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Dublin Zoo
A perennial kid-pleaser, this modern, humane zoo in Phoenix Park provides a home for more than 235 species of wild animals and tropical birds. The animals live inside a series of…
American Museum of Natural History
Updated January 7, 2026 -- Since 1869, this institution has served as both the country’s preeminent private scientific research facility and its top museum for paleontology, zoology,…
Reid Park Zoo
Although relatively small and overshadowed by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, the Reid Park Zoo makes a fun in-town destination for families. Africa, Asia, and South America…
Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
Best known for Cape Point, the farthest tip of the Cape Peninsula, this is an unequivocally striking slither of protected reserve that horns its way into the ocean. Various scenic…
Johannesburg Art Gallery
Predictably, the city's first gallery was financed with the sale of a diamond. In 1904, Lady Phillips, wife of the first chairman of the Rand Mines Company, sold her 21-carat ring to…
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
While this 80-acre zoo isn’t the caliber of San Diego or even Memphis, it is a hit with younger kids—and with parents who understand how incredible it is that most of the zoo is…
Fair Park
Fair Park, a classic conglomeration of Art Deco buildings and spacious grounds built for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition, is undergoing a renaissance. Built to commemorate the…
Constitution Hill
On a hill overlooking the inner city, this is Jo'burg's answer to Cape Town's popular Robben Island attraction, and is billed as a living tribute to the country's enshrined freedoms…
Beale Street
To blues fans, Beale Street is the most important street in America. The musical form known as the blues -- with roots that stretch back to the African musical heritage of slaves…
35 Great Places To Take Your Kids on Vacation
In this selection of 35 destinations, we cover highlights from seven categories that will inspire even the most jaded child or world-weary parent. We'll give you the advice you need to…
New York City Self-Guided Walking Tour: Historic Lower Manhattan
By Pauline FrommerNot only is this the most historic part of the city—New York reached no farther than Wall Street for its first 100 years—it also affords the best overview of…
New York City Self-Guided Walking Tour: Greenwich Village
By Pauline FrommerGreenwich Village started as its own village, a place where, as in Boccaccio’s Decameron, the well-to-do fled on a near-yearly basis to escape the plagues of colonial…