KID FRIENDLY: Address: Costanilla de San Andrés, 12, Madrid, ES Website: www.grupolamusa.com Phone: +34 91 354 0255 Tucked away in the historic Plaza de la Paja—the city’s commercial hub during the 13th and 14th centuries—this innovative restaurant entices with hearty tapas, croquettes, and of course, wine. The modern décor and funky lighting is a nice change of …
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Calle Santa Isabel, 52, Madrid, ES Website: www.museoreinasofia.es Phone: 34 91 774 1000 The most famous piece in this 20th century art museum (named after Queen Sofia of Spain) has to be Pablo Picasso’s famous mural, “Guernica.” Though the museum is mainly dedicated to Spanish art, you can also find works by Man Ray, …
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Calle de Bailén, Madrid, ES Website: Phone: +34 91 454 88 00 Don’t expect a royal sighting on these palace grounds–while the Palacio Real is used for state ceremonies, the monarch resides in more modest dwellings on the outskirts of Madrid. This says something about the enormity and opulence of Europe’s largest palace, …
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Paseo de las Delicias, 61, Madrid, ES Website: www.museodelferrocarril.org Phone: 34 90 222 8822 Once a fully functional train station offering routes throughout Spain, Portugal, and beyond, this Railway Museum now showcases kid-friendly exhibitions of 19th century trains, clocks and engine parts, models, and historic footage. “There’s also a train for your child to …
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Beijing West Road, Jing’an, Shanghai, CN Website: www.bnsyoga.com Phone: +82 21 3218 0009 You’ll find this peaceful yoga club housed in a historic, cavernous merchant house, just a short walk away from the architecturally incongruous (yet equally beautiful!) Plaza 66. With eight spacious, high-ceilinged rooms, you won’t ever feel cramped in your Hatha, Ashtanga, or …
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Calle de los Mancebos, 17, 28005, ES Website: www.greyelephant.es Phone: +34 91 163 0368 This workshop space is as cozy and comfortable as the home you return to at the end of the day. Indeed Grey Elephant prides itself on being much like a house, with several rooms for art making, lounging, eating, learning, …
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Total Art Work Square, 5-9-15, Jingumae, Shibuya, JP Website: www.artifata.com Phone: +81 03 5766 5663 At Artifata, your hair is not just hair, but a medium to be molded and sculpted into a work of art. This high-powered, cutting edge hair salon participated in Asia’s biggest hair coloring and styling show, Splash International. Despite …
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Meguro-ku, Tokyo, JP Website: None Phone: Meguro is a lovely Tokyo neighborhood that gets its name not from the dozen-plus embassies that dot its lovely streets, but from the river that runs through it. If the consulates and residences have an air of exclusivity, all can enjoy the scenic walk along the water. Yu …
KID FRIENDLY: Address: 1F, 2-5-2 Takaban, Meguro-ku , Tokyo , JP Website: yukari-art.jp Phone: +81 03 6421 3341 Yukari Mitsuma might have gotten a taste for art from her father, who for years ran a Tokyo gallery featuring edgy, new artists. She too decided to make a career out of her passion, working at Gallery Es in …
KID FRIENDLY: Address: Tanaka Building 4F, Tokyo, JP Website: www.yogatree.jp Phone: Yoga was alive and well in Japan long before winning the West, but this studio makes a point of offering more modern-minded classes—like yoga for runners—in addition to traditional hatha like Ashtanga. Moms-to-be aren’t left out of the mix, either. When Ronna Fujusawa became pregnant with …
