Originals

KID FRIENDLY: Address: People’s Park, 231 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai , CN Website: www.mocashanghai.org Phone: +86 21 6327 9900 The Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai is a giant glass gallery space conveniently located in People’s Park, where kids can run around outside after lengthy museum tours. Exhibitions in the museum are wide-ranging and have featured works […]

KID FRIENDLY: Address: Calle de Santa Engracia, 4, Madrid, ES Website: www.livinginlondon.es Phone: 34 91 319 7958 Next time you need a break from café con leche, try getting your midafternoon pick-me-up at this authentic English tearoom. The painted china, Victorian décor, no-crust sandwiches, and over thirty varieties of tea will make you feel transported to the

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 222 Jingxian Road, Luwan, Shanghai, CN Website: www.citizenshanghai.com Phone: +86 21 6258 1620 It’s the age-old questions: Café or bar? Food or drink? What to do! Well, at Citizen Café & Bar, that decision doesn’t have to be made, as this Shanghai favorite serves both tasty morsels and delicious wines and spirits. “We’ll come

KID FRIENDLY: Address: Barbara de Braganza, 2 , Madrid, ES Website: www.lecabrera.com Phone: +31 91 319 94 57 Those in a cocktail rut should seek a change at Le Cabrera, a gastrobar that serves creative, seasonal concoctions in a chic, two-level venue. While the much-brighter top level is meant for enjoying dishes like steak tartare, ham croquettes,

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,