hearts’ content at the nightly
extravaganza. (Though
you’ll have to suspend
disbelief at the door: These
talking tin cans are actually
humans in disguise.)
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8. Frankfurt
Let your budding artists
express themselves in
a craft workshop at the
Kindermuseum (Childrens’
Museum). Kids can create
their own paper sculpture,
felted toy or necklace for a
fully customized souvenir.
kindermuseum.frankfurt.de
Say domo
arigato,
Mr. Roboto
in Tokyo
(ROBOT) MICHAEL/DANCING ROBOTS; (PLANTAGE) STIJN NIEUWENDIJK; (DALLAS) CBS WORLDWIDE INC; (FOGO) ALEX FRADKIN
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9. Fogo Island, Nfld.
can see the flamingo enclosure from the patio. And it’s
housed in a Victorian-era
glass conservatory, so you’ll
always have a stellar view
as you nibble on roasted
pork belly, eggplant carpaccio or goat cheese tartine.
On the patio at Amsterdam’s Plantage restaurant
blowing lab and a life-size
Lite-Brite installation.
wonderworksonline.com
5. London
After you’ve been to the Tate
and the Tower, tour some
thirst-quenching landmarks
in British history. Sign up
for an organized tour or take
a self-guided walk. Mustsee stops include: The
George Inn, dating back to
the early 1500s and later, a
favourite of Dickens; and
the Ten Bells Pub, a regular haunt of Jack the Ripper’s victims and—as legend
has it—the killer himself.
nationaltrust.org.uk/
george-inn; tenbells.com
6. Amsterdam
Things you want in a restaurant: inventive cuisine,
cozy atmosphere and…a
zoo? Café-Restaurant de
Plantage has it all. The
restaurant is located on the
Artis Zoo grounds—you
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plantage.nl
7. Tokyo
Newfoundland is known
for its fishing legacy. But
to go a little deeper, try
digging for mussels. The
innovative Fogo Island
Inn offers guided beachcombing outings to search
out the mighty mollusks.
Chefs at the hotel will then
prepare the buried treasures
to serve with your dinner.
fogoislandinn.ca
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This frenetic city is the
king of quirk. But for
something truly out of this
world, check out Robot
Restaurant for its cosmic
robot cabaret show. Bots of
all shapes and sizes groove
and croon to their metal
A beachcomber’s
paradise on Fogo Island
10. Dallas
Channel your inner J.R.
or Bobby with a visit to
Southfork Ranch. The
sprawling, working cattle
ranch doubled as the family
home of the Ewing clan on
TV’s classic drama Dallas.
Tour the house or get a new
ten-gallon hat that would
make any Ewing proud.
southforkranch.com
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