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Museo de Bellas Artes
Caracas, Venezuela
Located adjacent to the National Art Gallery, this small but charmingly designed museum is known for its temporary displays of impressive contemporary artwork by aspiring local artists. ...
What to do with Children in Tow
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
One of the best places to take children in Sharjah is the Sharjah Desert Park. The Arabian Wildlife Centre offers a Children’s Farm (531 1127, noon-4pm, Dh5 on weekends) where children can pet and feed goats, ducks and ride ponies and camels. The Natural History Museum might also be a good draw card for your children as well as Qanat al-Qasba with the Eye of the Emirates and go-kart track (see Pla...
Saint-Ouen Flea Market
Paris, France
Located 6.6km outside Paris, the commune of Saint-Ouen is home to the one of the world’s best flea markets. In the nineteenth century, beggars would scavenge through people’s garbage to find things they could resell at the market. They were eventually expelled from Paris and relegated to the outskirts, where they continued and expanded their trade. In 1885, local authorities in Saint-Ouen ...
Sensoji Temple
Tokyo, Japan
This is arguably Tokyo’s most popular temple. It has stood at this very location since 628 A.D. despite having been destroyed during WWII in 1945 during a bombing raid, it was rebuilt soon after. The myth surrounding this temple is that two fishermen catching fish in the Sumida river caught instead a golden statue of the goddess of Mercy and Happiness namely Kannon. The temple is said to house thi...