The Best Playground in the World!

While we have not actually been to every playground in the world, or even all of the really good ones we have been to an awful lot of them, and the Adventure Park of Levin, New Zealand must rank in the top ten, at the very least.  It is a large park with several different areas of play equipment, all in excellent condition.  There is a separate fenced-off area for toddlers, and the grass is green in between all of the other sections.  There are swings, slides, monkey bars, a zip line, obstacle courses, and all sorts of other fun things, and even an exercise area for adults.  The bathrooms were indoors, and the sinks even had hot water.  And all for free, in a public park, on the main road through town.

Our journeys generally involve tours of playgrounds, bakeries, and ice cream stores, with a few museums and other major attractions thrown in for good measure. Our "official" best playground list includes only free public parks, and does not include places like Playmobiland, as much as we have loved them. Germany is full of great parks, and we love Toronto for all of its fantastic playgrounds as well. The playground near the zoo in Madison, Wisconsin is very good, and Portland, Oregon has some nice parks, too.   Our previous award for best playground had gone to the big city center park in Brussels, which I still remember fondly.  We were last there in, I believe, 2007, and I hope it has aged well.  As for now, congratulations to the good citizens of Levin, you've earned our award!