Whale Park

The East Bay brewery most set up for kids: outdoor seating, sandboxes, arcade games, slushies, and food trucks on rotation at Alameda Point, with a real beer list.

The aircraft carrier that recovered the Apollo 11 and 12 astronauts, with old Navy planes and an Apollo test capsule in the hangar bay.

Indoor warm-water pool for babies, kids and teens, with open family swim time alongside year-round swim lessons.

Taproom on the old naval air station with views of the San Francisco skyline and Bay Bridge, and food trucks on some days.

Dim sum on Webster Street where carts keep the food arriving, with pineapple buns at the end and big round tables that fit the whole crew.

Around a hundred playable machines on one admission, going back to the 1940s. No coins needed once you are in.