Kid-friendly places in New Delhi

Restored heritage park with Mughal monuments, open lawns and a lake.

Large garden with lawns and flower beds, near the President's estate.

Hotel whose suites come with their own private plunge pools.

Big shady garden with lawns, walking paths and 15th-century tombs to wander between.

A small boutique hotel in a quiet residential colony.

Hotel with a swimming pool, looking out over the greens of the golf club next door.

Rooms of optical illusions and tilted spaces, made for photos where everyone looks giant or upside down.

Folk crafts museum with a recreated village of huts, and artisans at work in the courtyard.

Hands-on science museum, with galleries of exhibits to push, pull and try.

Large zoo beside the old fort of Purana Qila, with big cats, elephants and birds along shady walking paths.

Planetarium with sky shows under the dome, in the grounds of the house where the first prime minister lived.

Museum of dolls in traditional dress from dozens of countries, lined up in glass cases.