The Clancy, Autograph Collection

Seven floors of modern and contemporary art, far more than a kid will finish; pick two floors and go. Tickets required, and strollers roll through fine.

A free gondola runs to the rooftop park, where the play area sits three levels above the street.

Modern art museum that is free for kids 18 and under, with a free education center on the second floor and hands-on activities in the Co-Lab.

SoMa luxury hotel with family suites, connecting rooms, and kid-sized robes.

Three floors of art and history off Yerba Buena Gardens. Compact, calm, and stronger with school-age kids than with toddlers.

Studios in Yerba Buena Gardens where kids make claymation, music and art with their hands. Built for ages 2 to 12, and the old carousel is right outside.