Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye

Fisherman's Wharf hotel with games to borrow and bikes to rent, a good base for school-age kids.

An alley of murals under a canopy of hanging umbrellas, near the wharf. Ten minutes and a good photograph.

A free exhibition hall by the cannery with a huge Fresnel lighthouse lens and ship models.

Original comic strip and animation art in one small gallery near the wharf. Quick to walk, and a fair trade for a kid who draws.

A kids' menu of spaghetti and meatballs, fish and chips and grilled cheese, and clam chowder in a bread bowl for everyone else.

Wharf hotel with a heated pool, a games room, and outdoor space for kids to burn energy.