Wild Palms Hotel, JdV by Hyatt

The classic two-course mini-golf plus arcade on El Camino, running since the 1960s.

Moroccan-courtyard motel with a pool, spa, and free hot breakfast, consistently the top-rated budget stay in Sunnyvale.

A recently rebuilt neighborhood park with a modern playground, a separate tot lot for under-5s and sports fields. Clean, new and rarely mobbed.

Old-school Sunnyvale pizza parlor: big-screen sports, casual counter pizza for kids, and zero pretension, the post-soccer-game institution.

Separate spaces for 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, a rubber mound to climb and a water-play area.

Premium Korean BBQ for a special occasion, where kids are mesmerized by the tabletop grill and staff actively help families cook.