San Francisco, California

FLIGHT: 5½ HOURS

4 After you’ve hit all the usual tourist sights, seek out some of the city’s quirkier attractions like Musée Mécanique (Pier

45, Fisherman’s Wharf, 415-3462000, museemecanique.com), a warehouse filled with 300 vintage coin-operated arcade games and pinball machines dating back to the early 1900s. This is a hands-on experience, so hit the change machine for some coins and play until your thumbs give out. Temporarily closed during the pandemic, the museum is planning to reopen as soon as the mayor gives the OK.

Head to Chinatown and visit the Fortune Cookie Factory (free, 56 Ross Alley, 415-806-8243, goldengatefortunecookies.com), a small commercial kitchen that has been producing fortune cookies on a fascinating Rube Goldberg-style contraption since 1962. Visitors are welcome to watch the process and sample a cookie warm from the oven. A variety of fortune cookies, including flavored and chocolate-dipped options, are available for purchase.

Rent a car and drive across the Golden Gate Bridge to Muir Woods National Monument

($15, reservations required, 1 Muir Woods Road, Mill Valley, 800-4102419, nps.gov/muwo). Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, this majestic land features 240 acres of old-growth redwood forest and 6 miles of hiking trails.

Dine on Dungeness crab at Fog Harbor Fish House ($20-$64, Pier 39, 415-421-2442, fogharbor.com). Chefs prepare it a number of ways, from ceviche and crab cocktail to salads and roasted whole. With its location on the water, you can’t beat the view. For outstanding Italian food, the Italian Homemade Company ($10-$13, 716 Columbus Ave., North Beach, 415-712-8874, italianhomemade.com) is a fast-casual and always crowded spot where the pasta is made on-site. Mix and match your choice of pasta and sauce, or go for a flatbread sandwich or lasagna.

Chinatown (above) includes the Fortune Cookie Factory, where visitors can watch the cookie process. SUZANNE VAN ATTEN/FOR THE AJC