Evandale Park Playground

Mountain View hotel with an outdoor saltwater pool, a huge lawn, and an Airstream bar, next to NASA Ames. Space-obsessed kids can spot the Moffett Field hangars from the pool deck.

A car-free bike path that's a popular pick for family rides.

The story of computing from the abacus to AI, with a self-driving car and giant early mainframes kids can gawk at. Closed Monday and Tuesday; school-age kids with any screen-time curiosity get the most out of it.

Build-your-own rice and noodle bowls on Castro Street: kids pick exactly what goes in (which means they eat it), it's naturally gluten-free, and Sundays are the family deal day.