Home / Tri Thức / san francisco with kids: 25 top family friendly activities San Francisco With Kids: 25 Top Family Friendly Activities 07/10/2021 San Francisteo is a much smaller thành phố than its reputation might indicate. For a place that’s just 49 square miles (less than 1/10 the form size of Los Angeles to lớn the south), it's filled with character, culture, distinct neighborhoods, and interesting things to lớn bởi vì. From illustrious museums to metropolirã ruins, invigorating hikes through the hills khổng lồ strolls around classic landmarks, the options can be overwhelming. It can be even more so when you rethành viên that also have lớn make time for some of the best restaurants & bars in the world. To aid in your planning, here's our guide to lớn what you cannot miss during your time in by the Bay. These are the best things to lớn vì chưng in San Francisco (Editors note: Given the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hours & accessibility of many venues are fluid & subject to lớn change. Make sure lớn liên hệ them before visiting.Bạn đang xem: San francisco with kids: 25 top family friendly activities)Cliông chồng the link to lớn read our complete San Francisteo guide.Brian FlahertyactivityGolden Gate BridgeArrowArching over the Golden Gate Strait, which connects the Pacific Ocean to the San Francisteo Bay, the defining landmark of the city links San Francisteo to Marin and Sausalito. At just under two miles, it's walkable by foot but also easy khổng lồ see by car. It's hard to lớn understand the magnitude or beauty of the bridge until you cross it. Stop outside the Welcome Center at the statue of Joseph Strauss, the bridge's designer, & look for the plaques explaining the bridge’s history và, of course, grab the obligatory snapshot. For more insights of the bridge’s backstory, sign up for a không tính tiền walking tour of the bridge with San Francisco City Guides.Brian FlahertyactivitySan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtArrowSFMOMA stands out among other elite museums in the đô thị for its innovative, exciting exhibits in a cutting-edge building. Located by a BART station & right off MUNI bus lines, it's accessible in a busy downtown location. Architecture firm Snøhetta spearheaded an innovative expansion, which includes a two-story-high và half-block-long "living wall" covered in native plants, as well as fiberglass-reinforced panels on the exterior that evoke the waters of the Bay. The collection is full of heavy hitters & the Museum Store is packed with wonders, ranging from Lichtenstein-inspired vases khổng lồ glowing book-shaped lamps, delicate silver necklaces to lớn a chess phối with San Francisteo landmarks for pieces. Spending an entire day here is certainly not out of the question.Steve WhittakeractivityThe Legion of Honor MuseumArrowThe Legion of Honor museum is not only one of San Francisco's best, but one of its most beautiful buildings, built as a replica of Paris' Legion d'Honneur. It's trang chủ khổng lồ more than 800 European paintings, including works from Picasso, Monet, and Rembrandt, as well as more than 90 sculptures by Rodin, most notably The Thinker. Save some time for a walk along the grounds, for breathtaking views of the Golden Gate Bridge.GettyactivityPalace of Fine ArtsArrowThis is one of San Francisco’s most famous buildings. You’ve probably seen the elaborate, Greco-Roman style rotunda overlooking a pond featured in films and TV shows, including Hitchcock’s Vertigo. The building was originally built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exhibition. Though much of it has been renovated or removed, it’s still a beloved gem. Expect to lớn see swans in the pond, well-manicured greenery, and maybe even a wedding or two.Ti GriffithactivityCalifornia Academy of SciencesArrowAn impressive sầu science và natural history museum in Golden Gate Park, the museum was completely rebuilt in 2008, và the new Renzo Piano-designed building features unique architectural elements like a rooftop covered in native sầu plant life. The "living exhibits" are probably the highlights. There is a rainforest populated by plants, frogs, & free-flying birds và butterflies, with a flooded rainforest tunnel filled with Amazonian fish. Other live animal exhibits include a recreated swamp, where you can peer down at Claude, the resident albino alligator with ruby-red eyes, plus a colony of playful African penguins who chia sẻ a tank with pyjama sharks và sea stars, where they swyên & bởi flips. There's also the Steinhart Aquarium, with jellyfish and a living coral reef. The less “live” exhibits include Shake House, an immersive sầu exhibit that allows visitors to (safely) experience the kinds of tremors that shook the Bay Area during the city’s two biggest quakes—the Loma Prieta Earthquake & the Great Earthquake of 1906.Brian FlahertyactivitySutro BathsArrowThese Instagram-worthy ruins overlooking the Pacific draw hikers & visitors during the day, especially at sunphối, when the views are unforgettable. They are all that remains from a complex opened by Mayor Adolph Sutro in 1896, that burned down 70 years later. The spooky beauty makes this place stvà out in a đô thị with many outdoor spaces. Where else in San Francisco can you find sprawling ruins on the edge of the sea? It's practically like something out of the ancient world.Alexander Spatari/GettyactivityChinatownArrowSan Francisco’s Chinatown looms large in our collective sầu imagination, and rightly so. Born during the California Gold Rush years, it dates back further than any other Chinese community in North America &, spanning 30 đô thị blocks, it’s also the largest neighborhood of its kind outside Asia. The neighborhood unfolds slowly as you explore its nooks và crannies. Around every corner is something new và wondrous: down one side alley sits Tin How Temple, a quiet, incense-filled space where locals gather lớn pray; down another sits Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, a small cửa hàng where workers rapid-fold fortune cookies beneath a soundtrachồng of whirring machinery. You’ll see a real cross-section of humanity here—families eating dlặng sum, older Chinese men playing cards, influencers snapping selfies on Grant Avenue, and tourists hunting for souvenirs (prices are cheaper here than in Union Square & Pier 39). GettyactivityAlcatraz IslandArrowYou may know it by its real name or you may know it as “The Rock” (thanks Nic Cage!). It is the prison that was open as a federal penitentiary for 29 years và, at one point, housed gangster Al Capone. It became notorious for failed escape attempts—the isl& is just 1.25 miles offshore và, lured by the glittering lights of the đô thị, 34 prisoners tried their hand at swimming through the frigid, choppy waters khổng lồ freedom. Today, you can take a 12-minute ferry ride out to lớn the isl& and take in the infamous prison up cthua kém. The interior portions of the isl& are currently closed due to COVID-19, but visitors are không tính tiền to walk around outside the Cellhouse and the Warden’s House, và lớn explore historic outdoor spaces such as Eagle Plaza, the Recreation Yard, and the Rose Garden.GettyshopFerry Building ArrowThe Ferry Building becomes San Francisco’s prime food destination during the Saturday Ferry Plaza farmers’ market, which brings more than 80 farmers và purveyors to lớn the plaza surrounding the building, selling everything from rare citrus lớn small-batch miso lớn Nepalese dumplings. There's much khổng lồ eat at other times, too. The famed Cowgirl Creamery offers decadent grilled cheese sandwiches, as well as their famous Mt. Tam cheese. The ever-popular Hog Island Oyster Company has an outpost serving briny oysters pulled from its flagship location on Tomales Bay . Also in the building are sister restaurants Boulette’s Larder & Boulibar, known for seasonal cuisine và wood-fired flatbreads. Boulette’s is currently open for take-out, while Boulibar has a 56-seat dining pop-up outside. And Blue Bottle's location here brews some of San Francisco's favorite coffee. Over the summer of 2020, the Ferry Building debuted an expanded outdoor seating area, which can accommodate 228 guests, making the building one of the largest venues for Bay Area residents khổng lồ dine outdoors.GettyactivityMarin HeadlandsArrowSan Francisteo is a beautiful đô thị to visit, but it may be even more beautiful from a distance. The Marin Headlands, immediately over the Golden Gate Bridge, are a vast stretch of protected lvà with unobstructed (when there's no fog) views of the Pacific, the đô thị, and the Golden Gate. A winding 10-mile drive takes you through one of the most stunning stretches of road in California. If you'd rather get out of the oto for more than a phokhổng lồ op, there are numerous hiking trails, beaches, & campgrounds.Xem thêm: Cặp Đựng Tài Liệu Nhiều Ngăn Họa Tiết Hoa Xinh Xắn, Cặp 12 Ngăn Thường Đừng Hồ Sơ Giấy TờGettyactivityMission District Street ArtArrowThe Mission's famous street art, which spills out of alleys, splashes across the exterior of grocery stores và bodegas, and covers homes, is one of its most pronounced characteristics. Some pieces are commissioned, others more spontaneous, but all of it contributes to the neighborhood’s character. The spots you should make sure to lớn hit if you’re touring around are Balmy Alley, just off Mission and 24th Streets, and Clarion Alley near the 16th Street BART station. If you have sầu a bit more time, kiểm tra out the neighborhood’s major mural corridors, 24th Street from Valencia khổng lồ Portrero Avenue and Mission Street from the corner of 15th Street lớn Cesar Chavez. For a real deep dive sầu, tương tác Precita Eyes Muralists, a nonprofit that runs street art tours of the neighborhood.GettyactivityAngel IslandArrowOnce the port of entry for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Asia and the Pacific Rlặng, Angel Isl& is a state park in the middle of San Francisteo Bay. Hop on the ferry (your ticket includes the cost of admission), to get here from Tiburon or San Francisco. Once you get off, it's a lush scene for the eyes. The island is loaded with native sầu plants & animals, & has views of both San Francisco và Marin. This is a great half day activity: You can walk or xe đạp the whole islvà in a few hours.Courtesy City LightsshopCity Lights Booksellers & PublishersArrowFounded in the 1950s by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti & college professor Peter D. Martin, City Lights became famous for publishing Howl by Allen Ginsberg (and undergoing an obscenity trial as a result) và developed a reputation as one of the country's most interesting bookshops. Today, City Lights still publishes some of its own books, with a particular focus on poetry & titles that speak lớn vital political and social issues, & runs a well-stocked bookstore. If you want to supports artists, discover a new writer published by a small press, to lớn imagine yourself in Kerouac's shoes, or to kill an hour before meeting someone for dinner, this is your place. Their selection is great &, for poetry lovers, the Poetry Room upstairs—with its vast, comprehensive sầu collection—is a place of legkết thúc. You needn’t look far for signs of fans’ love sầu of the place. In March, when the pandemic forced the store lớn cthua trận indefinitely—and the store’s CEO posted a heartfelt GoFundMe asking readers for support—City Lights devotees donated $500,000 in four days lớn help City Lights survive sầu.GettyactivityThe PresidioArrowA National Park established in 1994 from a massive converted Army base, the Presidio is a sprawling, scenic, wild-feeling park in San Francisco proper. The grounds have sầu plenty of attractions, but the real appeal is visual, with trails leading khổng lồ scenic overlooks of the thành phố skyline và the Golden Gate Bridge. It is perfect for folks who want a remote-feeling walk without wanting to lớn invest time or energy in a full out-of-town hike. The Batteries khổng lồ Bluffs (.7 miles), Bay Area Ridge (2.5 miles), và Lovers' Lane trails (.6 miles) are all tremendously scenic without being strenuous và, a new addition: Hikers on the Tennessee Hollow Trail can walk through a new section of restored wetlands habitat, which stretches from Thompson Reach all the way to lớn Crissy Field.Courtesy Asian Art MuseumactivityAsian Art MuseumArrowHoused in an airy 1917 Beaux-Arts Building—the former location of the city’s main library—the Asian Art Museum is trang chính to a massive collection, with works from India, Đài Loan Trung Quốc, Korea, Japan, Tibet, Southeast Asia, & more. The museum’s vast holdings include pottery, carvings, calligraphy, và unusual artifacts such as coffins, pipes, weapons, snuff bottles, even an entire reconstructed Zen Japanese tea room. The collection of Chinese bronze sculptures is one of the best outside of Asia. If that sounds lượt thích a lot to lớn take in, remain calm: in the fall of 20đôi mươi, the museum unveiled redesigned collection galleries, structured around 15 strikingly displayed masterpieces. Chosen for their beauty, rarity, and significance, these objects give visitors a useful lens through which khổng lồ view the other 2,500 works on display. Of special note: On the first Sunday of the month, the museum offers không tính tiền admission.GettyactivityTwin PeaksArrowTwin Peaks is technically the name of a pair of prominent hills near the center of San Francisco. But it’s shorth& for the city’s best lookout, located atop a hill about 3.5 miles from San Francisco’s downtown. There's not much lớn see here beyond the view—but, boy, what a view. The road winding up khổng lồ the top is currently closed, but you can still access the summit by walking (or running, if you’re feeling frisky!) up a combination of stairs and trails that lead to the top. On sunny days, it provides a perfect 360-degree look at the city và beyond. Depending where you’re standing, you might be able to lớn glimpse the Golden Gate Bridge to lớn the north, Mount Diablo lớn the east, và the San Bruno mountains to lớn the south.GettyactivityJapanese Tea GardenArrowThe oldest continuously operating public Japanese garden in North America, the Japanese Tea Garden, located in Golden Gate Park, is a wonderful spot khổng lồ relax while exploring the park, but it's also worth a trip in its own right. Sitting ahy vọng the perfectly pruned trees, small Japanese-style buildings, & gently flowing water features, sipping tea, it’s impossible not to lớn relax, even on those Saturdays when the place gets a bit busier. Locals get a discount on entry ($7 instead of $10), so be sure lớn bring your ID.AlamyactivityGolden Gate Ferry San Francisco-SausalitoArrowThe Blue & Gold Fleet, San Francisco’s largest ferry company, takes passengers khổng lồ big-name destinations around the bay: Alcatraz, Tiburon, Angel Islvà. In 1997, the company launched a San Francisteo khổng lồ Sausalilớn ride. The journey begins, really, at the departure point: Fisherman’s Wharf. This is the city’s thrumming tourist heart: bicycle taxis fly down the street, aspiring soul-savers hvà out pamphlets, the Silver Man poses for photos, và vendors sell T-shirts and knit caps. Once you board the ferry, though, you’ve sầu entered another realm. The engine rumbles to life, and you’re heading out onto the cất cánh. The sounds of the pier fade gradually; then suddenly, all you can hear is the water splashing off the ship, and the low hum of the motor. As the boat cuts through the water, the thành phố starts lớn shrink và fade, the familiar forms of Coit Tower, Salesforce Tower, và the Transamerica Pyramid growing ever smaller, the rest of the đô thị a sea of matchstick buildings in eggshell & gray & White and dusty rose. Then, perhaps before you even realized it, the boat’s engines decrescenvày. Sausalikhổng lồ emerges, a vision in green.Justin Sullivan/GettyactivitySan Francisteo ZooArrowSet in the city’s far southwest corner, on 99 cypress-shaded acres flush against the Pacific, the San Francisteo Zoo & Gardens feels a world apart. It’s a sort of manicured wild here: a string of carefully constructed habitats designed to lớn mimic creatures’ natural homes, interspersed with pocket gardens that spill from around the ends of tunnels & the edges of buildings. The zoo is a win for families, animal lovers, và green thumbs, who will appreciate the beautifully planted grounds. But be advised: a visit here means a good giảm giá khuyến mãi of walking (though that walk comes with many rewards).Ezra Shaw/GettyactivityLyon Street StepsArrowTo walk the Lyon Street steps is khổng lồ be transported. Flanked by neatly clipped hedges backed by other neatly clipped hedges, with a podium midway down that’s set off by classical balustrades, the steps have a decidedly European feel. Precisely, this is a steep staircase tucked between tony Pacific Heights và the sprawling Presidio. It combines three San Francisteo archetypes: big views, beautiful surrounds, và serious money. You’ll experience the views the moment you reach the top of the steps, on Broadway. Down below, the đô thị spreads out in a sea of trắng, lemon & taupe, & just beyond, the steel-xanh waters of the Bay & the rolling hills of Tiburon. Behind the hedges you can spot some of the palatial mansions of San Francisco’s glitterati.GettyactivityNoPaArrowThis stretch of road, which is a block from the famous Alamo Square Park (and the famous Painted Ladies houses), is trang chính khổng lồ some of San Francisco’s best restaurants (lượt thích Che Fico and Bar Crudo), plus some excellent indie shops. Not only is this area home to lớn some famous scenery, but it’s a cool urban corner of the đô thị. It requires a little walking, but nothing too strenuous. All of the neighborhood’s best goodies are within a few blochồng radius. AlamyactivityLands End TrailArrowYou know the well-worn piece of advice, not khổng lồ spend too long in California, or it’ll ruin you? This hike will ruin you. Snaking along the rocky clifftops at the city’s wild edge, the Coastal Trail at Lands End follows the Golden Gate Strait out lớn the Pacific Ocean, delivering jaw-dropping views along the way. The 1.7-mile path wends around corners & over hills, through wide-open spaces and cathedral-lượt thích groves of trees, tracing the path of a long-gone railway that once ferried pleasure seekers lớn Sutro Baths, Cliff House, and Ocean Beach. You’ll get there, too, but don’t hurry—this is a hike to lớn be savored.