Acme Burger

A spray ground with 15 water features and two picnic areas with shade covers, though the city says recreation swim is not being offered right now.

Peanuts headquarters: the Schulz Museum's comic-strip exhibits and hands-on cartooning, then walk across the street to Snoopy's Home Ice for public skating in the rink Charles Schulz built - the Santa Rosa pilgrimage for Peanuts kids.

Sonoma County's hands-on kids museum: indoor science and art exhibits plus Mary's Garden outside - a water-play creek, climbing structures, and a nature zone that alone justifies admission on a hot day.

A shallow instructional pool next to the lap pool and a 140-foot water slide; kids need to be 48 inches to ride it.