Pushkin's Bakery

A rebuilt 1840s adobe fort in Midtown where kids can poke through the old rooms at their own pace. It's a quick visit, which makes it a pretty good one with school-age kids.

A small state museum about California Indian life, with hands-on things for kids, on the same block as Sutter's Fort. Do both in one morning.

Square-slice pizza with a T. rex mascot, which is all a dinosaur kid needs to hear. Lots of vegan options too.

Sacramento's oldest ice cream parlor, making its own from a 1940s recipe, with kiddie cones and clown cones. Point out Jugglin' Joe on the roof sign: if he ever drops the scoop, the ice cream's free.

A 1950s-style Midtown diner with glass cases full of cakes and pies made from scratch. Letting a kid pick one slice from that case is harder than it sounds.

Pizza and ice cream under one roof, which is basically a kid's dream restaurant. Breakfast pizza in the mornings and vegan options for both.