"You’d be hard-pressed to find a place that crams as many kid-friendly attractions into a single area as this artificial island in Tokyo Bay. Originally built as to hold a defensive fort, Odaiba is now a repository for all things wonderful and weird. Case in point: you enter via the ultra-trippy, illuminated Rainbow Bridge and get around by a driverless monorail straight out of Disney’s Epcot. There’s a miniature version of Lady Liberty holding her torch aloft, a beach, a life-size Gundam robot from the popular TV series, and an enormous Ferris Wheel. Book well in advance to score tickets to the hottest addition to the island: teamLab Borderless, a psychedelic, utterly immersive art installation. Smaller children are sure to get a kick out of Legoland Discovery Center, while their older siblings might prefer the Panasonic Center, a branded showcase for all sorts of gadgets and gizmos, including the latest Nintendo games. If you have to pick one museum to visit, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, more commonly known as Miraikan, has enough interactive exhibits and activities to keep kids occupied for the better part of a day." - Diana Hubbell
