The Cleveland Metropark Zoo has a nice playround in the upper Fulton area next to the Primate/Aquatics building. What's good: The play structures are from Rainbow and are clean, colorful and exciting for children. Fresh chips. Bathrooms and snacks nearby. Shade abundant around for resting, eating, diaper changes, etc. Kids are abundant--great for socializing.
What's bad: Getting there. You have two options. One is to take the bus up the hill, which is fine, but if you have strollers, you have to take the kids out of the buggies, fold up the stollers, and hold the kids on the tram. Not workable for us--the triple doesn't fit on the bus and the kids are too wiggly besides. If we have the double it's just a pain to mess with it. The other option is walking the ramp that comes up from the Australia section of the zoo. This should not be attempted in hot weather, if you're pregnant, or if you're pushing a triple stroller with 80 pounds of children inside. It's a nice walk, but man, you feel it the next day.
Grade: B+ (the walk is really no joke.)
