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can do both at
Yerba Buena Ice Skating
andBowlingCenter
. (415) 820-3532,www
.skatebowl.com
Ogle the street-side art in the Mission
District with the help of a guidemap from
Precita EyesMural Arts and Visitors Cen-
ter
, and thengoback to thecenter foroneof
its daily art workshops for kids. (415) 285-
2287,www.precitaeyes.org
Tokyo
Studio Ghibli of
Spirited Away
fame runs
the interactive
Ghibli Museum
, for which
tickets can be bought in advance. www
.ghibli-museum.jp
The
National Children’s Castle
offers a
roof garden, playrooms, andartsand crafts.
011-81-03-3797-5666,
-
shiro.or.jp
Tokyo is so vast that the best way to see
it is from above. You can get a seaside view
from the
Palette Town
giant Ferris wheel
(011-81-03-5500-2655,www.daikanransha
.com) and take in a city view from
Tokyo
Metropolis Observatories
(011-81-3-5320-
7890,www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/
taiken/observation_spot.html).
Toronto
What kid doesn’t love a castle? And
Casa
Loma
has not only turrets but a tunnel, se-
cret passageways, stables, and a secret gar-
den. (416) 923-1171,www.casaloma.org
From a medieval courtyard at the
Fal-
conryCentre
, watch raptors do their work.
(905) 936-1033,www.falconrycentre.com
Check out the
Toronto Music Garden
(codesigned by Yo-YoMa) — plus the art,
skating, and crafts displays— at
Harbour-
frontCentre
; there’s always something just
for kids. (416) 973-4000,
frontcentre.com
Washington,D.C.
See the
LincolnMemorial
— but wait until
nighttime. You’ll miss the crowds, and dra-
matic lightingequalsatotallydifferentexpe-
rience. (202)426-6841,www.nps.gov/linc
Make sure your kids are paying attention
by engaging them in amonument ormuse-
um scavenger hunt. The
International Spy
Museum
has threeon itswebsite (202-393-
7798,
, and
Watson
Adventures Scavenger Hunts
offers public
and private hunts (877-946-4868, www
.watsonadventures.com).
Feed the tarantulas at the
Smithsonian
National Museum of Natural History
. Af-
terward, admire the cockroaches, ants, and
snake skeletons. (202) 633-1000, www
.mnh.si.edu
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