A beloved piece of playground equipment turns 100 years old this week. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED producer Matt Ozug has our story. MATT OZUG, BYLINE: When I read that the patent for the jungle gym was ...

Last December, Philadelphia city officials joined Eagles linebacker Connor Barwin for a groundbreaking ceremony at Smith Playground in Point Breeze, where a major revitalization project is underway on ...

It’s happened to every parent: you buy little Sammy the hottest new toy, and he’s more excited to play with the box it came in and the Styrofoam peanuts. New York City–based architect David Rockwell ...

In the backyard of the Winnetka Historical Society, behind a fence of manicured hedges, there stands an ancient jungle gym, a monolithic, caramel-color 7-foot tall cube of deliberately spaced sharp ...

The two largest parks in San Francisco, Golden Gate Park and the Presidio, have popular children's playgrounds. Other parks scattered around the city's neighborhoods are also favorites for families in ...