Find kid-friendly places in Sonoma (10)

The playground inside Sonoma's historic plaza: two age-split structures, a sand pit for castle-building, duck pond, and huge shade trees - with cheese shops, bakeries, and ice cream ringing the square.

A quarter-scale steam train that takes twenty minutes to loop through tunnels and over bridges, plus a small petting zoo and a few fairground rides. Built for under-eights.

Carneros' outdoor wine garden where the kids menu and open lawn let parents actually taste: casual plates, wine for the grown-ups, and room to roam in the Carneros breeze.

Sonoma Plaza's garden cafe: breakfast and lunch on a leafy back patio with the duck pond playground across the square - the plaza-morning move.

Sonoma's family-run adobe-style inn: garden pool, hot tub, free breakfast, and lawns kids can run - the sweet-spot value a ten-minute walk from the Plaza.

Sonoma's grand hot-springs resort: geothermal pools, a spa, big lawns, and a concierge that runs family adventures - the special-occasion Sonoma stay that genuinely welcomes kids.

A resort-style lodge a mile from the Plaza: pool, cabanas, lawn games, and a published family-and-kids activities program - walking distance to TrainTown.

Thin-crust New Haven-style pizza half a block off the Plaza: fast, family-priced, and patio-seated - the easy Sonoma dinner with kids.

The original Mary's, born on Sonoma Plaza in 1959: kids make their OWN pizzas (dough, sauce, cheese, toppings delivered to the table) - a Sonoma County family rite of passage.