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You may have arrived together, but you needn t travel in a pack. If it s possible to split up the kids among the adults to give ev eryone a br eak, do so ev en if just for an hour. It can also be a nice opportunity to spend time alone with your child. Be flexible and maintain a sense of humor. If three cable cars packed to the rafters hav e passed y ou b y, perhaps the fates are telling you to walk. (S ee Getting Ar ound in chapter 4 for mor e advice.) Plan something for ev eryone in y our itinerary. If you want to analyze modern art at the museum, that s okay. J ust reward kids for their patience b y spending the afternoon r owing boats on PLANNING tour of capitol YOUR TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO

The San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau operates the Visitor Information Center on the lower level of Hallidie Plaza on Powell and Market streets (&415/3912000; www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com). The staff is multilingual and genuinely helpful. Visit the information center for books; maps; Municipal Railway passes for buses, streetcars, and cable cars; souv enirs; and tons of br ochures tour of capitol to guide y ou fur ther. I t s open Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm and w eekends 9am to 3pm.