San Francisco Things to Do

If you’ve got kids with you on your trip, head to the Palace of Fine Arts. A relic of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Expedition, this classically-influenced park houses the Exploratorium, a hands-on science museum geared to pique the curiosity of the young and young at heart. Kids will also appreciate Pier 39, as it is part shopping center, part family-fun extravaganza.