Santa Fe Children’s Museum

Across the parking lot from the Bataan Memorial [1], kids can have tons of hands-on fun at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum (1050 Old Pecos Tr., 505/989-8359, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Wed.–Sat., noon–5 p.m. Sun., $4).

Fitting for New Mexico, pint-size looms give a chance for kids to learn to weave.

And then there are the globally appealing bits: a giant soap-bubble pool, face painting, and fun-house mirrors.