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- Enjoy a short, scenic boat ride over, then wander the prison cell blocks at
Alcatraz
Sightsee aboard a bright-red 1955 Mack fire engine
Stroll through Chinatown and lunch in one of the old-time, curtain-enclosed booths at Far East Cafe
Climb all over the collection of historical vessels moored at Hyde Street Pier
Have fun and learn about science at the same time at the cavernous Exploratorium
Take a whirl on an antique carrousel in Golden Gate Park, then frolic for a while at adjacent Koret Children's Quarter playground--the first public playground in a U.S. park
Get a great kid's meal served in a cardboard classic car and play an oldie but goodie for two bits on a mini-jukebox at Mel's Drive-In (did you know jukeboxes were invented in San Francisco in 1888?)
Spend an afternoon at the San Francisco Zoo, which has a special Children's Zoo and another antique carousel
Watch the bakers at
Boudin at the Wharf make this famous
sourdough bread, then purchase a souvenir loaf of bread in the shape of a darling turtle or alligator.
Stuff yourself with the best ice cream sundae ever at the Ghirardelli
Chocolate Manufactory in Ghirardelli Square
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