Tropical-themed Sunnyvale hotel with a pool, hot tub, and free daily continental breakfast.
Sunnyvale's nautical-themed neighborhood park: a ship-play structure little captains climb all over, plus open lawn and picnic spots in north Sunnyvale.
A Victorian-themed park with a big playground, a separate tot lot and picnic sites with power outlets. The gazebo and lawns are a birthday-party staple.
70 acres of parkland at the edge of the bay: playground, big picnic grounds, permanent restrooms, and Bay Trail levees where planes float into Moffett.
A recently rebuilt neighborhood park with a modern playground, a separate tot lot for under-5s and sports fields. Clean, new and rarely mobbed.
Moroccan-courtyard motel with a pool, spa, and free hot breakfast, consistently the top-rated budget stay in Sunnyvale.
Sunnyvale hotel with a heated pool, cabana seating, and a free full American breakfast.
The Peninsula breakfast-and-lunch institution (since 1974) where the kids' menu doubles as a coloring sheet and the coffee cake is famous.
50s-themed diner with jukebox vibes, milkshakes, and burgers: the nostalgia place where kids get a kick out of the decor and everyone leaves full.
Family-owned since 1986: healthy-ish American food, counter order, table delivery, and a pace that doesn't rush anyone.
The Murphy Avenue Middle Eastern favorite (grills, mezze, fresh bread) that handles families and big groups well, and is busy and buzzy.
The classic two-course mini-golf plus arcade on El Camino, running since the 1960s.
