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Things to Do in San Francisco, California

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Fisherman's Wharf

San Francisco, California

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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It's touristy (lined with the requisite street vendors and souvenir shops), and it doesn't really have anything to do with fishing anymore, but there's a reason why visitors flock to...

  • Historical Landmark

  • Boutique

Fort Point

San Francisco, California

Good for School-Age Kids

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Overlooking the famous Golden Gate Bridge, this army fort helped protect the city during the U.S. Civil War...

  • Historical Landmark

Golden Gate Park

San Francisco, California

Good for Babies

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Your kids will never tire of climbing the park's famously steep Drum Bridge in the Japanese Tea Garden, or looking for carp in the lily ponds. And while you're admiring...

  • Park

Lombard Street

San Francisco, California

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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This street doesn't just have to be seen to be believed -- it has to be walked down. Hint: Those great photos you've seen weren't taken from car windows. Plus, your...

  • Roadside Landmark

Musée Méchanique

San Francisco, California

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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A part of Fisherman's Wharf, a walk into the Musée Mécanique (French for "mechanical museum") is like taking a step back in time before video games, iPods, and other means...

  • Special Collection

Pier 39

San Francisco, California

Good for School-Age Kids

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Pier 39 is one of those tourist traps that locals love to hate -- except we, too, go there to see our beloved sea lions. They sprawl -- and brawl, and bark...

  • Historical Landmark

  • Aquarium

  • Boutique

Red and White Fleet

San Francisco, California

Good for School-Age Kids

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Early San Francisco residents arriving by boat first saw the city from the water, and the view has continued to stun visitors ever since. The standard one-hour tour takes...

  • Boat Ride

  • Boat Tour

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

San Francisco, California

Good for School-Age Kids

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This is the place to really experience San Francisco's seafaring past. Six of the seven wooden boats moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier are national landmarks, including the square...

  • Park

  • Science & Nature Museum

Adventure Playground and Berkeley Marina

San Francisco, California

The philosophy at Adventure Playground, run by the City of Berkeley's parks department, is "to provide elements that are not normally found in a play environment." So yes, it's an "only in Berkeley" sort of place. ...

  • Science & Nature Museum

  • Amusement Park

East Bay Vivarium

San Francisco, California

Although technically a store, the East Bay Vivarium rivals the best nature museums for its collection of snakes, lizards, and other reptiles, and it's award-winning breeding program....

  • Boutique

  • Science & Nature Museum

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