Beach Chalet Athletic Fields Playground

Ocean Beach restaurant with a kids' menu, a lawn out front, and room for strollers; lively and easy.

Built around a ship you climb aboard and steer, so there's a game to play; works for toddlers up through the early school years.

A working Dutch windmill at the ocean end of Golden Gate Park with beds of tulips in front of it. Short stop, flat paths, best in February and March.

Outer Sunset fish shack with outdoor tables and a play area, so kids move while the tacos come.

A bookstore café with a big children's section, a train set kids play with while you have your coffee, storytime and a garden to sit in.

Free outdoor artwork with no cover and no lighting, a daylight, fair-weather stop.