TOP 10
On the seven-day Best
of Holland tour, you’ll
tour the world-famous
Keukenhof, a massive
garden and park featuring
more than 7 million bulbs.
From $2,216 per person,
1 866 667 4777
7. Frankfurt
From Calgary: 9 h 25 min
After the kids have relaxed
on their direct flight, they’ll
be ready to stretch their
legs—and their imaginations. Let your budding
artists express themselves
in a craft workshop at
the Kindermuseum
(Childrens’ Museum).
Kids can create their own
felted toy or necklace for a
fully customized souvenir.
8. Tokyo
10
From Calgary: 10 h 20 min
You don’t have to travel all
day or endure awful airport
food on multiple layovers
to get to this Asian metropolis. In just over 10 hours,
you’ll be ready for every
Japanese twist and turn.
This frenetic city is the king
of quirk, but for something
truly out of this world, head
to Robot Restaurant for the
cosmic robot cabaret show.
Bots of all sizes groove to
their metal hearts’ content
at the nightly extravaganza.
and a free cocktail. $72,
AMATravel.ca/Attractions
Book with AMA:
9. San Diego
The robo-cabaret offers
nightly shows at 6:30, 8:30
or 9:30 p.m. Book with
AMA for show admission
From Calgary: 3 h 15 min
The world-famous San
Diego Zoo is probably on
The first family of Southfork
tions. Wake up early for
an extra-special experience: Book an Early Morning with the Pandas tour to
watch the zoo’s most adorable residents nibble on
their bamboo breakfast.
your list of must-see attracBook with AMA: To get
Book with AMA:
(DALLAS) CBS WORLDWIDE INC.; (PANDA) KEN BOHN; (ROBOT) MICHAEL/DANCING ROBOTS
After the Kindermuseum,
take the Frankfurt City
Hop-On Hop-Off tour—the
tour starts at Hauptwache
station, about a block away
from the museum. $24,
AMATravel.ca/Attractions
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One of San
Diego’s cutest
residents
discounts at nearly 50 of
San Diego’s top attractions, including the zoo,
order a Go San Diego Card:
AMATravel.ca/Activities
10. Dallas
From Calgary: 3 h 15 min
Fly direct to “America’s
Alberta” and channel
your inner J.R. with a
visit to Southfork Ranch.
The sprawling, working
cattle ranch doubled as
the family home of the
Ewing clan on TV’s classic
backstabbing-filled drama,
Dallas. The farm is about
25 miles northeast of the
city, and you can tour the
ranch house or pick up a
new ten-gallon that would
make any Ewing proud.
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Book with AMA:
Say domo
arigato,
Mr. Roboto
in Tokyo
After Southfork, sidle up
to some of the top sights in
Dallas with a CityPass. It’ll
get you free admission at
select museums and attractions. $62, AMATravel.ca/
Attractions
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