Misalignment Museum

Dumpling spot offering small dumpling and gyoza portions suited to little appetites.

Outdoor mini golf at Mission Rock built around the city's gold-rush history. Eighteen holes holds a school-age kid; a toddler will want to leave at nine.

Mission Bay food-truck yard with open turf, so younger kids can run about while you eat.

Mission Bay food-truck park with lawn games and room for strollers; every age finds something.

A compact playground beside a lawn, picnic area and trellis, good for a quick break in the middle of a bigger outing.

A waterfront stop where play can spill into a bigger outing with open lawn, water views and room to roam.