Fish.

A working hydraulic model of the whole bay, big enough to walk around, and free. Open Tuesday to Saturday and closed Sundays and federal holidays, which catches people out.

Sausalito's shady neighborhood playground with bathrooms, picnic tables, lawns and basketball courts - one block off the Caledonia Street cafe strip, so parents can actually get a good coffee.

Pizza and wine on a bayside patio with its own bocce court and a little beach where kids play in the sand steps from the table - go early before the evening bar crowd rolls in.

Sausalito's landmark hillside hotel (a registered Historic Hotel of America) with suites and cottage-style rooms cascading toward the bay - walkable to the ferry, Bar Bocce and downtown.