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South Korea: World’s top family travel destination?

Updated 8:46 PM EST, Sun February 16, 2020
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<strong>Lotte Hotel Jeju: </strong>South Korea is filled with family-friendly attractions and its resorts are no exception. Lotte Hotel Jeju, for example, has children's pools, drop-in children's cooking classes, a sprawling indoor playspace and Hello Kitty-themed suites on the Hello Kitty-themed children's floor.
Lotte Hotel Jeju: South Korea is filled with family-friendly attractions and its resorts are no exception. Lotte Hotel Jeju, for example, has children's pools, drop-in children's cooking classes, a sprawling indoor playspace and Hello Kitty-themed suites on the Hello Kitty-themed children's floor.
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<strong>Le Meridien Seoul: </strong>Most major hotels try to outdo the others with playfully designed kid activities. Le Meridien Seoul has a beautifully designed children's playspace connected to an adult's lounge. Drop-in children's cooking classes are also available for hotel guests.
Le Meridien Seoul: Most major hotels try to outdo the others with playfully designed kid activities. Le Meridien Seoul has a beautifully designed children's playspace connected to an adult's lounge. Drop-in children's cooking classes are also available for hotel guests.
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<strong>Paradise City Incheon: </strong>Paradise City Incheon has a children's bowling alley and enormous indoor and outdoor playspaces.
Paradise City Incheon: Paradise City Incheon has a children's bowling alley and enormous indoor and outdoor playspaces.
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<strong>Four Seasons Hotel: </strong>Four Seasons Hotel Seoul partnered with Lego to create the world's first Lego-themed hotel kids' lounge -- complete with a brick pool, graffiti wall and a race track.
Four Seasons Hotel: Four Seasons Hotel Seoul partnered with Lego to create the world's first Lego-themed hotel kids' lounge -- complete with a brick pool, graffiti wall and a race track.
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<strong>Whimsical kid cafes are everywhere: </strong>Available in almost every neighborhood in Seoul, kid cafes are pay-by-the-hour indoor playspaces.
Whimsical kid cafes are everywhere: Available in almost every neighborhood in Seoul, kid cafes are pay-by-the-hour indoor playspaces.
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<strong>Plouf: </strong>Lilliput, a kid café chain that can be found in every major city in South Korea, now has a spa-themed brand called Plouf that offers indoor pools, mini manicures and blowout stations for kids.
Plouf: Lilliput, a kid café chain that can be found in every major city in South Korea, now has a spa-themed brand called Plouf that offers indoor pools, mini manicures and blowout stations for kids.
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<strong>Shinsegae Department Store: </strong>In Seoul, the Shinsegae Department Store's Gangnam branch has a drop-off kid cafe. Parents can leave their kids for up to two hours and go shop.
Shinsegae Department Store: In Seoul, the Shinsegae Department Store's Gangnam branch has a drop-off kid cafe. Parents can leave their kids for up to two hours and go shop.
Shinsegae
<strong>Ingenious kid products:</strong> Innovative products are not only easy to find but cheap to purchase in South Korea. For instance, these cute toddler beds unfold into playmats.
Ingenious kid products: Innovative products are not only easy to find but cheap to purchase in South Korea. For instance, these cute toddler beds unfold into playmats.
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<strong>Children's museums:</strong> South Korea is filled with excellent children's museums. There's everything from the Hello Kitty Museum to the Teddy Bear Museum on Jeju Island -- perfect for bad weather days.
Children's museums: South Korea is filled with excellent children's museums. There's everything from the Hello Kitty Museum to the Teddy Bear Museum on Jeju Island -- perfect for bad weather days.
Hello Kitty Island
<strong>Hello Kitty Museum: </strong>You can spend three hours at the Hello Kitty Museum on Jeju Island and still not get through all of the pink-themed exhibits and play areas.
Hello Kitty Museum: You can spend three hours at the Hello Kitty Museum on Jeju Island and still not get through all of the pink-themed exhibits and play areas.
Hello Kitty Island
<strong>KidZania: </strong>The South Korean branch of the global family entertainment chain, based in Seoul, allows children to try out different careers.
KidZania: The South Korean branch of the global family entertainment chain, based in Seoul, allows children to try out different careers.
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