TOP 10 FAMILY FUN ADVENTURES IN SAN FRANCISCO
(from the 8th edition of Weekend Adventures in San Francisco & Northern California)
- Enjoy a short, scenic boat ride over, then wander the prison cell blocks at
Alcatraz
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
Sightsee aboard a bright-red 1955 Mack
fire engine
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 Children's 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
Stuff a souvenir bear at the
Basic Brown Bear Factory
Stuff yourself with the best ice cream sundae ever at the Ghirardelli Chocolate Manufactory in Ghirardelli Square
Copyright 2005 Carole Terwilliger Meyers |