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Weekend Fun Guide

By Macaroni Kid Walnut Creek December 2, 2016
Your kids grow up fast.  If you are looking for family fun here is a list of museums, zoos, and other amusement venues.  Before you know it your kids will be busy with activities, sports, homework and friends and will be less inclined to spend a Saturday afternoon with their parents at a museum or zoo.  


Zoos, Aquariums, Amusement Parks & More:


Pixieland Amusement Park  (small scale park for the little ones)

Children's Fairyland

Oakland Zoo

San Francisco Zoo

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (San Jose)

Aquarium Of The Bay

Monterey Bay Aquarium

California State Railroad Museum  (Sacramento)

Tilden Park - Little Farm, carousel, steam train and more in the Berkeley hills!

Safari West - take a safari in the California Wine Country

Jelly Belly Factory Tour - in Fairfield

TrainTown Railroad - Sonoma

Walt Disney Family Museum - San Francisco


MUSEUMS:

Note: Check out Discover & Go or Museums on Us by Bank of America for ways to get a free ticket to local museums.  


Bay Area Discovery Museum - Sausalito

Great museum for younger kids with lots of play opportunities.  

Free the first Wednesday of the month.

 

California Academy of Sciences - Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Unique museum with a walk through Rain Forest, Aquarium Exhibits, Planetarium, Natural History room, Living Roof, Albino Alligator, penguins and more.

 

Chabot Space & Science Center - Oakland

 

Charles M. Schulz Museum - Santa Rosa

A museum dedicated to the life and works of the Peanuts comic strip creator.

 

Children's Creativity Museum

An interactive museum for children focusing on art and technology with a mission of nurturing children to learn the skills of "creativity, collaboration and communication". 
 

Children's Discovery Museum - San Jose


Exploratorium - San Francisco:  

Hands on museum that your kids will enjoy so much they won't realize they are learning.

 
Habitot Children's Museum - Berkeley

Hands on exhibits for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.  

 
Lawrence Hall of Science - Berkeley 


Lindsay Wildlife Museum – Walnut Creek

 
Oakland Museum of California - Oakland 

First Sunday of the Month Free


Pacific Pinball Museum - Alameda
 

 

The Tech Museum - San Jose  

Lots of hands-on science and technology exhibits.  Cool machine that will draw a picture of you. IMAX theater.

 

USS Hornet - Alameda:  

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