MALAYSIA ON FOUR WHEELS

KUALA LUMPUR

alaysia’s glittering capital has enough child-friendly attractions to keep the kids occupied for days. At the foot of the Petronas Twin Towers, hands-on science museum () is an ideal place to start before heading over to nearby (), a 5,600-square-meter aquarium with an underwater tunnel that allows you to marvel at the sharks, stingrays, and turtles swimming overhead. For animal encounters () boasts an enormous walk-in aviary, a bird show amphitheater, and a place for feeding emus, ostriches, and parrots. Water-loving families should take a detour to the satellite city of Petaling Jaya for a full-day excursion at the sprawling, 32-hectare (). Must-dos here include the Vuvuzela—billed as the world’s largest vortex water ride when it opened in 2013—the artificial wave pool of Surf Beach, and the theme park’s newest section, Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon.