elbowrm said:
Alcatraz needs to be booked insanely early, FYI. So if that's a possible option, do it now.
exploratorium is the best kid's museum we've ever been to.
Yeah- I think I'm waiting on Alcatraz until the kids are older than 4 and 8. Will probably be out there again in a year or so- my family and a lot of my friends still live out there.
SWC said:
it has been a good long while but in all honesty muir woods is awseome and you can see the gifford pinochio rock he was the founder of the forest service you know so bam get out there and see some trees take that to the bank bromigo
yeah- even as a native, muir woods always is awe-inspiring. not a fan of tourists- and it's got those in spades, but just looking up consistently takes my breath away. my oldest has been there a few times already- seemed bored the last time, so might shake it up a bit. banked.
bierfiend said:
Muir/stinson
gg park: CAS, japanese tea garden, botanical gardens, stow lake, cliff house/ocean beach
beaches a little further north (Dillon and Doran), great oysters around there (tony's and nick's)
take the ferry to pier 39/warf
ball game
Crissy field: house of air
zoo
if interested, let me know...try to grab a drink or something.
was thinking about taking the ferry in from Sausalito, where my mom lives, to go to the exploratorium in its new digs. might hit up pier 39 too, only to see the sea lion colony. my mom is friends with a guy who does kids books about them and sent some to us when my daughter was born. I think she'd get a kick out of seeing them in person. except for pierre- that one is a thieving *******.
CGRdrJoe said:
Just got done taking my son fishing at alpine lake, skip it. Earthquakes game, horse races over in Berkeley, brewery tour....oh, right damn kids.
I still haven't taken them to cosmos/nyc/rb game... just a game at the old CU. don't think I'll break them in with the quakes. might head over to Montclaire to see some good friends- if I do, I'll think about some poker in emeryville and the races.
Baloney Sandwich said:
Wine country, I prefer Sonoma over Napa but both are great. Perhaps spend a day at each. Maybe hit a spa for a mud bath.
I'm from there- this is for the kids who are 4 and 8. they prefer beer anyhow.
You could drive down to see the Flintstone house in Hillsbourgh but your kids would hate you because they probably don't even know who the Flintstones are.
love that place. my kids are idiots.
The new Exploratorium is fantastic. You will likely spend an entire day there. It's the number one place I would take any kids visiting.
I always try to find things my kids wouldn't normally see. That actually might mean spending more time in Marin if you live in NY; Muir, the Headlands, Point Reyes, etc.
yeah- this is my mindset as well. a lot of stuff in SF is available to us here in NYC, so skippable, IMO. CAS is fantastic, albeit small. I haven't taken them to the explorator yet, but used to love it as a kid... especially the tactile dome, which is probably a little freaky for the youngest- not sure. but I'm definitely taking them this trip, especially given the praise from all of you. don't think I've taken them up to the Headlands- they might enjoy that. Point Reyes might be good too... used to have a friend in INverness- beautiful up there. did somebody mention Nick's? that place was awesome- bbq oysters... delicious.
the trampoline place... chrissy field? do they have stuff for younger kids? or at least for 8yos who are scared of their own shadow and likely to fall down while walking to the bathroom?
