TETRA Hotel, Autograph Collection

The Peninsula breakfast-and-lunch institution (since 1974) where the kids' menu doubles as a coloring sheet and the coffee cake is famous. Breakfast and lunch only - doors close mid-afternoon.

Sunnyvale's nautical-themed neighborhood park: a ship-play structure little captains climb all over, plus open lawn and picnic spots in north Sunnyvale.

50s-themed diner with jukebox vibes, milkshakes, and burgers: the nostalgia place where kids get a kick out of the decor and everyone leaves full.

70 acres of developed parkland at the edge of the bay: playground, big picnic grounds, permanent restrooms, and a gateway to the Bay Trail levees where planes float into Moffett. $6 parking March through October; free in winter.