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With Kids
Kid-friendly? You bet. Dublin loves the little 'uns, and will enthusiastically ooh
and aah at the cuteness of your progeny. But alas such admiration hasn't fully
translated into services that include widespread and accessible baby-changing
facilities.
Hands-on Museums
If your kids are between three and 14, spend an afternoon at Ark Children's Cultural Centre
( Click here ) , which runs activities aimed at stimulating participants' interest in science, the
environment and the arts - but be sure to book well in advance.
Only five-minutes' walk from the Stillorgan stop on the Luas is Imaginosity
( www.imaginosity.ie ; The Plaza, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford; adults/child €8/7; 9.30am-5.30pm Tue-Fri,
10am-6pm Sat & Sun, 1.30-5.30pm Mon) , the country's only designated interactive museum for kids.
Over the course of two hours they can learn, have fun and get distracted by the museum's
exhibits and activities.
Viking Adventures
There are loads of ways to discover Dublin's Viking past, but Dvblinia ( Click here ) , the
city's Viking and medieval museum, has interactive exhibits that are specifically designed
to appeal to younger visitors.
Kids of all ages will love a Viking Splash Tour ( 01-707 6000; www.vikingsplash.com ; adult/child/fam-
ily €20/12/65) , where you board an amphibious vehicle, put on a plastic Viking hat and roar at
passersby as you do a tour of the city before landing in the water at the Grand Canal basin.
Dublin Zoo
A recommended mobile option is a hop-on hop-off open-top bus tour ( Click here ) , which
helps you get your bearings and lets the kids enjoy a bit of Dublin from the top deck. You
can use the bus to get to Dublin Zoo ( Click here ) , where you can hop aboard the zoo train
and visit the animals. There's roughly 400 animals from 100 different species across eight
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