Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Bay Area Activities for Kids

If you live in the bay area or are visiting the bay area there is a lot to do and see, but when you have kids the list shortens a bit. Having really young ones can really shorten that list! We want to expose our kids to beautiful art and music, but lets face it, when they are toddlers they don't really appreciate it and grow bored, and we know what happens then toddlers get bored! Temper tantrums! So I recently complied a list of places to visit with the kids here in the bay area. This is just a taste of what is out there besides Six Flags and Great America. 

1. San Francisco Zoo www.sfzoo.org
2. Oakland Zoo www.oaklandzoo.org
3. San Francisco Aquarium of the Bay www.aquariumofthebay.com
4. The California State Railroad Museum www.csrmf.org
5. Happy Hallow Zoo www.hhpz.org
6. CuriOdessey www.curiodyssey.org
7. Discovery Museum www.thediscovery.org
8. The Exploratorium www.exploratorium.edu
9. The Marine Mammal Center www.marinemammalcenter.org/
10. Pixieland www.pixieland.com
11. Tilden Park's Little Farm and train www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden
12. Mickey Grove Park and Zoo www.mgzoo.com
13. Lindsay Wildlife Museum www.wildlife-museum.org/
15. The Jungle www.thejunglefun.com
16. Paradise Skate www.paradiseskate.com
17. Bay Area Discovery Museum www.baykidsmuseum.org 
18. Children's Natural History Museum www.cnhm.msnucleus.org/activities.html
19. California Academy of Science www.calacademy.org
20. Muir Woods National Monument www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm

The U.S. National Park Service also has a list of free entry days for certain state parks. Here are the dates and participating parks in California!

Dates
April 22-26 National Park Week
August 25 National Park Service Birthday
September 28 National Public Lands Day
November 9-11 Veteran's Day Weekend

Parks
Cabrillo National Monument
Death Valley National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Lassen Volcano National Park
Lava Beds National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument
Pinnacles National Monument
Sequoia National Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Yosemite National Park

If you live out of state here is a link to all other states with participating parks: www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparksbystate.htm

(Muir Woods National Monument)

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  1. UnknownFebruary 15, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Great list! The Exploratorium is moving from the palace of fine arts to the piers, opening day gala on 4/12. Kinda sad it moved, it's such a nice setting at the palace.

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    1. EastBayMommyApril 10, 2013 at 12:45 PM

      Yeah, I was sad when I read about that, but the piers are always fun to go visit!

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