Kuala Lumpur: 10 Things to Do

Amid the many family-oriented attractions set within the vast British legacy of Lake Gardens, none compare in hands-on fun to what's billed as the "world's largest free-flight walk-in aviary," KL Bird Park. Translation: chase peacocks and hornbills, pose with owls and parrots on one's shoulder, feed parakeets, watch ostriches lay eggs and be awed by soaring storks and flamingos in surroundings that hardly feel caged-in or too commercial.

• 1. KL Bird Park
  920 Jalan Cenderawasih, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; (60-3) 2272 1010 3.14312101.68835 klbirdpark.com