Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Salem

Downtown park on the river with a playground, a splash pad and picnic tables.

All-abilities playground with bucket and harness swings, an accessible slide, a climber and water play.

Children's museum in historic houses, with a big outdoor play structure out back.

Hand-carved carousel in a riverside park.

Indoor adventure park with trampolines, dodgeball, climbing walls, slides and a ropes course.

Five acres of historic mill buildings, with activity backpacks for grade-schoolers to borrow.