KID FRIENDLY: Address: West 12th Street at Pier 51, New York, US Website: www.hudsonriverpark.org/pier-51-play-area Phone: None The Hudson River Park is a prime destination for New York families, who can easily spend all day taking in the view, public art, and participating in recreational classes. On a hot summer day, a long stop at Pier 51 Playground […]
KID FRIENDLY: Address: 242 8th Avenue, New York, US Website: www.murraysbagelschelsea.com Phone: 646 638 1334 Lisa Greenwald’s proclamation that Murray’s pulls “the best bagels in the world,” is a big deal in New York, where the bagel—topped with everything from cream cheese to tomatoes to smoked salmon—are as imbedded in the culture as the yellow cab. For
KID FRIENDLY: Address: 13 Avenue du Président Wilson, Paris , FR Website: www.palaisdetokyo.com Phone: +33 1 47 20 00 29 Every month, thanks to the Modules Fondation Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent, the Palais de Tokyo invites three young artists (aged 25-30) to interpret the spaces dedicated to the program as part of an authentic laboratory
Shop the world over by clicking your mouse, not stamping your passport The Internet has made our lives easier in plenty of ways, but for those of us with international tastes, web shopping still presents some hurdles (namely, most websites only ship within their own country). Enter Global Gophers—a company that allows shoppers to purchase any
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Picture a garden, one of the oldest in the world, inhabited by about forty life-size prehistoric monsters. Monsters? Giants like Tyrannosaurus rex, Spinosaurus, and Gallimimus, for example. The names may not mean much to you, but some of your tots know them like they know their ABC’s. Between movies, cartoons, books, and elementary school science
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What was your goal for A Cup of Jo when you first started it? When I started A Cup of Jo five years ago, I was a full-time magazine editor and had just broken up with a boyfriend. I needed a distraction (other than eating potato chips and watching TV), so I started the blog to help
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Malibu, US Website: www.malibucity.org Phone: None Anyone who’s listened to the Beach Boys, watched Charlie’s Angels or Gidget is likely to associate this California hotspot with good vibrations. When visiting the expansive sands, you won’t be surprised to see prime real estate teeming with wetsuits, but you might be surprised to see the many other activities offered. Namely,
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Blair Lane, Joshua Tree, US Website: www.noahpurifoy.com Phone: 213 382 7516 This 10-acre sculpture garden is home to Purifoy’s signature assemblage-style pieces, created in Joshua Tree from 1989 to 2004. The artist’s work has been displayed nationwide, but the site on which he made his oeuvre is undoubtedly the best backdrop for viewing it.
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KID FRIENDLY: Address: 6060 Wilshire Boulevard , Los Angeles, US Website: www.petersen.org Phone: 323 930 2277 No city needs a 300,000 square foot museum wholly dedicated to motorized vehicles, but in 1994, the Peterson Car Museum was founded to be just that. Today, the popular four-story mecca—displaying over 150 cars and motor bikes—inspires children, moms, and dads
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KID FRIENDLY: Address: 344 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, US Website: www.mrchow.com Phone: 310 278 9911 “This is the first place my son ate dinner,” says Lara Shriftman of Mr. Chow, which specializes in elegant Chinese dishes. When the namesake owner left China to set up shop in England, he managed to nail an approachable, east-meets-west rendition
