Sky Zone Roseville

A craft-beer restaurant that's genuinely set up for kids: burgers and a Thai-leaning menu for you, a kids' menu with churro bites for them, and kids eat free on Tuesdays.

Two parks in one: a summer water park with a kids' splash island, and the Golfland side (mini golf, arcade, go-karts) that stays open all year. Bring swim diapers for the littlest ones.

One- and two-bedroom suites with full kitchens near the Galleria, in the Taylor Road hotel cluster off I-80.

Sacramento's home-grown sushi place, with a kids' menu of udon, California rolls and bento boxes for the kid who won't go near raw fish.

Sit-down modern Mexican at the Fountains, with a kids' menu of tenders, quesadillas and tacos that ends in churros and ice cream.

A museum of Nisenan Maidu life plus a short trail past petroglyphs and hundreds of grinding holes in the rock. The trail is gravel, so leave the stroller in the car and go early on hot days.