Kid-friendly places in Nashville

All-suite hotel with an indoor pool and breakfast, and connecting rooms for bigger families.

Resort with indoor garden atriums full of waterfalls, and SoundWaves, a water attraction with waterslides, a wave pool, a lazy river and a toddler water play area.

Suites with full kitchens and sofa beds, plus free breakfast, an indoor pool and guest laundry.

Fenced, renovated playground with baby swings, disc swings, small and big play structures and picnic shelters.

Two-room suites with sofa sleepers, free breakfast and a rooftop pool that's part indoor, part outdoor.

Playground beside a long mosaic sea serpent, the one that gives the park its nickname.

A hands-on science center with exhibits on bees, the human body and dinosaurs, plus planetarium shows.

Shady playground with a separate area for little kids, slides, swings, tricky monkey bars and picnic tables.

Free museum of Tennessee history with a hands-on Children's Gallery built for ages 3 to 8.

Soda fountain since 1939 with red booths, a counter and a jukebox, serving meat-and-three plates, milkshakes and banana splits.

Cafe from breakfast to dinner, with a kids menu of French toast, cheesy eggs and peanut butter and jelly.

Rooftop pool on the eighth floor with a zero-depth entry end for small swimmers.

A zoo with a train, a carousel and plenty of chances to meet the animals.

Big city park with four playgrounds spread across it.

Craft pizza and a taphouse, with an outdoor playground for kids.

Barbecue with a big turf yard of picnic tables and plenty of room for kids to move.

Two-acre children's garden with a pretend stage, slate painting, digging quarries, a fairy garden and a Living Library.

Young Explorer kits and listening stations in the galleries, and recording booths in the education center upstairs.

Free fenced sprayground of colorful pipes and jets kids set off with foot pads, in a park with a playground and picnic shelters.

Coal-fired pizza, and kids pick their noodles, buttered or with red sauce.

Riverfront play space with sand play, a bouncing pad, a maze, a tandem seesaw, climbing ropes and a slide built into the embankment.

Small, free fenced sprayground beside a playground, in a park with picnic shelters and a community center.

Park with a spray park, a playground and picnic shelters.

Coffeehouse open since 1993 across from Belmont University, with all-day breakfast, sandwiches and pastries.

A playground, picnic shelters and walkways that connect the neighborhood.

Nature play area with dirt mounds, sand and pea gravel pits, boulders, stump jumps and water, beside the nature center on the greenway.

A small park on Music Row with a playground, a picnic area with grills and a street mural.

Park with a spray park, a playground, picnic shelters, tennis courts and a baseball field.

A small park with a gazebo, a playground and a picnic shelter.

Burgers, barbecue and milkshakes, with a play area on the patio.

Mini park with a playground.

Sushi and Asian fusion, with a kids menu of ramen, teriyaki chicken bowls and sesame chicken.

Diner with Southern breakfast and lunch plates like fried chicken over waffles, plus a kids menu.

Brewery that welcomes all ages, with room inside, patios and a kids menu.

A playground and a creekside walking loop around the park, past a giant water tank painted with trees.

Park with a playground, picnic shelters, a walking path and a community center.

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Park with a playground, a walking path, a basketball court and a baseball field.

Park with a playground, picnic shelters, a basketball court, tennis courts and a baseball field.

Park with a playground, picnic shelters, a walking path, tennis courts and a baseball field.

Big park with a playground, a steam locomotive and a fighter plane on display, a mile-long walking trail and a lake.

Park with a playground, picnic shelters, a basketball court, tennis courts and a baseball field.

Park with a playground, a pool, a community center, picnic shelters and a basketball court.

Park with a community center and a playground with separate areas for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12.

Park with a playground, a pool, a community center, picnic shelters and a basketball court.

Park with a playground, a pool, a community center and a baseball field.

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Park with a playground, picnic shelters, a walking path and soccer and baseball fields.

Park with a playground, tennis courts and a baseball field.

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Park with a playground, a volleyball court and a walking path.

Park with a playground, picnic shelters, a volleyball court and soccer and baseball fields.

Park with a playground, picnic shelters, tennis courts and soccer and baseball fields.

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An outdoor playground and an indoor swimming pool, at a regional center with a gym and youth programs.

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Hands-on art-making space inside the art museum, with stations that change along with the exhibitions, for every age.

Park with a playground, a community center, a walking path, a basketball court and a baseball field.

Park with a playground, a community center, a basketball court, tennis courts and a baseball field.

Park with a playground, a community center and a basketball court.

Indoor imaginative play for ages 6 months to 8 years, with dirty sodas, teas, lemonade and snacks at the counter for kids and grown-ups.

Neighborhood park with a playground.

Park with a playground, a soccer field and a walking path.

Park with a playground, a basketball court and a baseball field.

Park with a playground, a community center, a walking path, tennis courts and a baseball field.

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Park with a playground, picnic shelters, a basketball court and a walking path.

Park with a playground, picnic shelters, a basketball court and tennis courts.

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Park with a playground, picnic shelters, tennis courts and a baseball field.

Indoor slides and air courts, with a soft-play Junior Jungle for ages 5 and under and kid-sized go-karts for ages 6 to 12.

Park with a playground, a pool, a community center and a walking path.

Community center park with a playground, picnic shelters and a walking path.

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Park with a playground, a skate park, picnic shelters and a baseball field.

Cereal bar with cereal ice cream swirls and milkshakes, a coffee bar, and backyard games at picnic tables.

Free nature center with a nature play area, a museum where kids walk inside a giant tree, a pond and a short trail for under-sixes.

Wave pool with a kiddie pool full of water-drop features, a children's playground and a kiddie slide, plus flume and speed slides for older kids.

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Park with a playground, picnic shelters, a basketball court and a baseball field.

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Indoor playground and coffee shop for ages 6 months to 6 years, with an outdoor play area, a reading nook and food for kids.

Park with a playground, picnic shelters, a walking path, a basketball court and tennis courts.