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Childrenarea toughaudience: short attention spans;highyawn factor; and,with theolderones, a
big riskof eye-rolling. And if they ain’t happy travelers, ain’t nobodyhappy. Thegoodnews is that
thesekid-friendly sweet spots are likely tobepretty fun for you too.
BuenosAires
The
alfajor
, a cookie available at the confectioner
Havanna Café
(multiple café locations,
), will feed the kids’
sweet tooth. So will Havanna’s excellent ice cream; it’s usually
homemade.
Visit a kid-scale city where children get to play grown-up at
Museo de los Niños Abasto
(011-54-11-4861-2325,
abasto.org.ar). Older kidsmight prefer to seeMuseo del Patrimo-
nio’s enormous collectionof toilets (011-54-11-6319-1882).
Watch the tigers (and lionsandmore, ohmy!)prowl at
Temaikén
Park
, a combinationwildlife park and zoo that alsohas interactive
exhibits anda360-degreemovie theater. 011-34-8843-6900,www
.temaiken.com.ar
Cancún
Clip on to a zip line for a tree’s-eye view of the jungle at
Selvatica!
The canopy tour is capped off with a swim in a
cenote
, or natural
sinkhole. 011-52-998-849-5510,www.selvatica.com.mx
Take a ferry to IslaMujeres to see
Tortugranja
, a sea-turtle re-
search station at CarreteraSacBajoKm5 (011-52-998-877-0595),
and then snorkel at oneof themanybeach clubs.
You can also see the reefs and fish without getting wet, on the
glass-sided boat at
Aquaworld
. 011-52-998-848-8327,
world.com.mx
Chicago
The
KraftEducationCenter
at the Art Institute of Chicago tailors
big-deal art to small-people tastes, and there are hands-on work-
shops everyweekend. (312) 443-3600,www.artic.edu/aic/kids
Save Grant Park’s
Buckingham Fountain
for after dark, when
light joins the show. (312) 742-7648,www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
When you go to
NavyPier
(and if youhave kids, you’ll go), don’t
forget the pier part — take a water taxi or a sightseeing cruise to
take in great views of the citywithout having to get on an elevator.
(312) 595-7437,www.navypier.com
Dallas/FortWorth
Feed the koi in the Japanese Garden at the
FortWorth Botanic
Garden
, and then take the
TexasNativeForest Boardwalk
, where
kids can balance on and crawl through logs. (817) 871-7686, www
.fwbg.org
Take a ride on the
McKinneyAvenueTrolley&ExploreUptown
(214-855-0006,
to the
Nasher Sculpture Center
,
where the kids can gawk at big outdoor art in the terraced garden
(214-242-5100,www.nashersculpturecenter.org).
Stroll through the art deco buildings at
Fair Park
on your way
to the
MuseumofNature&Science
and its IMAXTheater. Don’t
miss the fossilized mammoth. (214) 428-5555,
science.org
Clockwise from top left: the
Museode losNiñosAbasto in
BuenosAires, theMuseumof Na-
ture&Science inDallas, theDole
Plantation inHawaii, andNavy
Pier inChicago
