New SFMOMA – San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Kids can explore a steel structure round-and-round maze by Richard Serra, see works by Matisse, Picasso, Miro, skip around open-air Calder sculptures, search for numbers 0 to 9 in a painting by Jasper Johns, and stand up close to see a portrait dissolve into squares.
Read more…Travel tips: California hiking with kids
California has glorious natural scenery – majestic mountains and lakes, golden hills dotted with oak trees, unique and fascinating deserts, towering redwood forests, alpine meadows covered with wild flowers – places where there are no roads, only trails through the landscape. Hiking with kids in California is an experience you’ll never forget.
Read more…Yosemite Valley in Spring
This spring the waterfalls in Yosemite Valley are spectacular! Where to go, what to see, and tips for enjoying the hike to Vernal Falls and visiting Yosemite National Park with kids.
Read more…Napoleon Bonaparte in Paris
Napoleon Bonaparte was a charismatic hero of France, who led a Grand Army to victory, and defeat. Discovering Napoleon in Paris with kids, everything about Napoleon is “larger than life” – monumental paintings at the Louvre, enormous triumphal arches, battle history at the Army Museum (Musee de l’Armee), and a majestic tomb.
Read more…Medieval Paris for Kids
Exploring Paris with kids, visit the Museum of the Middle Ages (and see the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries), Tour Jean San Peur, remains of a medieval fortress under the Louvre, and the tallest castle keep in Europe, Chateau de Vincennes.
Read more…Tokyo: Samurai and Shogun
Japanese samurai were elite warriors, highly skilled in sword-fighting, archery, and horseback riding. Exploring Tokyo with kids, go up the high hillside where the donjon of Edo Castle once towered over the city, find samurai armor and swords in museums, and visit Sengakuji temple of the Forty-Seven Ronin – samurai who were loyal to their daimyo to the end.
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