CNN Reveals The Top Ten Places In The World To Change Your Child’s Life… And Look What Irish Spot Made The Cut

It is the definitive list for parents around the world hoping to give their child a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience: places that could change the way your kids see the world, their perception of life, unique spots that could open their minds forever.

CNN have revealed the top ten places in the world that could change your child’s life, and you’ll never guess what Irish town made the cut.

Trim, Co Meath was listed on the American-centric list alongside world renowned spots such as New York City, the Grand Canyon and the Galapagos Islands, as one of the ten must-see places for your child.

The article reads: “Travel can introduce kids to the world's real-life wonders, changing their perspective on topics they may have only read about in books.

“It can literally change their lives.”

Keith Bellows, editor-in-chief of National Geographic Traveler magazine and author of National Geographic’s 100 Places That Can Change Your Child’s Life, told CNN that when you slow down and appreciate a place its “magic”.

"There is a kid's way of seeing the world," he said. 

"As an adult, get out of the way, and stop marching them through an experience. When you get them to slow down and experience a place from their perspective, it's magic. Not just the place itself, but the experience."

Trim hits the international list of "must-see" places. (Pic: Irelandbyways.com)

Bellows suggested these ten spots could open your child’s diversity to the world and help them learn what interests them:

(In no particular order...)

Marco Island, Florida

Big Sur, California

Grand Canyon

Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

Library of Congress, Washington

New York City

London

Trim, Ireland

Muskoka, Canada

Galapagos Islands

The blurb for Trim reads:

So, road-trip anyone?