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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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Randall MuseumParent rating: ![]() 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 ...
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The Tech MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 201 South Market Street, San Jose, CA The Tech Museum of San Jose is one of the coolest anywhere and masterful at creating an interactive experience for kids that's both intellectually challenging and satisfying. A sampli... |
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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Lawrence Hall of ScienceParent rating: ![]() Location: University of California, Centennial Drrive, Berkeley, CA Lawrence Hall of Science is a small, but sophisticated science museum, with exhibits that appeal to kids on either end of the age spectrum. Exhibits are ever-changing, but at the core of...
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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... |
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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CuriOdysseyParent rating: ![]() Location: 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, CA A small, lovely family oriented, environmental education museum in San Mateo, CuriOdyssey, formerly known as Coyote Point Museum, offers a gentle introduction to the natural world. Kids ...
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de Young MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA Founded in 1895 in San Francisco's Golden Ga...
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ZeumParent rating: ![]() Location: 221 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best Indoor Playspace/Partyspace for Teens in the Ba...
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