Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center
Kid essentials
About this place
Indoor rink in the middle of downtown with public sessions most days. Skate aids for small children, and the bowling alley is downstairs.
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Nearby places
A downtown play stop that is easy to combine with the nearby carousel, bowling, skating or children's museum.
Bowling downstairs from the ice rink at Yerba Buena Gardens. Bumpers, light lanes, and a good pairing with skating in one afternoon.
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.
Working presses and binding machines in a small SoMa workshop, demonstrated by volunteers. Better with kids who like to see how things are made.
Rotating contemporary art with performance and film in the mix, and the gardens right outside for when attention runs out.
San Francisco art museum that's stroller-friendly throughout, with free admission for kids under 18.