Best Tours & Experiences in Chicago for Kids & Families

The Nature Play Garden is built on the philosophy that children need natural loose parts — boulders to climb, logs to balance on, stream beds to explo

The Crown Fountain — two 50-foot glass towers that project faces and periodically spit a jet of water — turns into an unplanned splash pad on warm day

Discovery Center Museum in Rockford is one of the Midwest's most beloved children's science museums — and 2,125 reviews at 4.8 stars puts it in elite

The Nature Boardwalk wraps around a restored urban pond that genuinely teems with wildlife — kids spot herons wading at the edge, turtles sunning on l

Seeing lions, snow leopards, and other big cats close up through large glass viewing panels creates visceral excitement in children that's hard to rep