Washington Hyde Mini Park Playground

An organic farm-to-table restaurant with kids' meals and an on-site bakery.

Unusual play features and a raised boardwalk that gives kids a bird's-eye view of the grounds, with sports courts and a clubhouse.

Polk Street indoor playground with rope mazes and slides for toddlers through school age.

Nob Hill crepes with a kids' menu, high chairs, a changing table, and crayons.

Free and genuinely fun for machine obsessed kids because you can watch the giant wheels pulling the real cables under the streets.

A small playground on a pretty lawn, with the turtle fountain nearby and plenty of places to sit.