Cable Car Ride

Address 99 Powell St, San Francisco, CA, Tickets From a conductor or at the turnaround, Cost Adult & Youth (ages 5-17): $3.00 each way; Under 4 Free

Start your day by watching the cable cars turn around at the terminal and hopping on for a ride. You can also hail a car at any stop marked with a brown-and-white sign. Children must ride on the inside.

Union Square Park

Address union square, san francisco, ca, Tel (415) 477-2610 Call,

Union Square park is a great place to let the kids get a little exercise or to have a picnic lunch in between activities. Get the kids a snack at the cafe and let them listen to some live music while one parent does a little shopping.

Crepe O Chocolat

Address 75 Ofarrell St, San Francisco, CA 94108, Tel (415) 362-0255 Call, Menu Online Menu

This restaurant serves delicious sandwiches, salads, and pastry. Counter service means that you will be served quickly, and make this a great place to pick up a picnic lunch. Prices are very reasonable for good quality food in this neighborhood.

Citizen Cupcake

Address 2 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94108, Tel (415) 399-1565 Call, Hours Sun-Thurs 10am-9pm; Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, Location 3rd Floor of Virgin Megastore

Stop in for lunch or a delicious cupcake at this gourmet restaurant and bakery. The menu features sandwiches, panini, salad and soup. Views of the bustling city streets below will help keep the kids entertained.

Yerba Buena Gardens

Address 750 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94103-3113, Hours 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Parking Yerba Buena Garage, Fifth and Mission

Two city blocks of non-stop fun include a grassy meadow perfect for a picnic, a waterfall, and lots of public art. If you have more time, there is also an ice skating rink, bowling, a playground, and a carousel.

Children's Garden (Playground) at Yerba Buena

Address 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA,

The Children's Garden is among the most innovative urban playgrounds in the world. All ages will love the sand, play stream and xylophone. There's also a child sized hedge labrynith and a 25 foot tube slide.

Children's Carousel

Address 4th and Howard, San Francisco, Hours Daily 11am-6pm, Cost $3 for 2 rides

Take a ride on this beautiful, hand carved, 1906 Carousel. The carousel was beautifully restored by the City of San Francisco in 1988.

SFMOMA (Museum of Modern Art)

Address 151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, Tel 415.357.4000 Call, Hours Mon-Tues 11am-5:45pm; Wed CLOSED; Thurs 11am-8:45pm; Fri–Sun 11am-5:45pm, Cost Adults $12.50; Students $7.00; 12 and under Free, Strollers Available to borrow from coat check

SFMOMA's wild modern art and interesting building makes it easy to get kids engaged with what they see. Video installations and the mesh bridge on the top floor are especially popular with kids.

Zeum

Address 221 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, Tel 415.820.3320 Call, Hours Wed-Fri 1pm - 5pm; Weekends 11am - 5pm, Cost Adults $8; Ages 3–18 $6; Age 2 & under Free

Zeum is a hands on multimedia museum. Kids can make their own claymation, music videos, soundtracks and digital art. This is best for school age kids and older, but 3-5 year olds will get something out of it too.