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Medellín · With kids

WITH KIDS
Cable cars children will remember longer than any museum, and a climate that never needs a coat.
View over the Medellín valley at dusk
Parque Explora
A large hands-on science centre with a freshwater aquarium and a vivarium, next to the botanical garden. Half a day easily. Ages 4+.
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Parque Arví by cable car
The metrocable from Santo Domingo climbs over the city and drops into cloud forest with marked trails and a market. Ages 5+.
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Jardín Botánico
Free, shaded, with a lake, iguanas and a lawn to run on — the reliable fallback between rain showers. Ages 2+.
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Guatapé and El Peñol
Two hours out: a lakeside town of painted plinths and a granite monolith with more than seven hundred steps to the top. Ages 8+.
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Metro rules and steep streets
The metro is spotless, stroller-friendly and bans food and drink. El Poblado's hills are severe — plan flat Laureles for walking days.