{"id":75952,"date":"2021-03-18T18:10:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T18:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/?p=75952"},"modified":"2021-03-18T18:10:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T18:10:40","slug":"not-just-for-kids-theme-parks-and-museums-were-obsessing-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/travel\/not-just-for-kids-theme-parks-and-museums-were-obsessing-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Just for Kids: Theme Parks and Museums We\u2019re Obsessing Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/>\n <span>&#169; Courtesy of Kengo Kuma and Associates, Cornelius V\u00f6ge, MASU planning<\/span><br \/>\n Not Just for Kids: Theme Parks and Museums We\u2019re Obsessing Over<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n Courtesy of Kengo Kuma and Associates, Cornelius V\u00f6ge, MASU planning A rendering of H.C. Andersen\u2019s House, set to open in Odense, Denmark, summer 2021. <\/p>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/static-entertainment-wus-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/sc\/64\/a8a064.gif\" alt=\"Loading...\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Load Error<\/p>\n<p>Several new kid-friendly museums, exhibits, and theme parks are slated to open globally in 2021, the kind of places adults might visit without children. Whimsy, joy, and playfulness don\u2019t come with an age limit. Check this list of openings, which we will continue to update, and longer-running experiences we\u2019re obsessed with\u2014plus ways to extend a future trip beyond a day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Note that the CDC still doesn\u2019t recommend nonessential travel; vaccinated travelers have a new set of rules to play by, though.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s House, Denmark<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Opening summer 2021<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFairy-tale\u201d might be an overused travel adjective, but a new Hans Christian Andersen museum opening in Denmark this year really will deserve the description. H.C. Andersen\u2019s House, in Odense on the island of Funen some two hours\u2019 drive from Copenhagen, is set to showcase the life and work of the famous spinner of fantastical yarns (\u201cThe Snow Queen<em>,\u201d<\/em> \u201cThe Little Mermaid,\u201d \u201cThe Emperor\u2019s New Clothes,\u201d to name a few). H.C. Andersen\u2019s House will feature a children\u2019s house and an underground museum set among gardens ripe for exploration. It all leads to the writer\u2019s actual childhood home. Read the full story.<\/p>\n<h2>Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser, London<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Opening March 27, 2021<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When a major exhibit dedicated to <em>Alice in Wonderland<\/em> opens at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&#038;A) in London later this month, the immersive showcase will surely take viewers down a rabbit hole of inspiration and nostalgia. According to museum organizers, the exhibit will feature a large collection of <em>Alice in Wonderland<\/em>\u2013related artifacts over the last 157 years, such as illustrations by Sir John Tenniel from the original novel, as well as early concept art from Walt Disney\u2019s 1951 film. (Our guess is that Tim Burton\u2019s 2010 big-screen interpretation will also get a nod.)<\/p>\n<p>However, <em>Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser <\/em>won\u2019t just focus on direct adaptations of the tale. Expanding on the award-winning Wonderland exhibit from the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne, the V&#038;A presentation will push further, exploring the classic tale\u2019s delightfully weird influence spanning visual art, fashion, music, dance, and photography. Read the full story.<\/p>\n<h2>Legoland New York, Goshen, NY<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Opening 2021<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The largest Legoland in the U.S. is set to open at some point in 2021, bringing seven themed lands and some 50 rides and attractions to Goshen, New York, in the Hudson Valley. It\u2019ll feature a Knights Kingdom with a dragon-themed roller coaster, a Ninjago realm where kids can get their ninja on, plenty of places to exchange those minifigures, and all manner of other cubic fun. Hopefully it\u2019ll also feature the shorter lines and brick-building centers that make the whimsical parks in California and Florida so much fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Open Now<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Santa Fe is a culture-vulture\u2019s destination any year, whether you\u2019re looking for intimate galleries, regional art museums, or a whole lot of Georgia O\u2019Keeffe. The most toddler-friendly of all, though, is the Museum of International Folk Art on Museum Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Now, you might be thinking that a museum full of ceramics and small children don\u2019t quite mix\u2014but there are more than 130,000 objects from 100+ countries, and many of them are\u00a0<em>tiny<\/em>. The permanent exhibit <em>Multiple Visions: A Common Bond<\/em> features Alexander Girard\u2019s collection of folk art\u2014kids will love to look at pint-sized toreadors, the Indonesian shadow puppets, the colorful dolls and wooden figurines from diverse cultures. There\u2019s a full day\u2019s worth of exploring to do here, and the museum is officially open at 25 percent capacity.<\/p>\n<h2>Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Reopening March 27, 2021<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First opened in 1843, Copenhagen\u2019s storied amusement park Tivoli Gardens is said to have inspired Walt Disney during several trips before Disney opened Disneyland in California in 1955. Home to more than 26 rides ranging from the Star Flyer, which gives parkgoers bird\u2019s-eye views of the city, to the winsome Music Carousel, the park\u2019s smart Scandinavian design aesthetic and midcentury-modern stylings will delight kids and adults.<\/p>\n<p>The grounds are compact and walkable, and the 38-room Nimb Hotel stands in the center of the action. Tivoli reopens for the season March 27, and to comply with Danish health and safety protocol, guests 15 years and older will be required to show documentation for a negative COVID-19 test within the last 72 hours. Children up to 14 years old are not required to show a negative COVID-19-test. Guests need advance reservations to enter the park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Written by Sarah Buder, Tim Chester, Julia Cosgrove, and Laura Dannen Redman.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>>>Next: Immersive Van Gogh Digital Exhibit Coming to 13 U.S. Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/travel\/news\/not-just-for-kids-theme-parks-and-museums-were-obsessing-over\/ar-BB1eIAOL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#169; Courtesy of Kengo Kuma and Associates, Cornelius V\u00f6ge, MASU planning Not Just for Kids: Theme Parks and Museums We\u2019re<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Not Just for Kids: Theme Parks and Museums We\u2019re Obsessing Over - My Travel Leader<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/travel\/not-just-for-kids-theme-parks-and-museums-were-obsessing-over\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Not Just for Kids: Theme Parks and Museums We\u2019re Obsessing Over - My Travel Leader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#169; 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