beatty-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
25. [Beechcroft Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/beechcroft-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
26. [Berliner Sports Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/berliner-sports-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Three playgrounds tucked among dozens of ball diamonds, there for the little brothers and sisters on a long tournament day.
27. [Big Walnut Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/big-walnut-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with play areas for ages 2 to 12 and 5 to 12.
28. [Brentnell Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/brentnell-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
29. [Brevoort Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/breevort-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). A large play area with more unusual climbing pieces than most playgrounds, plus swings and a basketball court.
30. [Brookside Woods](https://ourplayday.com/places/brookside-woods-columbus) (attraction, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
31. [Budd Dairy Food Hall](https://ourplayday.com/places/budd-dairy-food-hall-columbus) (restaurant, Columbus). Food hall with lots of restaurants across its floors, and games in some of them.
32. [Canini Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/canini-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
33. [Carriage Place Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/carriage-place-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with an accessible playground for ages 5 to 12.
34. [Casto Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/casto-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Lots of slides for small kids on a decent-sized playground, with a pond and shady trees nearby.
35. [Cedar Run Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cedar-run-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
36. [Champion/Poindexter Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/champion-poindexter-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
37. [Clinton-Como Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/clinton-como-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 2 to 12.
38. [Cooke Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cooke-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
39. [Cooper Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cooper-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
40. [COSI](https://ourplayday.com/places/cosi-columbus) (attraction, Columbus). A science center with little kidspace, where kids from birth through first grade climb, slide, build and splash.
41. [Crawford Farms Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/crawford-farms-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). A small play set with a slide and plenty of places to climb, plus a big rock wall and wide-open lawn.
42. [Créme de la Créme Bakery & Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/creme-de-la-creme-bakery-cafe-columbus) (bakery, Columbus). Ukrainian-style bakery cafe with a big pastry case, all-day breakfast and lots of seating.
43. [Cremeans Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cremeans-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). A big play set with slides and lots to climb, and an open lawn wide enough for flying kites.
44. [Dakota Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dakota-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
45. [Deshler Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/deshler-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Four different slides, big-kid swings and two harness swings for babies, with plenty of grass to run around on.
46. [Devonshire Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/devonshire-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
47. [Dewey's Pizza - Grandview](https://ourplayday.com/places/dewey-s-pizza-grandview-columbus) (pizzeria, Columbus). Pizza with dough made fresh every day, and a glass-walled kitchen where kids can watch it tossed high in the air.
48. [Dexter Falls Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dexter-falls-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
49. [Dirty Frank's Hot Dog Palace](https://ourplayday.com/places/dirty-frank-s-hot-dog-palace-columbus) (restaurant, Columbus). Hot dogs from plain to piled high, in beef, vegan and vegetarian, plus the Octodog, a hot dog octopus on mac and cheese.
50. [Dodge Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dodge-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Kids get slides and play equipment at the outdoor pool, plus a skate park and an outdoor hockey rink.
51. [Driving Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/driving-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
52. [Duranceau Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/duranceau-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
53. [Easthaven Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/easthaven-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
54. [Elk Run Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/elk-run-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 2 to 12.
55. [English Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/english-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Home to the Kwanzaa Playground, an Afrocentric playground with a big structure and a separate one for toddlers.
56. [Flint Road Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/flint-road-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
57. [Franklin Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/franklin-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). A nature-themed playground with climbing structures shaped like a honeycomb and a spider, among rolling hills and a fishing lake.
58. [Franks Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/franks-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Kids feed the ducks at the little pond, then head to the playground or the paved loop around the soccer fields.
59. [Freedom Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/freedom-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
60. [Galloway Ridge Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/galloway-ridge-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
61. [Glenwood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/glenwood-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
62. [Goodale Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/goodale-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Accessible playgrounds for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12 with accessible swings, plus a pond with an elephant fountain and a gazebo.
63. [Graeter's Lil Pints Bethel](https://ourplayday.com/places/graeter-s-lil-pints-bethel-columbus) (ice cream shop, Columbus). The ice cream shop with an indoor play room for kids 7 and under, with climbing zones and slides, open to everyone.
64. [Granville Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/granville-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
65. [Greene Countrie](https://ourplayday.com/places/greene-countrie-columbus) (attraction, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
66. [Griggs Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/griggs-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Playgrounds and a skate park along the reservoir, and kids love a stop at the dam.
67. [Guilford Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/guilford-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
68. [Hanford Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hanford-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
69. [Hard Road Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hard-road-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
70. [Harrison Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/harrison-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Two playgrounds, a mostly fenced one for toddlers and one for bigger kids, with an airplane to climb, monkey bars and baby swings.
71. [Harrison Smith Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/harrison-smith-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with play areas for ages 2 to 12 and 5 to 12.
72. [Harrison West Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/harrison-west-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 2 to 12.
73. [Hauntz Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hauntz-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
74. [Hayden Crossing Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hayden-crossing-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
75. [High Bank Distillery Co.](https://ourplayday.com/places/high-bank-distillery-co-columbus) (restaurant, Columbus). Distillery pub with a kids menu at brunch and dinner, extra-big high chairs and picnic tables out back.
76. [Hilliard Green](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilliard-green-columbus) (attraction, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
77. [Hilltonia Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilltonia-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
78. [Holton Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/holton-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
79. [Hoover Reservoir Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hoover-reservoir-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Park at the reservoir with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
80. [Independence Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/independence-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Two playgrounds side by side, one for toddlers and one for bigger kids, with plenty of slides and swings.
81. [Indianola Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/indianola-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
82. [Innis Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/innis-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). A medium-sized playground with two structures and a climbing ball, in a big park along the creek and its trail.
83. [Jefferson Woods](https://ourplayday.com/places/jefferson-woods-columbus) (attraction, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
84. [John Burroughs Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-burroughs-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12 and accessible swings.
85. [Karns Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/karns-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Small but busy playground with a teeter-totter alongside the play set and swings, and a shelter under some shade trees.
86. [Kenlawn Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kenlawn-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
87. [Kilbourne Run Sports Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kilbourne-run-sports-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 2 to 12 and accessible swings.
88. [Kingsrowe Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kingsrowe-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). A tiny corner park on a dead-end street with an old-school metal slide, a jungle gym and concrete shapes to climb.
89. [Kobacker Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kobacher-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
90. [Krumm Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/krumm-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Three separate play sets, the smallest with a steering wheel for toddlers, plus a climbing wall and a fishing pond.
91. [Lazelle Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lazelle-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
92. [Lehman Estates Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lehman-estates-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
93. [Lincoln Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lincoln-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
94. [Lindbergh Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lindbergh-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
95. [Linview Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/linview-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
96. [Liv-Moor Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/liv-mor-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.
97. [Livingston Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/livingston-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with an accessible playground for ages 5 to 12.
98. [Madison Mills Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/madison-mills-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). A short paved loop runs right around the kids' play area, at the edge of a big creekside park with trails.
99. [Maloney Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/maloney-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 2 to 12 and accessible swings.
100. [Marie Moreland Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/marie-moreland-park-columbus) (park, Columbus). Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.

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

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