Fun Places to Go with Children in Northern California: 9th Edition Over 350 Listings, Completely Revised & Updated

By Elizabeth Pomada

Book Overview

Now in its ninth edition, this guidebook for locals and tourists is updated to include more than 350 terrific destinations sure to entertain the whole family. With the help of a kids-only "panel of judges," author Elizabeth Pomada has selected the best that Northern California has to offer, from amusement parks to wildlife areas, museums to kid-tested restaurants. user-friendly features such as listings divided by region, a calendar of annual events, and an index by age group complement all the fully detailed entries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811838153
• ISBN13: 9780811838153
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Fun Places to Go with Children in Northern California: 9th Edition

This book is great to find new and fun things for kids to see. It is the only guide book that I could find with activities and sights to see in Northern California for children.

Travel Guide to Be With Your Children

I received this over 3 years ago as an anniversay gift from my wife. Our son was 4 months old at the time. Since then, we have put this guide to great use. On weekdays, my wife and son use it. On weekends my son and I use it for guy-bonding adventures. Sometimes all three of us get to the same fun place together, particularly on vacation.The book will become part of our family history as we scribble our son's date 1st visited in the margin next to each entry.Yes, it's due for revision. We hope 2001 will bring an update for those so inclined to want one. We'll hang onto our copy and keep scrawling in our own updates and corrections.We've been to six of the destinations on the Top 11 Places list in the front. That list is handy to give us a goal to get ourselves to every place on that list.My son's personal favorites include SF Exploratorium, Six Flags Marine World, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Jack London State Historic Park, Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park. There are also gems of little museums that I have enjoyed bringing him along to enjoy, such as the Silverado Museum in St Helena which pays tribute to Robert Louis Stevenson. Without this book, we would never have found such a rich variety of fun places to share with our son.Get it and "365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do With Your Child," by Steve & Ruth Bennett. Your children will thank you much later for the time you spent being with them!

Loved it, but it needs to be updated

My children really enjoyed visiting about 270 places out of the over 300 places identified in this book. The age range for each visit was given, so we were able to pick and choose appropriate places to visit. The phone numbers and the dates/times the places are open are invaluable. The places are listed in geographic order, so you can visit the places pretty much in order.Unfortunately, it has been over four years since the book was updated, so much of the information is outdated. We are looking forward eagerly for the next edition.