Amusements Parks to Zoos and everything in between. Click on the letters below for fun ideas and links to additional information.
Help us make this list even more complete. If you know of a fun place that isn't on this list, please go to Your Great Ideas and give us the details!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A is for Amusement Parks, Aquariums, Art, Automobiles and Aviation!
Amusement Parks (see Amusement Parks page)
Animals (see Animals page)
Aquariums
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Monterey
Seymour Marine Discovery - Santa Cruz
Aquarium of the Bay - San Francisco
Steinhart Aquarium at Cal Academy - San Francisco
The Marine Mammal Center - Sausalito
Art Studios/Classes (see Art Lessons page)
Art Centers (see Arts page)
Art Festivals
Union Street Art Festival (June) - San Francisco
Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival (June) - Walnut Creek
Live Oak Park Fair (June) - Berkeley
Art in the Park (June) - Burlingame
Marin Art Festival (June) - San Rafael
Danville Fine Arts Fair (June) - Danville
Connoisseurs Marketplace (July) - Menlo Park
Los Altos Art & Wine Festival (July)
Fremont Festival of the Arts (July) - Fremont
Palo Alto Festival of the Arts (August) - Palo Alto
Mountain View Art & Wine Festival (September) - Mountain View
Pacific Fine Arts Festival - (September) - Walnut Creek
Art Museums (see Arts page)
Athletic Clubs
Bladium - Alameda
Sports City Indoor Soccer Center - Cotati and Santa Rosa
Triple Play USA Batting Cages - Emeryville
City Beach - Fremont & Santa Clara
Outback Adventures - Larkspur, San Jose
California Sports Center - San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
Silver Creek Sportsplex - San Jose
MVP Arena - San Jose
Decathlon Club - Santa Clara
Automobile and Motorcycle Museums
Behring Automotive Museum - Blackhawk
Automobile Racing
GoKart Racer - Burlingame
Lemans Karting - Fremont
Laguna Seca - Monterey
Malibu Grand Prix - Redwood City
Infineon Raceway - Sonoma
Aviation Museums
Hiller Aviation Museum - San Carlos
Pacific Coast Air Museum - Santa Rosa
B is for Baseball Games, Batting Cages, Basketball, Beaches, Biking and Hiking Trails, Boat Rentals, Rides & Tours, Bookstores and Bowling!
Baseball Games
Oakland A's - Oakland
San Francisco Giants - San Francisco
San Jose Giants (minor leaque) - San Jose
San Francisco State University Men's - San Francisco
San Francisco State University Women's Softball - San Francisco
San Jose State Men's - San Jose
San Jose State Women's Softball - San Jose
Stanford Men's - Stanford
Stanford Women's Softball - Stanford
UC Berkeley Men's - Berkeley
UC Berkeley Women's Softball - Berkeley
Baseball Batting Cages
Triple Play USA - Emeryville
Malibu Grand Prix - Redwood City
Scandia Family Fun Center - Suisin
Basketball
Golden State Warriors (NBA)- Oakland
San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am - San Francisco
San Francisco State Men's - San Francisco
San Francisco State Women's - San Francisco
San Jose State Men's - San Jose
San Jose State Women's - San Jose
Stanford Men's - Stanford
Stanford Women's - Stanford
UC Berkeley Men's - Berkeley
UC Berkeley Women's - Berkeley
Beaches
Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach - Alameda
Sonoma Coast State Beach - Bodega Bay
New Brighton State Beach - Capitola
Half Moon Bay State Beach - Half Moon Bay
Stinson Beach - Marin County
Gray Whale Cove State Beach - Montaro
Montara State Beach - Montara
Pacifica State Beach - Pacifica
Pomponio State Beach - Pacifica
Ano Nuevo Reserve - Pescadero
Bean Hollow State Beach - Pescadero
Pescadero State Beach - Pescadero
Pt. Reyes National Seashore Beaches - Pt. Reyes
Seacliff State Beach - Rio Del Mar
San Gregorio State Beach - San Gregorio
Lighthouse Field State Beach - Santa Cruz
Natural Bridges State Beach - Santa Cruz
Twin Lakes State Beach - Santa Cruz
Manresa State Beach - Watsonville
Sunset State Beach - Watsonville
Biking and Hiking Trails
San Francisco Bay Trail - Bay Area
Iron Horse Regional Trail - Concord to San Ramon
Contra Costa Canal Trail - Lafayette, Moraga
Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail - Lafayette, Moraga
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline - Richmond
Angel Island - San Francisco
Golden Gate Park - San Francisco
Canada Road Bicycle Sunday - San Mateo
Crystal Springs Trail - San Mateo
Mt. Diablo State Park - Walnut Creek
Birthday Party Places (see Party Places page)
Boat Rentals
Lake Chabot - Castro Valley
Lake Elizabeth - Fremont
Lafayette Reservoir - Lafayette
Outback Adventures - Larkspur, Fremont
Lake Del Valle - Livermore
Vasona Park - Los Gatos
Shoreline - Mountain View
Lake Merritt - Oakland
Shadow Cliffs Recreation Area - Pleasanton
San Pablo Reservoir - San Pablo
Boat Rides
Blue & Gold Fleet - San Francisco, Alameda, Oakland, Vallejo, Tiburon, Sausalito
Hornblower Yachts - San Francisco, Berkeley
Golden Gate Ferry - San Francisco, Sausalito, Larkspur
Red and White Fleet - San Francisco
Angel Island Ferry - Tiburon
Boat Tours
USS Hornet - Alameda
Presidental Yacht Potomac - Oakland
Liberty Ship Jeremiah O'Grien - San Francisco
USS Pampanito Pier 45 - San Francisco
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park & Historic Ships - San Francisco
Bookstores
Linden Tree - Los Altos
Kepler's - Menlo Park
BookSmart - Morgan Hill
The Reading Bug - San Carlos
Green Apple - San Francisco
Hickelbee's - San Jose
Book-Go-Round - Saratoga
Bowling
Southshore Lanes - Alameda
Albany Bowl - Albany
Castro Village Bowl - Castro Valley
Clayton Valley Bowl - Concord
Homestead Lanes - Cupertino
Strike - Cupertino
Classic Bowling Center - Daly City
Danville Bowl - Danville
Cloverleaf Bowl - Fremont
Misson Lanes - Milpitas
Sea Bowl - Pacifica
Boulevard Lanes - Petaluma
Pinole Valley Lanes - Pinole
Yerba Buena - San Francisco
Cambrian Bowl - San Jose
Manor Bowl- San Leandro
Bel Mateo Bowl - San Mateo
County Club Bowl - San Rafael
Moonlight Lanes - Santa Clara
C is for Camping, Carousels, Children's Museums, Children's Theatres, Concerts, Cultural Centers and Events!
Camping
State Parks
Carousels
Tilden Park - Berkeley
Oak Meadow Park - Los Gatos
Oakland Zoo - Oakland
San Francisco Zoo - San Francisco
Yerba Buena - San Francisco
Children's Playground in Golden Gate Park - San Francisco
Pier 39 - San Francisco
Happy Hollow - San Jose
Great America - Santa Clara
Chess Classes
Know Chess - throughout Bay Area
Children's Museums
Bay Area Discovery Museum ~ Sausalito
Hands-on fun under the Golden Gate - where kids play to learn and grown-ups learn to play! Save $1 on admission if you web join email list.
Habitot Children's Museum - Berkeley
Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo - Palo Alto
Children's Creativity Museum - San Francisco
Children's Discovery Museum - San Jose
Children's Theatre
The Willows - Concord
Danville Children's Musical Theater - Danville
Milpitas Rainbow Theater - Milpitas
Peninsula Youth Theatre - Mountain View
Palo Alto Children's Theatre - Palo Alto
San Francisco Children's Musical Theater - San Francisco
Musical Theater Works - San Francisco
Young Performers Theater - San Francisco
Children's Musical Theatre - San Jose
San Jose Children's Musical Theatre - San Jose
Villa Montalvo Family Theatre - Saratoga
California Theatre Center - Sunnyvale
Circus Arts
Skilly Circus - Alameda
AcroSports - San Francisco
Circus Center - San Francisco
Concerts
California Youth Symphony - Cupertino, Los Altos, Palo Alto, San Mateo
California Pops - Los Gatos
Music at Menlo - Menlo Park
Community School of Music and Arts - Mountain View
El Camino Youth Symphony - Palo Alto
Music for Minors - Palo Alto
Community Music Center - San Francisco
San Francisco Symphony Music for Families - San Francisco
Cooking Classes
What's Cooking - Marin, San Francisco, East Bay
Apron Strings - San Francisco
Cake Works - San Jose
Kids Culinary Adventures - San Mateo
Rainbow Chefs - San Mateo
Young Chef's Academy - Sunnyvale
Cultural Centers
Judah L. Magnes Museum - Berkeley
La Pena - Berkeley
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology - Berkeley
Hayward Japanese Garden - Hayward
Marin Museum of the American Indian - Marin
China Town - San Francisco
Japantown - San Francisco
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts - San Francisco
Russian Center of San Francisco - San Francisco
Japanese Friendship Garden in Kelly Park - San Jose
Mexican Heritage Plaza - San Jose
San Mateo Japanese Garden in Central Park - San Mateo
Hakone Garden - Saratoga
Cultural Festivals & Events
Chinese New Year Parade (February) - San Francisco
Nikkei Matsuri Festival (May) - San Jose
Stanford Pow Wow (May) - Stanford
Juneteenth Festival (June) - San Jose
Belmont Greek Festival (July) - Belmont
Chinese Summer Festival (July) - San Jose
D is Dance and Drive-Ins
Dance Lessons (visit our Dance Lessons page)
Drive-In Restaurants
Mel's Drive-in Diner - San Francisco
Drive-In Movies
Solano Drive-in - Concord
Capitol Drive-in - San Jose
E is for Entertainment Centers!
Entertainment Centers (see Entertainment Centers page)
Etiquette
It's a Piece of Cake - San Francisco
F is for Factory Tours, Fairs, Farms, Farmers' Markets, Festivals, Flea Markets, and Football Games!
Factory Tours
Jelly Belly Factory - Fairfield (on way to Lake Tahoe)
Fortune Cookie Factory - Oakland
Mrs. Grossman's Stickers - Petaluma
Golden Gate Cookie Factory - San Francisco
Fairs
Alameda County Fair - Pleasanton
San Mateo County Fair - San Mateo
Santa Clara County Fair - San Jose
Santa Cruz County Fair - Watsonville
Solano County Fair - Vallejo
Sonoma County Fair - Santa Rosa
Farms
Little Farm, Tilden Park - Berkeley
Ardenwood Historic Farm - Fremont
Lemos Farm - Half Moon Bay
Sienna Ranch - Lafayette
Deer Hollow Farm - Los Altos
Gizdich Ranch - Watsonville
Hidden Villa - Los Altos Hills
Slide Ranch - Muir Beach
Coastways Ranch - Pescadero
Phipps Contry Store & Farm - Pescadero
Evergreen Acres Petting Farm - San Jose
Emma Prusch Farm Park - San Jose
Smith Family Farm - Brentwood
Rodoni Farms - Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden - Santa Cruz
Farmers Markets
Campbell Farmers' Market - Campbell
Danville Farmers Market - Danville
Los Altos Farmers' Market - Los Altos
Old Oakland Farmers' Market - Oakland
Palo Alto Farmers' Market - Palo Alto
Pinole Farmers' Market - Pinole
Richmond Farmers Market - Richmond
Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market - San Francisco
Evergreen Farmers' Market - San Jose
San Jose Downtown - San Jose
Santa Clara Farmers' Market - Santa Clara
Sunnyvale Farmers' Market - Sunnyvale
Festivals
Saratoga Strawberry Festival (June)
Berkeley Kite Festival (July)
Gilroy Garlic Festival (July)
Flea Markets
San Jose Flea Market - San Jose
Football Games
Oakland Raiders (NFL) - Oakland
San Francisco 49'ers (NFL) - San Francisco
San Jose State (college) - San Jose
Stanford (college) - Stanford
UC Berkeley (college) - Berkeley
Freebies
Home Depot Kids Workshop (1st Sat of month) - all locations
Lowes Build and Grow Kids Workshops (every other Saturday) - all locations
Telescope Viewing at Chabot (Fri & Sat eves) - Oakland
California Academy of Sciences (1st Wednesday) - San Francisco
Free Day at Bay Area Discovery Museum (1st Wednesday) - Sausalito
Museum of California (2nd Sunday) - Oakland
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1st Tuesday) - San Francisco
G is for Gardens and Gymnastics!
Gardens
Berkeley Rose Garden - Berkeley
UC Berkeley Botantical Garden - Berkeley
Hayward Japanese Garden - Hayward
Allied Arts Guild - Menlo Park
Sunset Magazine Garden - Menlo Park
Gamble Garden - Palo Alto
Strybing Aboretum & Botanical Gardens - San Francisco
Chinese Cultural Gardens - San Jose
Japanese Friendship Garden in Kelly Park - San Jose
Municipal Rose Garden - San Jose
Rosicrucian Museum - San Jose
San Jose Heritage Rose Garden - San Jose
San Mateo Japanese Garden in Central Park - San Mateo
UC Santa Cruz Arboretum - Santa Cruz
Hakone Garden - Saratoga
Cornerstone Gardens - Sonoma
Ruth Bancroft Garden - Walnut Creek
Filoli - Woodside
Gyms
Edge Gymnastics - Dublin
Peninsula Gymnastics - Foster City
Bay Aerials Gymnastics - Fremont
West Valley Gymnastics School - Los Gatos
Goldstar Gymnastics - Mountain View
Twisters Gymnastics - Mountain View
Gymnastics Zone - Napa
California Sports Center - San Jose
American Gymnastics Club - San Francisco
Junior Gym - San Mateo
Marin Elite Gymnastics Academy - San Rafael
Airborne Gymnastics - Santa Clara
Paramount Tumbling & Acrogymnastics - Santa Clara
Gymboree - Several Locations
Little Gym - Several Locations
My Gym - Several Locations
H is for Hiking Trails, Historical Museums, Hockey and Horseback Riding!
Hiking Trails
San Francisco Bay Trail - Bay Area
Iron Horse Regional Trail - Concord to San Ramon
Alameda Creek Regional Trail - Fremont
Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail - Lafayette, Moraga
Contra Costa Canal Bike Trail -Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Concord
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline - Richmond
Angel Island - San Francisco
Canada Road Bicycle Sunday - San Mateo
Crystal Springs Trail - San Mateo
Golden Gate Park - San Francisco
Mt. Diablo State Park - Walnut Creek
Historical Museums & Parks (see Historical Fun)
Hockey
San Jose Sharks - San Jose
Horseback Riding
Folger Stable Horseback Riding with Bay Area Equestrian Connection ~ Woodside
Folger Stable in Wunderlich County Park in Woodside offers miles of all weather, horse friendly trails (no dogs, no bikes allowed) and horseback riding programs for all ages. Our riding programs for children include everything from an easy family trail ride through the park to English or Western Lessons, Spring and Summer 5 day Camps, Birthday Parties and Mini Horse Camps. We have knowledgeable staff, quality instruction, well trained horses and ponies and an inviting atmosphere in a convenient Bay Area location.
Heather Hill Horse Back Riding Center ~ Pacifica
Located at Park Pacifica Stables just 15 minutes south of San Francisco, we offer an inclusive, safe and general horsemanship program. English/Western Lessons, Riding Academy, Youth Camps, and Trail Lessons. Heather Hill owner, Laura Stevens, believes that learning to ride a horse is a metaphor for life. Horses teach responsibility, self-confidence, stewardship of nature and the valuable skill of being able to communicate with people of all generations. Join Laura and her Fabulous Welsh Cobs and Ponies! Call Laura for more information: 650-465-4083
Miwok Livery Stables - Mill Valley
North Bay Natural Horsemanship - Napa
Spring Down Equestrian Center - Portola Valley
Monterey Bay Equestrian Center - Salinas
Calero Ranch - San Jose
Cevlao Riding Academy - San Jose
North Gait Equestrian Center - Walnut Creek
I is for Ice Cream parlors and Ice Skating!
Ice Cream Parlors
Fenton's Creamery and Restaurant - Oakland
Rick's Ice Cream - Palo Alto
Ghiradelli Chocolate Manufactory and Soda Shop - San Francisco
Joe's Ice Cream - San Francisco
Screamin' Mimi's - Sebastapol
San Francisco Creamery - Walnut Creek
Baskin Robbins - Bay Area wide
Ben & Jerry's - Bay Area wide
Cold Stone Ice Cream - Bay Area wide
Dairy Queen - Bay Area wide
Double Rainbow - Bay Area wide
Haagen-Dazs - Bay Area wide
Ice Skating
Belmont Iceland - Belmont
Berkeley Iceland - Berkeley
Ice Center - Cupertino
Dublin Iceland - Dublin
Sharks Ice - Fremont
Oakland Ice Center - Oakland
Winter Lodge - Palo Alto
Ice Oasis - Redwood City
Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center - San Francisco
Ice Centre of San Jose - San Jose
Sharks Ice - San Jose
Ice Center - San Mateo
Snoopy's Home Ice - Santa Rosa
Vacaville Skating Center - Vacaville
J is for Jam, Jump, and Jackolantern, but see another letter for Kid Fun!
K is for Kayaking!
Kayaking
Outback Adventures - Larkspur, Fremont
Monterey Bay Kayaks - Monterey
Point Reyes Outdoors - Point Reyes Station
Sea Trek - Sausalito
L is for Laser Tag, Learning Centers, and Libraries!
Laser Tag
Laser Quest - Mountain View
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - Santa Cruz
Learning Centers
Huntington Learning Centers - Antioch, Cupertino, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek
Knowledge Quest - Los Gatos, San Jose
Reading Clinic - Fremont, Los Altos, Palo Alto, San Francisco, San Mateo, Saratoga
Kumon - Bay Area wide
Sylvan Learning Centers - Bay Area Wide
M is for Miniature Golf, Movies, and Music!
Merry Go Rounds (see Carousels under C)
Miniature Golf
Sub Par Miniature Golf - Alameda
Ghost Golf - Concord
Malibu Grand Prix - Redwood City
Golf Land - San Jose, Sunnyvale, Castro Valley, Milpitas
McInnis Park Golf Center - San Rafael
Neptune's Kingdom - Santa Cruz
Scandia Family Fun Center - Suisin
Mothers' Clubs (see Mothers' Clubs page)
Movies
New Parkway Family Classic Movies & Monday Night Baby Brigade - Oakland
AMC Theaters - Bay Area Wide
Century Theaters - Bay Area Wide
Regal Cinemas - East Bay, Santa Cruz
Museums (see Museums page)
Music Performances
California Youth Symphony - Cupertino, Los Altos, Palo Alto, San Mateo
California Pops - Los Gatos
Community School of Music and Arts - Mountain View
Music at Menlo - Menlo Park
El Camino Youth Symphony - Palo Alto
Community Music Center - San Francisco
San Francisco Symphony Music for Families - San Francisco
Music Classes/Schools (see Music Lessons page)
N is for Natural History and Nature Centers!
Natural History Museums (Dinosaurs!)
UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology - Berkeley
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History - Pacific Grove
California Academy Natural History Museum - San Francisco
Santa Cruz City Museum of Natural History - Santa Cruz
Nature Centers
Crab Cove Visitor Center - Alameda
Shorebird Nature Center - Berkeley
Tilden Nature Area and Little Farm - Berkeley
Terwilliger Nature Education Center - Corte Madre
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge - Fremont
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center - Hayward
Sulphur Creek Nature Center - Hayward
James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve - Moss Beach
Rotary Nature Center & Wildlife Bird Sanctuary - Oakland
EcoCenter - Palo Alto
Palo Alto Baylands Nature Center - Palo Alto
Ano Nuevo - Pescadero
Randall Museum - San Francisco
Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley - San Jose
CuriOdyssey at Coyote Point - San Mateo
Nature Bridge - Sausalito
The Marine Mammal Center - Sausalito
Bay Model - Sausalito
Lindsay Wildlife Museum - Walnut Creek
Elkhorn Slough National Estuary Research Preserve - Watsonville
O is for Orange, Ostrich, and Ocean, but see another letter for Kid Fun!
P is for Paint Ball, Parks, Planetariums, Play Centers, and Playgrounds!
Paintball
Antioch Paintball Park - Antioch
Paintball Jungle - Rio Del Mar
Real Action Paintball - Santa Clara
Midway Paintball - Vacaville
Parents Night Out
Color Me Mine - Alameda
Planet Granite - Belmont, San Francisco, Sunnyvale
Habitot Children's Museum - Berkeley
Head Over Heels Athletics - Emeryville
FUZE Fit for a Kid - Los Gatos
Pump It Up! - Milipitas, Pleasanton
Gym Towne - Moss Beach, San Francisco
For the Love of Art - Petaluma
Doodle Bug - San Anselmo
321 Spanish Learning Center - San Francisco
Coach Rudi Sports Academy - San Francisco
Destination Art - San Francisco
Tree Frog Treks - San Francisco
Junior Gym - San Mateo
My Gym - Several Locations
Parks (see Parks page)
Party Places (see Party Places page)
Planes (see Aviation under A)
Planetariums & Observatories
Fujitsu Planetarium ~ Cupertino
Fly through the cosmos and observe the night sky with incredible clarity in the most exciting Planetarium on the Pacific Coast. Astronomy shows and Laser Light shows presented every Saturday evening.
Holt Planetarium at Lawrence Hall of Science - Berkeley
Foothill College Observatory - Los Altos Hills
Chabot Observatory & Science Center - Oakland
Morrison Planetarium - San Francisco
Rosicrucian Planetarium - San Jose
Lick Observatory - San Jose
Play Centers
Great Jump ~ Milpitas
A whole new way to experience fun, fitness and togetherness. Fit for kids, teens and people of all ages and yes the parents too! Fully air-conditioned giant trampoline courts for playing dodgeball or just having fun jumping plus awesome pizza and arcade games.
Play Cafe ~ Oakland
Where little kids play and families connect. An every day indoor, play space for imaginative/educational play, where the food is delicious and nutritious.
Studio Grow ~ Berkeley, Concord & Danville
Studio Grow is the Bay Area's pioneer indoor play space offering exciting, educational, developmentally appropriate activities in a safe, clean environment for children ages 0-6! Drop in when you want, do what you want, stay as long as you want - no reservations needed, no membership required!
The Jungle - Concord, San Jose
Playland Not-at-the-Beach - El Cerrito
Scandia Family Fun Center - Fairfield
Play! - Los Altos
Napa Entertainment & Sports Center - Napa
Scientopia Discovery Center - Napa
Play Cafe - Oakland
Malibu Grand Prix - Redwood City
Chuck E Cheese - Several Locations
Hop-n-Play - San Bruno
SeeSaw Cafe and Play Studio - San Francisco
Golf Land - San Jose
Pump It Up - Several Locations
Playgrounds
Adventure Playground - Berkeley
Playground Fantastico - Napa
Yerba Buena - San Francisco
Q is for Quack, Quake, Question, but see another letter for Kid Fun!
R is for Restaurants, Rock Climbing and Roller Skating!
Restaurants (see Restaurants page)
Rock Climbing
Bladium - Alameda
Planet Granite - Belmont, Santa Clara
Berkeley Iron Works - Berkeley
City Beach - Fremont, Santa Clara
Treks and Tracks - Los Gatos (Castle Rock Park)
Twisters Gym - Mountain View
Rockzilla - Napa
Diablo Rock Gym - Pleasant Hill
Mission Cliffs - San Francisco
Class 5 - San Rafael
Pacific Edge - Santa Cruz
Roller Skating
Paradise Skate - Antioch
Redwood City Roller Rink - Redwood City
Golden Skate Roller Rink - San Ramon
Santa Cruz Roller Palladium - Santa Cruz
S is for Science, Skateboarding, Skiing, Soccer, and Swimming!
Science (see Science & Technology page)
Skateboard Parks
Alameda Point Skate Park - Alameda
Berkeley Skate Park - Berkeley
Campbell Skate Park - Campbell
Dublin Skate Park - Dublin
Carson Warner Memorial Skatepark - Healdsburg
Livermore Skate Park - Livermore
Mountain View Skate Park - Mountain View
Petaluma Skate Park - Petaluma
Union City Skate Park - Union City
Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park - San Jose
Skiing (snow)
Bear Valley - Bear Valley
Ski Homewood - Homewood
Diamond Peak - Incline Village, NV
Sierra Summit - Lakeshore
Kirkwood - Kirkwood
Mammoth - Mammoth Lake
Sugar Bowl - Norden
Squaw Valley - Olympic Valley
Dodge Ridge - Pinecrest
Royal Gorge - Soda Springs
Heavenly - Stateline, NV
Alpine Meadows - Tahoe City
Boreal - Truckee
Northstar - Truckee
Soda Springs - Truckee
Tahoe Donner - Truckee
Blue Angels Ski & Snowboard Program - Twin Bridges
Sierra at Tahoe - Twin Bridges
Badger Pass - Yosemite
Snow Parks
Directory of California Snow Parks
Soccer Teams
San Jose Earthquakes Men's Pro - San Jose
San Francisco State Men's - San Francisco
San Francisco State Women's - San Francisco
San Jose State Men's - San Jose
San Jose State Women's - San Jose
Sports City Indoor Soccer Center - Cotati, Santa Rosa
Stanford Men's - Stanford
Stanford Women's - Stanford
UC Berkeley Men's - Berkeley
UC Berkeley Women's - Berkeley
Space (see Planetariums, Science and Aviation above)
Sports (see Spectator Sports and Sports Lessons)
Summer Camps (see Summer Camps)
Swimming Lakes
Contra Loma Reservior - Antioch
Lake Anza, Tilden Regional Park - Berkeley
Cull Canyon Reservoir - Castro Valley
Gull Park - Foster City
Quarry Lakes - Fremont
Don Castro Resevoir - Hayward
Shell Beach, Tomales Bay State Park - Inverness
Del Valle Reservior - Livermore
Lake Temescal - Oakland
Shadow Cliffs Lake - Pleasanton
Almaden Lake Park - San Jose
Coyote Point Recreation Area - San Mateo
Parkside Aquatic Park - San Mateo
Swimming Lessons
DACA Aquatics - Cupertino
LAMV Aquatic Club - Los Altos, Mountain View
Foothills Tennis and Swim Club - Palo Alto
Almaden Valley Athletic Club - San Jose
Santa Clara Swim Club - Santa Clara
Swimming Pools
Antioch Water Park - Antioch
Blackberry Farm - Cupertino
Morgan Hill Aquatic Center - Morgan Hill
Silliman Family Aquatic Center - Newark
Roberts Pool - Oakland
Rinconada Pool - Palo Alto
Marinwood Pool - San Rafael
T is for Tea Parties, Theaters, Toy Stores, Trails, and Train Rides!
Tea Parties
Camellia Tea Room - Benicia
Lisa's Tea Treasures - Campbell, San Jose
Lisa's Tea Treasures - Menlo Park
Gamble Garden - Palo Alto
Crown and Crumpet Tea Salon - San Francisco
Lovejoy's Tea Room - San Francisco
Theaters
Berkeley Playhouse - Berkeley
Free Shakespeare in the Park - Cupertino, Oakland, Pleasanton, San Francisco
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts - Mountain View
Palo Alto Children's Theatre - Palo Alto
Cinnabar Theatre - Petaluma
Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory - Portola Valley
Glitter & Razz Itty Bitty Theatre - San Francisco
It's a Piece of Cake - San Francisco
Musical Theatre Works - San Francisco
New Conservatory Theatre Center - San Francisco
Young Performer's Theatre - San Francisco
San Jose Children's Musical Theatre - San Jose
Villa Montalvo - Saratoga
Stanford Savoyards - Stanford
California Theatre Center - Sunnyvale
Toy Stores
Learning Express - Belmont, Sunnyvale, San Jose
Wooden Horse - Los Gatos
Cheeky Monkey - Menlo Park
Playstore - Palo Alto
Ambassador Toys - San Francisco
Hickle Bees - San Jose
Talbot's Toyland - San Mateo
Trails (hiking and biking)
San Francisco Bay Trail - Bay Area
Iron Horse Regional Trail - Concord to San Ramon
Alameda Creek Regional Trail - Fremont
Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail - Lafayette, Moraga
Contra Costa Canal Bike Trail -Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Concord
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline - Richmond
Angel Island - San Francisco
Canada Road Bicycle Sunday - San Mateo
Crystal Springs Trail - San Mateo
Golden Gate Park - San Francisco
Mt. Diablo State Park - Walnut Creek
Train Rides
Amtrak California
BART
CalTrain - San Francisco to Gilroy
MUNI Cable Cars - San Francisco
Tilden Little Train - Berkeley
Pixieland - Concord
Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad - Felton
Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad - Los Gatos
Little Puffer at San Francisco Zoo - San Francisco
Santa Clara County Light Rail - San Jose
San Jose Historic Trolley - San Jose
Bianchi Railway at Central Park - San Mateo
Train Town - Sonoma
Niles Canyon Railway - Sunol
Train Models & Museums
West Bay Model Train Association - Menlo Park
Barron Park Garden Railway - Palo Alto
Golden State Model Railroad Museum - Point Richmond
California State Railroad Museum - Sacramento
Golden Gate Model Railroad Club at Randall Museum - San Francisco
Cable Car Museum - San Francisco
Golden Gate Railroad Museum - San Francisco
Market Street Railway - San Francisco
San Francisco Cable Cars - San Francisco
South Bay Historical Railroad Society - Santa Clara
Western Railway Museum - Solano
Niles Canyon Railway Museum - Sunol
Railroad-Ferry Depot - Tiburon
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society - Walnut Creek
U is for Universities!
University Campuses
UC Berkeley - Berkeley (Lawrence Hall of Science, Lowie Museum of Anthropology, museum of paleontology, botanical gardens, and campanile)
Stanford University - Stanford (Cantor Center for the Arts, Hoover Tower, Memorial Church)
V is for Valentine, Vanilla, and Vacation, but see another letter for Kid Fun!!
W is for Water Slides, Weird Stuff and White Water Rafting!
Water Slides
Prewett Family Waterpark - Antioch
Waterworld - Concord
Aqua Adventure - Fremont
Rapids Water Slides in Shadow Cliffs Park - Pleasanton
Golf Land - San Jose
Raging Waters - San Jose
Weird Stuff
Pez Museum - Burlingame
Ripley's Believe-It-Or-Not - San Francisco
Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco
Winchester Mystery House - San Jose
Mystery Spot - Santa Cruz
White Water Rafting
Whitewater Connection - Coloma
Whitewater Excitement - American River
Whitewater Tours - Grass Valley
Sunshine Rafting Adventures - Knights Ferry
River Dancers - Mt. Shasta
X is for X-Ray and Xylophone, but see another letter for Kid Fun!
Y is for fun kid's programs at your local Y.
YMCA
Mid Peninsula - East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City
Fremont/Newark YMCA - Fremont
Eden Area YMCA - Hayward
Tri-Valley YMCA - Livermore
Downtown Oakland YMCA - Oakland
Hilltop YMCA - Richmond
West Contra Costa YMCA - Richmond
Marin YMCA - San Rafael
YMCAs of San Franicisco - San Francisco
Z is for Zoos with Zebras of course!
Zoos
Oakland Zoo - Oakland
Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo - Palo Alto
San Francisco Zoo - San Francisco
Happy Hollow - San Jose