Angels Flight Railway

Kids check in to a welcome backpack with binoculars, an activity book and snacks, plus milk and cookies delivered on the first night. The heated outdoor pool is on the fourth floor.

A 1917 food hall with dozens of stalls from tacos to ramen to pupusas, so everyone picks their own lunch and meets back at the long communal tables.

Free contemporary art museum with a scavenger hunt for kids (finish it and claim a prize), a quiet room for sensory breaks, and a kids' audio tour narrated by LeVar Burton.

Kids love the glass elevators riding the outside of the six-story atrium, and there's an outdoor pool deck for downtime between downtown sights.

A splash pad with inch-deep water and a playground with a soft, wavy rubber surface and climbing structures, right by City Hall. There's a Starbucks inside the park for the grown-ups.

Slide a tray down the line, watch the noodles get cut to order and let kids pick tempura at the heat-lamp station. Fast, shareable and fine with noodle spills.