Golden Gate Park Playground (39th Avenue)

Outer Richmond pizza with a lively patio where kids can be loud.

Two play areas popular with local daycares and school groups, a rec center running programs, and basketball and tennis courts.

Two age zones make this easier with siblings, including a toddler area and a bigger climber with a long tunnel slide.

Outer Sunset coffee stop with room for strollers and a quick pastry before the beach.

A working Dutch windmill at the ocean end of Golden Gate Park with beds of tulips in front of it. Short stop, flat paths, best in February and March.

Colonnaded art museum on the cliffs at Lands End. The courtyard, the view and the Rodin outside are half the visit and cost nothing.