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Things to do in San Francisco with kids

Museums, tours & cruises and family fun — 104 places to go with kids in San Francisco, California. 14 free to enter · most admission $10 to $30. 28 have a verified saving right now.
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Museums in San Francisco42

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Tours & cruises in San Francisco21

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Family fun in San Francisco10

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Escape rooms in San Francisco6

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Bowling in San Francisco4

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Parks & beaches in San Francisco4

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Shows & live entertainment in San Francisco4

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Indoor climbing in San Francisco3

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Zoos & aquariums in San Francisco2

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Adventure in San Francisco2

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Ice & roller skating in San Francisco2

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Mini golf in San Francisco2

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Theme parks in San Francisco1

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Trampoline parks in San Francisco1

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With kids in San Francisco

8 places in San Francisco price a child ticket or let kids in free, child tickets $10 to $39.

What’s on in San Francisco

Within 25 miles of San Francisco. Dates and wording are each venue’s own.

Free in San Francisco

15 attractions in San Francisco get you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.

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Places with deals in San Francisco

See each venue's offer wording and ticket conditions before choosing.

San Francisco's attractions skew heavily toward museums, aquariums, and interactive experiences. The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park combines an aquarium, rainforest, planetarium, and natural history museum under one roof. Aquarium of the Bay at PIER 39 houses over 20,000 local marine animals across exhibits where visitors touch and interact with the region's aquatic life. The Exploratorium at Pier 15 operates over 650 interactive exhibits exploring science, art, and human perception. For families seeking waterfront activity, Adventure Cat Sailing Charters operates spacious catamarans that sail San Francisco Bay, offering stable rides combining fresh air and waves on deck with covered cabin protection. Indoor entertainment venues like Lucky Strike San Francisco offer bowling, arcade games, pool, and air hockey. Museums span art, history, and culture: the Asian Art Museum houses more than 6,000 years of Asian art, while the de Young Museum presents rotating exhibitions alongside its permanent collection. These attractions serve different trip lengths—a rainy afternoon might call for the Aquarium or a museum, an hour with young children could work at Imagination Playhouse with its interactive play structures, and teenagers might spend a full day exploring multiple museums or testing themselves at Benchmark Climbing's indoor bouldering gym.

What this list covers

San Francisco has 104 places to go, mostly museums (42), tours & cruises (21), family fun (10).

74 of them publish an admission price, 91 publish opening hours, 9 have something dated on now, 28 are running a verified saving.

Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on October 14, 2026.

How we know these are real

Savings here are quoted from the attraction’s own website, word for word. This one, for example:

“EBT and Medi-Cal holders receive $3 museum admission.”

Quoted from chsa.org · checked on

Common questions

How many attractions in San Francisco are running a deal?
28 of the 104 attractions in San Francisco currently have a verified saving, covering 74 offers in total. Each is quoted from the attraction’s own website. Examples include Adventure Cat Sailing Charters, American Bookbinders Museum, Aquarium of the Bay. Check each venue’s offer wording and eligibility conditions.
How much do things to do in San Francisco cost?
Most admission in San Francisco runs $10 to $30 per person, and 14 places are free to enter. Published prices run from $7 to $99 — $7 at Imagination Playhouse, $99 at Incredible Adventures, across 15 attractions in San Francisco that publish their own. Each figure is that venue’s own price line for what it names, which is not always plain admission, and each attraction’s page carries the rest of its rates.
What’s on in San Francisco right now?
9 attractions in San Francisco have something dated running, 17 listings between them. Each carries its own dates and the venue’s own sentence, and nothing is listed once its dates have passed.
Is there anything free to do in San Francisco?
14 attractions in San Francisco say on their own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction. Examples include African American Art & Culture Complex, Cable Car Museum, Charles F. Hagar Planetarium.
What kinds of attractions are included?
museums (42), tours & cruises (21), family fun (10), escape rooms (6), bowling (4), parks & beaches (4), shows & live entertainment (4), indoor climbing (3), zoos & aquariums (2), adventure (2), ice & roller skating (2), mini golf (2), theme parks (1), trampoline parks (1).
Are these deals guaranteed to still be available?
No. Every deal here carries the date it was last checked on the attraction’s own website and a link straight to the page it came from, so you can confirm it before you travel. Prices and offers change without notice.
What's best to do with kids on a foggy afternoon?
The Aquarium of the Bay, California Academy of Sciences, and Exploratorium all offer extended indoor experiences. The American Bookbinders Museum provides self-guided audio tours and hands-on activities. Children's Creativity Museum spans two floors of multimedia exhibits. Leroy King Carousel at the Children's Creativity Museum transports riders with organ music. Many venues offer discounts: children under 10 enter the American Bookbinders Museum free.
Can we do something active and less museum-focused?
Benchmark Climbing scales 8-16 foot walls over foam crash pads. House of Air spans over 8,000 square feet of interconnected trampolines. Movement San Francisco offers climbing, bouldering, yoga, and fitness. Adventure Cat Sailing Charters sails San Francisco Bay with covered cabin protection. Stagecoach Greens plays eighteen holes of outdoor mini golf through city history.
Are there deals that help with admission costs?
Multiple venues offer verified savings. The Asian Art Museum offers free admission on first Sundays. California Academy of Sciences provides free and reduced admission options. The de Young Museum offers free permanent collection admission at 4:30 pm. San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, Aquarium of the Bay, and many museums offer student discounts and other reductions.