Poncey-Highland Playground

This little playground in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood is exactly what you want when you’ve got a 2-year-old who needs to burn some energy without the chaos of a packed park. Slides and swings keep the toddler crowd happy, and honestly, it never seems to get overwhelmingly crowded — which is a big deal if you’ve tried managing a wobbly-legged kid in a sea of older children. It’s small, but that works in its favor. Parents tend to actually talk to each other here, which gives it a real neighborhood feel that bigger playgrounds just don’t have.