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USS PampanitoParent rating: ![]() Location: Pier 45, San Francisco, CA One of the coolest ways to spend an afternoon in San Francisco is by going underwater on the USS Pampanito, a World War II fleet submarine built in 1943. She sank six Japanese ships and damaged...
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Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate ShopParent rating: ![]() 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 ...
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Childrens Discovery Museum of San JoseParent rating: ![]() Location: 180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA One of the largest children's museums in the country, Children's Discovery Museum boasts over 150 interactive exhibits and programs, and all efforts by visitors to test, prod, and tinker with d...
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Museum of Craft and Folk ArtParent rating: ![]() Location: 51 Yerba Buena Lane, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA The Museum of Craft and Folk Art provides exhibitions and educational programs to honor cultural traditions past and present, and celebrate the creative spirit. The Museum's Education... |
FiloliParent rating: ![]() 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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Musee MecaniqueParent rating: ![]() Location: Pier 45, Shed A, San Francisco, CA Musee Mecanique is a fascinating museum brimming with coin-operated old carnival attractions, such as marionettes, player pianos, and a scary mechanical laughing lady called Laughing Sal. <... |
USS Hornet MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: Pier 3, Alameda Point, Alameda, CA The aircraft carrier USS Hornet participated in two of the greatest events of the 20th century - World War II and the Apollo 11 manned space mission. Now peacefully moored at historic... |
Golden Gate Fortune Cookie CompanyParent rating: ![]() Location: 56 Ross Alley, San Francisco, CA Getting to the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company may be half the fun, as you wander through Chinatown, past the tourist shops, and down an alley that time forgot. In the tiny old-fash... |
Bay Area Discovery MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito, CA The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best Enviro-friendly Place in the Bay Area, this mus...
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California Academy of Sciences/Steinhart AquariumParent rating: ![]() Location: 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA Topped with a living roof, the newly rebuilt California Academy of Sciences is home to an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum. The aquarium, with an estimated 38,... |
ExploratoriumParent rating: ![]() Location: 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best Playspace/Partyspace for Big Kids in the Bay Ar...
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Asian Art MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: Civic Center Plaza, 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA This is not a children's museum in the standard sense of the phrase; the exhibits are neither interactive nor geared to small people. But the beautifully renovated space is well worth a visit, especia...
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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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Boudin at the WharfParent rating: ![]() Location: 160 Jefferson Street, San Francisco, CA A first-of-its-kind bread museum and bakery tour, visitors learn the journey from starter dough to crusty loaf, including the four ingredients key to any respectable loaf (salt, water, flour, yeast) a...
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NASA Ames Research CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA NASA's Ames Research Center offers some great indoor interactivity for little scientists interested in Mars; preschoolers can "explore" Mars in areas with Mars-like props and soil, and older ki...
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