San Francisco Bay Model Vistor Center in Sausalito

If you live around or visit one my favorite places in the world, San Francisco, head across the Golden Gate Bridge to visit one of the best deals any geeky family can find: The…

U.S Army Corp. of Engineers Bay Model Visitor Center

…where you will find plenty of free parking, no admission (that I recall), and a physical 3-D structural model of the San Francisco bay and surrounding areas (with water in the model) covering 1.5 acres (yes, ACRES).

Actual research using the model stopped in 2000. But, it remains open as an educational tool. I took my daughter there in 2003. She had a great time wandering around the model before we headed to Sausalito for lunch.