Helen Diller Civic Center South Playground
Built around a big spiderweb climbing net, so it holds school-age kids longest while toddlers stay low on the ropes.
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A railing fence right around it, so a bolter stays put, and a tall spiderweb net that keeps the school-age ones busy while a toddler pokes about.
Wide, quiet galleries near Civic Center. Doable as one floor and out again, and there is room to push a stroller through every room.
A formal lawn between the Opera House and the Veterans Building, lined with plane trees and on axis with the City Hall dome. There is no play equipment.
A shop at Pier 39 selling edible raw cookie dough.
Made for preschoolers, with small bright play structures and a little train with two cars to climb into.
Burgers, curly fries and plant-based soft serve from the counter, with parklet tables out front.