Tokyo, Japan | Due to the high cost of land in Tokyo, this playground was built on the roof of a school. The children are allowed to play only with soft balls, in case one lands on pedestrians on the streets below. The p...

The Autostadt is essentially a German museum dedicated to car history, design and more. The MobiVersum is the family-oriented part of the attraction, which naturally features a playground to keep younsters entertained. B...

Playgrounds tend to look pretty similar with some slides, swi...

(Photo: Winfield Parks/National Geographic)This photo from 1964 shows an unusual and awesome seesaw in Tokyo. One child pulls down and the other flies into the air.Okay, I understand why most kids were never allowed to p...

This school in Ghana is off the electrical grid, so engineering students at Brigham Young University built a generator for it. As children spin on the merry-go-round, they charge batteries inside. Ben Markham, a missiona...

According to Jalopnik reader TTYYMMNN, this is a Tupolev Tu-124 in Ukraine. You would not be able to stop me from riding this slide all day long.Link...

Unless you had crazy parents who locked you up ins...  ...us have enjoyed the freedom and wonder that make playgrounds magical. But it goes without saying that some playgrounds are far more spectacular and imaginative than oth...  ...native than others. Here are a few of the coolest pla...

From Easter Island statues to  crashed plane...  ...to  crashed plane to climbable lighthouses,these playgrounds by Monstrum are some of the coolest I've ever see...

I don't know about you guys, but just seeing this picture makes me want to visit Singapore's Changi Airport where fliers can take the easy way to the bottom of the terminal with these delightful slides. If you're a s...

When I was a kiddo, my favorite playground activit...  ...g way too fast on the merry-go-round. Since then, playgrounds have become increasingly more safe, and according...