The Uffizi Museum (Galleria degli Uffizi) in Florence has a magnificent collection of Italian painting and sculpture. Here’s tips for families visiting the Uffizi, and some favorite artworks to see – paintings by Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci, portraits of Medici children, angels, battles, and coats of arms.
Read more…Sonoma County Favorite Pumpkin Patches
In October, head to Sonoma County to enjoy pumpkin patches, and amazing corn maze!
Pick up a wheelbarrow, and load up on different kinds of pumpkins, kids love to play in a seed corn pits, go on hay bale rides, see farm animals, explore winding paths through a corn maze.
Explore San Francisco Chinatown
On a family vacation in San Francisco, plan to spend a fun morning in Chinatown.
Wander through side streets looking for dragon and lion murals on store walls, watch fortune cookies being made, visit one of oldest Chinese temples in United States, take out lunch, then eat outdoors at four parks with kids’ play areas.
Read more…4 Favorite California Hikes with Kids
Here’s four favorite hikes with kids in California, plus tips on trails still closed. This summer, hike through awesome landscapes with rushing waterfalls, lush fern forests, panoramic coastlines, and soaring giant redwoods.
Read more…San Francisco: 31 Fun things to do with kids in summer
It’s summer in San Francisco!
Best family activities, one for each day of the month.
Museums, exhibits on now, fun food, hikes, free music, best parks, insider secrets (redwood grove, fairy doors, F tram), and more.
Glen Canyon Park Hike San Francisco
Take a hike through Glen Canyon Park in central San Francisco.
Hiking through the canyon, noise of the city disappears, replaced with sounds of birds and wind in the trees. Directions for a loop hike, good for kids of all ages, and easily accessible from BART stop.