If you are looking for San Francisco family attractions you have found
your page! This page will guide your through a long list of family
friendly activities including museums, parks & zoos.
Make
sure to bookmark this page for your next San Francisco family vacation!
San Francisco
The San Francisco Sunday
Chronicle Section Kids' Page
Includes listings for theater, events and attractions. Updated weekly,
this page has the hours and contact numbers for so many things to do,
you'll wish the weekend lasted all week!
Alcatraz Island
Visit the famous penitentiary, turned tourist attraction, in the San
Francisco Bay. Alcatraz once housed the most notorious criminals in
America!
Angel Island State Park
Official site for the Park. Look here for information about visiting or
click on the "historical sites" button and find out about Angel
Island's history including its use as an immigration station.
Aquarium of the Bay
Explore the wonders of the Bay as you walk through 300-feet of crystal
clear tunnels surrounded by sharks, eels, octopus and thousands of
marine animals indigenous to its waters. It is an adventure of
discovery and learning that brings you face-to-face with San
Francisco's fascinating marine life. Naturalists are on hand to answer
questions and encourage exploration.
The Asian Art Museum
It is the largest museum in the western world exclusively devoted to
the arts and cultures of Asia. The Asian's permanent collections
represent over 40 Asian countries spanning 6,000 years of history.
Their Web page has times, admission costs, and a map to help you find
your way.
California Academy of
Sciences, San Francisco
Visit the famous Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate
Park! It includes the Morrison Planetarium, the Natural History Museum,
and the Steinhart Aquarium.
The Exploratorium
Check out the world's largest hands-on science exhibit, located at the
Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
Go City Kid
Look here for loads of family-friendly activities, after school fun,
and outdoor adventures in San Francisco.
The Golden Gate Railroad
Museum
The Golden Gate Railroad Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to the preservation of steam and passenger railroad equipment, and the
interpretation of local railroad history. You can even rent your own
locomotive!
The Legion of Honor
This museum displays an impressive collection of 4,000 years of ancient
and European art in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden
Gate Bridge. Click here to find out what their current exhibits are.
M.H. de Young Museum
Set in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is San Francisco's oldest
public museum, dating back to the 1894 Midwinter Exposition. Checkout
their Web page to find out admission prices and free days.
The Museum of the City of
San Francisco
A Resource Center for Bay Area History. Their Web site has pictures and
records from the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906, and the San
Francisco Fire Department's official reports on the Loma Prieta and
Oakland Fire Storm. The museum is located in The Cannery at San
Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf.
San Francisco Bay Area
Transit Information
Look here for schedules of any Bay Area public transportation
organization. It even has a schedule for the ferries that tour the Bay.
San Francisco Maritime
National Historical Park
The museum features ship models, nautical artifacts, and a maritime
bookstore. The Hyde Street Pier at the foot of Hyde Street offers free
"Young Salts" activities for children, including stories, sea chanteys,
knot making and art projects.
San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art
Take a look at art with artists, and also a self-guided tour of the
Museum's online gallery.
San Francisco Zoo
Take a virtual tour of this wonderful zoo, or look up the schedule and
ticket information to see it live.
Zeum
This unique museum provides young people access to digital and
multimedia tools for exploring and creating art.
Bay Area
Chabot Space & Science Center!
Surround yourself with science while you explore the wonders of space
at this new facility in the Oakland hills.
Children's Discovery
Museum of San Jose
Over 150 interactive exhibits to check out if you are in the area!
Click here for general information and directions.
Burlingame Museum of PEZ
Memorabilia
Anything and everything you ever wanted to know about PEZ dispensers!
You will need a graphical browser to view the cool photos!
The Rosicrucian Egyptian
Museum
A Bay Area Museum that will transport you to ancient Egypt.
The University Art Museum
and Pacific Film Archive (UAM/PFA)
See various art exhibits at The University Art Museum. The Pacific Film
Archive (PFA) is an internationally recognized center for the
exhibition and study of cinema. The University Art Museum and Pacific
Film Archive is the principal visual arts center of the University of
California at Berkeley.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Anchovies, bat rays and moon jellies are just some of the creatures you
can look at here.
Museum of Paleontology,
University of California, Berkeley
Visit the 4th largest collection of paleontology exhibits in America.
The exhibits include dinosaurs and sharks.
The Lawrence Hall of
Science
The LHS is the public science center at the University of California,
Berkeley. The LHS offers a wide variety of programs in the field of
math and science and technology for both children and adults as well as
teacher education.
The Intel Museum
Located at Intel Corporation headquarters in Santa Clara, California,
the museum describes how computer chips are made and used. You can
learn the differences between microprocessors, memory and embedded
control chips. You can also see how chips are constructed, layer upon
layer, atop wafers of silicon, the primary component of ordinary beach
sand.
The Hall of Health
Co-sponsored by Children's Hospital Oakland and Alta Bates Medical
Center, this is a community health-education museum and science center
dedicated to promoting wellness and individual responsibility for
health.
The Tech Museum of
Innovation
This museum features interactive exhibits on advanced technologies.
Their home page will tell you all about them, and how to get there.
The Oakland Zoo
Located in the East Bay, the Oakland Zoo is rated in the top 20% of
more than 700 American zoos! Find information on many of your favorite
animals including endangered species. This site also offers help on
doing a student report.
The Minolta Planetarium
Located in the DeAnza Community College, this planetarium provides a
preeminent center for elementary, college, and public education in
space science and technology, astronomy, the earth sciences and related
disciplines.
Make
sure to bookmark this page for your next San Francisco family vacation!