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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.
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The Explorer's Club


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Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Mothers Meadow, San Francisco, CA
A small mobile day camp powered by leader Susan Edwards and her 15-passenger Ford van. Every day she takes the campers some place different.

Popular destinations include the

Jelly Belly Candy Company Factory Tour


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Location: One Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield, CA
At this working factory, way out in Fairfield, you'll find out just how this venerable candy maker - inventor of the gourmet jelly bean - gets so much flavor into such a small package. And though it m...

Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop


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Location: Ghirardelli Square, 900 North Point, San Francisco, CA
The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best Place for Family Bonding in the Bay Area, this ...

Moscone Recreation Center


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Location: Chestnut and Laguna Streets, San Francisco, CA
Definitely one of our favorite small parks, this flat four-block park contains four baseball diamonds, two groups of tennis courts, two basketball court areas, a gymnasium,...

Bayview/Waden Branch Library


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Location: 5075 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA
Bayview/Waden Branch Library offers storytimes and special programs for families. Check our listings and the library website for schedules.

Ocean View Branch Library


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Location: 345 Randolph Street, San Francisco, CA
Ocean View Branch Library hosts a weekly storytime, as well as other children's programs.

Scroungers' Center for Reusable Art Parts (SCRAP)


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Location: 801 Toland, San Francisco, CA
A treasure trove of art materials for dedicated scroungers and curious kids alike. The founders of SCRAP converted an old warehouse into a sort of holding pen for fabric, glass, wood, plastic, ...

Herbst Swimming Pool/The Janet Pomeroy Center


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Location: 207 Skyline Boulevard, San Francisco, CA
The Janet Pomeroy Center,(formerly the Recreation Center for the Handicapped) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to serving the Bay Area community. The Herbst Pool is very popular ...

AT&T Park


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Location: 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA
The ballpark is one of the city's jewels. Located right downtown, it boasts a handsome brick edifice and seats that look out on the ballfield and across the Bay. At AT&T - formerly SBC -...

Randall Museum


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Location: 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA
Located on a 16-acre hill overlooking the City, this small, dynamic, city-run museum focuses on area wildlife and offers hands-on art and science classes for children and families. In addition ...

Yerba Buena Ice-Skating Center


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Location: 750 Folsom, San Francisco, CA
Right in downtown San Francisco is an NHL-size ice skating center with skyline views of the city. First-timers are welcome - you can rent skates here for $3.

The Center works hard to make sk...

Mission Cliffs Rock Climbing Center


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Location: 2295 Harrison St., San Francisco, CA
If you're climbing the walls anyway, head downtown to this indoor-rock climbing gym. All 14,000 square feet of artificial granite are there for the conquering. Making it manageable for kids are...

The Center for Creative Exploration


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Location: 300 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA
The Center for Creative Exploration offers hour-long painting classes for children ages six and up. The center adheres to a process-oriented philosophy, with a focus on fostering the cre...

San Francisco Children's Art Center


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Location: Fort Mason, Bldg. C, Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, CA
Open to children from 27 months to 12 years of age, creative art classes for children ages two to ten are offered in student guided studio environment with a wide array of materials. Gro...

Filoli


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Location: 86 Canada Road, Redwood City, CA
This beautiful 16-acre estate in Woodside may impress you more than it does your children. But the gardens are so lovely your children just may fall under their spell. And if they don't, mention that ...
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