For decades, special playgrounds in the U.K. have given children free rein. Now, the concept of "adventure play" is slowly spreading in the U.S., but these playgrounds, which look more like junk yards ...

If you’re looking for a pristine playground to take your pristine children, one where they can go down primary-colored plastic slides and land onto a cushioned surface, this post may not be for you.

Flaming stone fire pits, wonky swings, lopsided wooden forts, stacks of hammers and saws, and even an abandoned automobile turned into a play den: Kolle 37 is not your usual kind of kids' recreation ...

The addition, which could double yearly attendance at the children’s museum, has 10 separate playgrounds and a cascading ...

The newly built staircase stands ready for the pitter-patter of feet. The hillside awaits transformation into a slippery slope. The hollowed mud pit languishes mud-less. The just-constructed forts ...