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Founded in 1983, the Miami Children’s Museum is located on Watson Island and opened its new building to the public on September 7, 2003. It’s an exciting experience for the whole family!
Includes 10 galleries, classrooms, birthday party rooms, parent/teacher resource center, educational gift shop, 200-seat auditorium and dining area. Exhibits and activities include a giant sandcastle, a cruise ship, a fire truck, a retail store, the Everglades, a health and wellness center, and a bank.

The museum is dedicated to enriching the lives of all children by fostering a love of learning and enabling children to realize their highest potential.

Open daily from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

The Miami SkyLift balloon looks like a giant Ping-Pong ball come to rest in Bayfront Park. The ride open in December of 2007.

This unique amusement ride is the perfect way for young and old to experience Miami. It’s 400 feet every 15 minutes and can accommodate up to 30 passengers at a time. For just $17 per adult and $9.50 per kid from age three to nine, you can glide 400 feet into the air and get a bird’s-eye view.

It’s hard to have thought the Bayfront Park fountain would serve as a launching pad for such a ride.

Night rides are also available, with the balloon’s internal illumination system providing an additional visual treat. Sees this moon over Miami floating over the city.

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium is located in the Grant Park Museum Complex at Lake Shore Drive. Shedd is home to thousands of invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

Aquarium has added several permanent exhibits to the main aquarium, effectively doubling its size and is now one of the premier aquariums in the country. The aquarium contains over 25,000 fish, representing more than 700 species from all parts of the world.

The oceanarium contains Beluga whales, sea otters and seals, but the stars here are the Pacific white-sided dolphins.

Shedd Aquarium offers experiences from awe-inspiring whales, frolicking sea otters and lively penguins, to streamlined sharks, exotic eels and thousands of amazing animals.

Here are some more of the incredible (and incredibly beautiful) things you can see at an ocean reef.

Shedd Aquarium offers a special event for 3-5 year-old preschoolers – “Tots on Tuesdays”.

At 225,000 square feet, the Sfmoma is one of the largest North American buildings devoted to modern art. The museum opened in 1935 under founding director Dr. Grace Morley as the San Francisco Museum of Art, solely to 20th-century contemporary art.

The steel frame is covered with textured and patterned brickwork, one of Botta’s tradmarks. The five-story tower in the rear is made up of galleries and offices. The  Museum Store offers the West Coast’s finest selection of modern and contemporary art books, as well as innovative design objects and furniture.

Paintings, photos, portraits, and sculptures by contemporary and modern artists can be seen. Also available is a listening tour.

The garden adds 14,400 square feet of gallery space creating greater opportunity for large-scale sculptures.

The Sfmoma Museum Store’s collection of artists’ jewelry features original pieces from around the world — wearable works of art crafted from the finest materials.

Chicago is one of the most important and most celebrated tourist attractions in the world. Located on Lake Michigan, east of Chicago’s Downtown, Navy Pier has been first opened in 1916. 50 acres of parks, promenades, gardens, shops, restaurants and attractions.

The top spot for kids, featuring a huge ferris wheel with a dizzying view of the city skyline, also features a carousel, miniature golf, an adventure ropes course, and remote control boats.

All down Navy Pier’s walking-distance stretch are myriad options for dining, shopping, and entertainment.

One of its most popular  yearly attraction is the tall ships Venetian Night festival.

Sightseeing with Shoreline or a dinner cruise aboard Odyssey, Mystic Blue or Spirit. All of these nautical adventures offer up views of the spectacular.

Out of all of the attractions for family’s on Chicago’s Navy Pier, the one that you simply can’t miss is the Chicago Children’s Museum.No matter what the season, an exciting roster of restaurants keeps Navy Pier visitors coming back for more.

The Coral Castle is probably the strangest attraction in Florida. The Coral Castle originally called ‘Rock Gate Park’, was built by Edward Leedskalnin, working alone and by himself. The Coral Castle is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Coral Castle is a stone structure, comprises numerous megalithic stones ( limestone, formed from coral ), each weighing several tons. The Castle walls and gates surround the carvings of furniture, creating a sort of “roofless” castle.

Many of the features of the castle are notable, including a table with a flower planted in the middle.

A series of concentric coral circles is said to represent the solar system.

The Coral Castle is an everlasting mystery to those who explore it.

Coral Castle is open 8AM-6PM on Sundays through Thursdays and 8AM-9PM on Fridays and Saturdays.

The garden was made during the First World War, purchased in Italy or copied from Italian gardens. It is considered one of the biggest must-see attractions for visitors to Miami. Vizvaya museum is open to the public 364 days each year.

Vizcaya was built in 1916 by James Deering, a vice president of International Harvester. The property was once much larger.

Now a National Historic Landmark in South Miami. Vizcaya Palace offers a unique glimpse into a vanished lifestyle in America.

Aside from the magnificent landscaping, there are sculptures and lots of neat little accents, like coral rock planting baskets and shell murals.

The furnishing and decoration are reminiscent of some of European castles minus the excessive gilding

Address – Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Biscayne Bay, 3251 S Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, USA, FL 33131

Gator Park is located at 24050 SW 8th Street Miami, Florida 33194. Gator Park is located within the much larger area known as the “Everglades National Park”. Tickets cost $21, and include entrance to the park, the air-boat tour, and a wildlife show.

Come visit us deep in the Everglades – At Gator Park you’ll see all sorts of wildlife – such a turtles, snakes, fish and exotic birds-as you take one of our famous Airboat Rides deep into the Everglades National Park.

You can also witness alligator wrestling, hold a baby gator, and take an air-boat ride through Everglades National Park.  Marine life includes more than 200,000 alligators as well as American crocodiles.

The Everglades is one of the world’s largest and slowest flowing rivers. The water isn’t too deep, averaging only eight to twelve inches, depending on the rainfall.

Gator Park is Open Daily from 9:00am – 5:00pm

Located on Boston’s waterfront, the New England Aquarium is home to penguins, seals, sea lions, and fish of all stripes. With more than 600 species of aquatic animals and fish and over 20,000 specimens, the New England Aquarium can  to interest everyone.

There are many things to do and see at the aquarium. There’s an abundance of other tanks located around the aquarium housing various assorted sea creatures.

Visitors are allowed to touch New England tide pool animals including sea stars, sea urchins, hermit crabs, snails and horseshoe.

Surrounding the Giant Ocean Tank are the aquarium’s most charismatic residents, the penguins. African Penguins, Rockhopper Penguins, and Little Blue Penguins, all on display as you first enter the building.

Though sharks and rays may have a reputation for being ferocious and man-eating, the exact opposite is true.

Magnificent “Seawee-sea ” with one of nature’s most complete camouflages.

 

The Gambia is the fourth most densely populated country in West Africa, with around 1.2 million people population. Banjul is the capital and chief port of The Gambia, which is located where the Gambia River enters the Atlantic Ocean. Also Banjul connected the country with Senegal by a ferry across the river and holds the country’s economic center including the Central Bank of Gambia.

 

Banjul’s principal export is peanut processing but also palm wood and oil, and skins and hides are shipped. The brewing and tourism also are available. The Gambia charms its guests with sunny beaches and natural reserves where they cans watch monkeys, birds, hippos and hyenas in the wild. The major resorts are Bakau, Fajara, Kotu, and Kololi.

 

The attractions in the Banjul are the Albert Market – one numerous bustling market, Banjul Court House, the Gambian National Museum and several major mosques. Albert Market is a great place to start leisurely walking and shopping for exotic local crafts, batiks, silver jewelers clothes, shoes and etc.  The major attraction in Banjul is Arch 22, which is the most impressive building in The Gambia. The Arch was built to commemorate the 22 July 1994 it’s a historical monument that also houses a modest textile museum. Standing high at 35m it affords spectacular views over the city and coastal areas.

Hua Hin (Huahin) is a tourist city and famous beach resort in Thailand, located 281 kilometers south of Bangkok. Hua Hin is the oldest beach resort of Thailand.
If you enjoy walks through the quiet winding streets of a friendly coastal village, sampling delicious seafood in restaurants overlooking the brightly lit fishing boats on the Gulf of Thailand or a round of golf on one of the several international standard links, Hua Hin could very well be what you’re looking for.

In Hua Hin you can visit the Majestic Creek Country Club and Beach Resort – The inland road to the club passes through rural Thailand with small farms producing pineapples, sugarcane, bananas and mangoes. The journey is interesting, and it becomes more scenic as the road approaches to the golf resort, which lies beneath the natural-lying mountains to the west of Hua Hin.

You can ride horses and buggy around the temples and beach of Khao Takiab Bay, just 10 minutes south of Hua Hin town centre. Horse Riding is available on the beach.
In Hua Hin is famous also the Elephant Polo.

If you want real relaxation you must visit the Khao Takiab Bay and Hua Hin spas. People in Hua Hin like Fishing trips. Fishing Boat charters from Takiab Fishing Village in Hua Hin. Offshore fishing and boat rides. Fishing is available off Koh Singto.

The white sand goes for miles from the Sofitel at the end of Damnoenkasem Rd. At the main beach there are umbrellas for lounging and vendors will satisfy your needs for drinks and snacks, and even pony rides, jet skis and a Thai traditional massage. Many beach front hotels have concessions for wind surfing and sailing needs and power boats can be hired. Walks down the beach will take you to temples and fishing villages.

Though the beaches and swimming pools are always beckoning, the Hua Hin area also has shopping, temples, waterfalls, caves, quaint neighborhoods and historical sites that will create memories for all members of the family. A leisurely drive though the countryside, where one can see rice paddies and pineapple plantations, children playing in the canals, and the beautiful scenery of Prachuapkirikhan and Petchburi provinces is also a must.