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No kids when we went, but out of the things I've done there on my two trips there, I think LO would like to watch the seals at pier 39. I also thought Ghiradelli would be a total stupid tourist trap, but they had pretty good icecream sundaes

I loved touring Alcatraz but I don't know how well that would work with a LO. Going down to the pier will be fun for a kid. And I went outside the city for an afternoon and toured the Jelly Belly jelly bean factory and that was a lot of fun. Your LO might enjoy that!

My hubby and I went here for our honeymoon and loved it! I would go down to the piers and farmers market early on so you can get food and enjoy the tasty cheese. I don't remember what days it is open.

Tenderloin is known for being a sketchy area. We stayed in Nob Hill in an apartment, just past the Tenderloin area.

We didn't have a car when we were there and purchased a Muni 7 day unlimited pass which they sell at convenience stores. The public transportation was great and we were able to use it to get everywhere once we figured it out. It was a really good deal and we got to ride cable cars with it whenever we wanted to, which is something fun/ touristy, but without the pass is kind of pricey per trip. You can get 3 day passes too. https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/transit/fares-passes/visitor-day-passes We never used BART except to get us from the airport to our apartment area.

We did the California Academy of Sciences and liked it!

We also visited the Boudin's bakery in Fisherman's wharf where all the piers are and the farmer's market. One of the piers is where the sea lions hang out so that is interesting to see. It is a touristy area, but I think it is worth visiting. The bread at Boudin's is delicious and they make it into animal shapes which is kind of cool, you can watch them doing it from a window outside and one of the cooks wears a microphone and talk to the people outside on the street watching.

We also did Alcatraz, but it takes a while and wouldn't be terribly exciting for a little kid.

As for eating, we just strolled the streets until we found interesting looking places and used yelp if we wanted to look up reviews.

We went to a tasty ice cream place that has a line up, but is so delicious: Bi Rite Creamery.

We also went on a free walking tour across the Golden Gate Bridge, which was pretty good and walking the bridge was pretty cool. http://www.sfcityguides.org/current_schedule.html

Have fun!

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts--Children's Creativity Museum, carousel, playground, theatre, movie theatre. Wonderful place to spend time with young kids.

Golden Gate Park-- Koret Children's Quarter, Academy of Sciences (beautiful museum environments with mediocre exhibits) Japanese Tea Garden, Stow Lake (paddle boats). Most of the attractions are on the east side of the park... Unless you want to venture out to the beach. You can find lots of great places to eat right outside the park in the Inner Sunset. I recommend Marnee Thai, Arizmendi, and Park Chow.

Exploratorium

Cable Cars

Walk around Chinatown. There are lots of places to taste tea there.

Check out City Lights bookstore and all the cute Italian cafes and gelato places in North Beach. Sometimes you can spot wild parrots at Washington Square Park.

Have a great time! San Francisco is wonderful!

Check out sffuncheap.com. I live near sf and use this show to plan aid once in a while. Also red tricycle had an sf section that is quite good.

You should go to Miette Bakery for me! I really want to go. Hopefully we'll vacation there eventually.