A 30-meter wooden whale big kids climb inside, dolphins and a turtle for the younger ones, and a water mirror with 128 jets to cool off in.
A lift up to the old castle's ruins, a waterfall, and a lookout 92 meters above Nice with views across the Baie des Anges.
More than 100 shops, cafés and restaurants right on the tram line, with strollers to borrow at the welcome desk.
Over 2,000 animals, a small farm with goats and pigs, and a pyramid greenhouse holding six tropical climates, one of the tallest in Europe.
Ruins of a Roman town, with its amphitheater, public baths and stone streets, beside a museum of finds and workshops for kids 7 and up.
A candy maker since 1921 making candied fruit, crystallized violets and chocolate, with tastings and a look at clementines being glazed.
Kenzo Tange's white marble and glass building on an artificial lake, free, with origami and calligraphy workshops for kids 6 and up.
Nearly 600 works and the artist's own belongings in a Genoese villa in an olive grove, with family art workshops from age 4.
Guided tours of a hilltop observatory under a dome designed by Gustave Eiffel, the largest moving dome in Europe. Free under 6.
A mountain railway up the Roya valley through 81 tunnels, three of them spiraling, and over the 300-meter Rivoira viaduct, with on-board commentary on some trips.
Four floors of books, music, vinyl, video games and electronics on Avenue Jean Médecin.
Five floors of fashion, accessories and beauty behind red-ochre Turin-style arcades, with a kids' space on level 2 and a restaurant looking over Place Masséna.
A straightforward toy store is handy for birthday gifts, beach toys or a rainy day rescue purchase.
A large local bookstore is a good place to pick up French picture books or something for the flight home.
Built where early humans camped 400,000 years ago, with some of the oldest hearths known, a footprint, a milk tooth and a prehistoric floor cast you can touch.
