San Francisco, California for School-Age Kids
3 day trip
Day 1
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- Roadside Landmark
Lombard Street
San Francisco, CA
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...
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- Science & Nature Museum
Exploratorium
San Francisco, CA
Think of it as the next best thing to a mad scientist's lab, except that everything is based on solid science! The Exploratorium explains—and demonstrates with hundreds of touchable exhibits that engage the senses....
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- Live Music Venue
- Stage
- Historical Landmark
- Theater
- Amphitheater
Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco, CA
Built for the 1915 World's Fair and never dismantled, the Palace of Fine Arts is a beloved San Francisco landmark. Hosting various cultural events inside, the Palace grounds are also...
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- Special Collection
Cable Car Museum
San Francisco, CA
Holding on for dear life while hanging out the side of a cable car as it descends one of San Francisco's famously steep hillsides is the number-one thrill for...
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- Park
- Science & Nature Museum
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco, CA
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...
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- Hotel / Motel
Hotel Boheme
San Francisco, CA
Situated in San Francisco's North Beach this boutique hotel is within a mile of Union Square Chinatown and the cable car. Hotel Boheme has a...
Day 2
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- Historical Landmark
- Scenic Landmark
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco, CA
A visit to The Rock is a must -- nothing, it seems, fires kids' imaginations like peeking inside a cell of one of the most famous prisons on earth. Your kids...
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- Historical Landmark
- Boutique
Pier 39
San Francisco, CA
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...
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- Historical Landmark
- Boutique
Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco, CA
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...
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- Science & Nature Museum
- Special Collection
California Academy of Sciences
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. ...
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- Hotel / Motel
Hotel Boheme
San Francisco, CA
Situated in San Francisco's North Beach this boutique hotel is within a mile of Union Square Chinatown and the cable car. Hotel Boheme has a...
Day 3
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- Neighborhood
- Historical Landmark
Chinatown
San Francisco, CA
What kids really like to do in Chinatown is wander. Check out the stores selling cheap tchochkes, eat a pork bun from a corner stand, and peek into the fish...
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- Historical Landmark
Coit Tower
San Francisco, CA
A tall, concrete art deco tower dedicated to the city by a female volunteer firefighter in 1933...
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- Scenic Landmark
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, CA
This one's simple: You have to do it to say you did. And, no, your kids won't let you get away with standing at one of the vista points and...
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- Park
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
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...
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- Hotel / Motel
Hotel Boheme
San Francisco, CA
Situated in San Francisco's North Beach this boutique hotel is within a mile of Union Square Chinatown and the cable car. Hotel Boheme has a...
San Francisco, California for School-Age Kids
3 day trip
Day 1
-
- Roadside Landmark
Lombard Street
San Francisco, CA
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...
-
- Science & Nature Museum
Exploratorium
San Francisco, CA
Think of it as the next best thing to a mad scientist's lab, except that everything is based on solid science! The Exploratorium explains—and demonstrates with hundreds of touchable exhibits that engage the senses....
-
- Live Music Venue
- Stage
- Historical Landmark
- Theater
- Amphitheater
Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco, CA
Built for the 1915 World's Fair and never dismantled, the Palace of Fine Arts is a beloved San Francisco landmark. Hosting various cultural events inside, the Palace grounds are also...
-
- Special Collection
Cable Car Museum
San Francisco, CA
Holding on for dear life while hanging out the side of a cable car as it descends one of San Francisco's famously steep hillsides is the number-one thrill for...
-
- Park
- Science & Nature Museum
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco, CA
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...
-
- Hotel / Motel
Hotel Boheme
San Francisco, CA
Situated in San Francisco's North Beach this boutique hotel is within a mile of Union Square Chinatown and the cable car. Hotel Boheme has a...
Day 2
-
- Historical Landmark
- Scenic Landmark
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco, CA
A visit to The Rock is a must -- nothing, it seems, fires kids' imaginations like peeking inside a cell of one of the most famous prisons on earth. Your kids...
-
- Historical Landmark
- Boutique
Pier 39
San Francisco, CA
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
- Boutique
Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco, CA
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...
-
- Science & Nature Museum
- Special Collection
California Academy of Sciences
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. ...
-
- Hotel / Motel
Hotel Boheme
San Francisco, CA
Situated in San Francisco's North Beach this boutique hotel is within a mile of Union Square Chinatown and the cable car. Hotel Boheme has a...
Day 3
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- Neighborhood
- Historical Landmark
Chinatown
San Francisco, CA
What kids really like to do in Chinatown is wander. Check out the stores selling cheap tchochkes, eat a pork bun from a corner stand, and peek into the fish...
-
- Historical Landmark
Coit Tower
San Francisco, CA
A tall, concrete art deco tower dedicated to the city by a female volunteer firefighter in 1933...
-
- Scenic Landmark
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, CA
This one's simple: You have to do it to say you did. And, no, your kids won't let you get away with standing at one of the vista points and...
-
- Park
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
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...
-
- Hotel / Motel
Hotel Boheme
San Francisco, CA
Situated in San Francisco's North Beach this boutique hotel is within a mile of Union Square Chinatown and the cable car. Hotel Boheme has a...
