Next Level Play Center

If you’ve got a kid who needs to burn off serious energy, this place delivers. The zipline alone is worth the trip — kids go absolutely wild for it, and the climbing structure keeps them busy long enough for you to actually sit down for a minute. It’s indoor, which means Chicago winters are no match for a Saturday afternoon here. Families throw birthday parties here all the time, and the staff actually seem to care about making it run smoothly, which isn’t something you can say about every play center in the city. Geared toward the 1-8 crowd, so it’s not going to feel overcrowded with big kids running over the little ones.