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Most kids are tourists at heart, always exploring and discovering. Whether you're on a family trip or just finally planning to visit the historic, scenic, sublime, and ridiculous spots near you, we've got them all covered museums, parks, great views, tours by land, air, or sea, and more!Precita Eyes Mural CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 2981 24th Street, San Francisco, CA Big, colorful murals pulse throughout the Mission District and discovering one around a bend is one of the joys of walking there. The best known is the group in little Balmy Alley (24th St. bet...
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Marina GreenParent rating: ![]() Location: Marina Boulevard from Webster to Baker Streets, San Francisco, CA Acres of grass next to the San Francisco Bay make the Marina Green a scenic spot for field sports, running, kite flying, in-line skating and a modest amount of bike riding. You wo...
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Aquarium of the BayParent rating: ![]() Location: The Embarcadero at Beach Street, San Francisco, CA This is a pretty cool experience; you and your children get to walk through clear acrylic tunnels lying underneath the Bay. The unusual perspective gives you a close-up view of marine life, inc...
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Wax MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 145 Jefferson St., San Francisco, CA Inspired by Madame Tussaud, the newly renovated Wax Museum features over 275 life-like figures of the rich and famous. Most are celebrities along the lines of Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt with Angelina...
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Twin PeaksParent rating: ![]() Location: Twin Peaks Boulevard, San Francisco, CA Up here, next to a cluster of radio towers, may be the mother of all city views - or at least a serious contender for the prize. It's fun to stand here and try to pick out familiar sites in to...
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Blue & Gold FleetParent rating: ![]() Location: PIER 39, Beach Street & The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA Blue & Gold Fleet offers one of the more extensive selections of tours in town. It's also a dependable way for commuters to get back and forth between the city and Tiburon/Sausalito, Vallejo, O...
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San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtParent rating: ![]() Location: 151 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA Just walking into the SF MOMA building and climbing up the stairs may be enough for your children. The airy six-story museum is topped by a 145-foot-tall skylight tower and you can tipto...
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Soku's TeriyakiParent rating: ![]() Location: 2280 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA Here's a place you'll go for the food, not the atmosphere. The restaurant is tiny, seating only about 10 people, but since its main business is take-out the management doesn't seem to mind. Neither do...
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Crissy FieldParent rating: ![]() Location: Marina Blvd. & Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA Formerly a military airstrip, this 28-acre waterfront park at the northern edge of the Presidio is newly restored and offers spectacular Bay views. The most popular staging area for <... |
The Cliff HouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 1090 Point Lobos Avenue, San Francisco, CA The colorful history of the Cliff House, a complex including two restaurants, two cocktail lounges and a gift store, involves a string of millionaire owners, each with grand visions for this seaside a...
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Stern GroveParent rating: ![]() Location: 19th Avenue, San Francisco, CA The site of the oldest admission-free summer performing arts festival of its kind in America, this thirty-acre park has hosted big name musical acts, ballets, and symphony performances on summer Sunda...
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Poison ControlParent rating: ![]() Location: San Francisco, CA A statewide service that provides immediate assistance to parents who know or suspect their child has ingested a poisonous substance. Will provide advice on how to medically manage a poisoning. |
San Francisco PoliceParent rating: ![]() Location: 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA Call 911, or 415.553.8090 in emergencies; nonemergency dispatch is 415.553.0123. |
Ferry BuildingParent rating: ![]() Location: The Embarcadero at Market Street, San Francisco, CA Originally built in 1898, the Ferry Building survived both the 1906 and 1989 earthquakes but was nearly done in by bad renovations in the 1950s and subsequent neglect. What was once a beacon for tens ...
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