Jungle Wonder, Limerick

In a jungle inhabited by earth's wildest creatures, kids, foliage hangs over mazes, tunnels, and a tube slide spiraling down from the canopy like the twisted, slippery trunk of an Amazon tree. This is the playground at Jungle Wonder—a 25,000-square-foot facility filled with attractions to entertain the whole family. Next to the main jungle gym, a smaller set of slides and play panels give toddlers their own private place to discuss bedtime-extension strategies, and at a nine-hole miniature-golf course, depictions of tigers, alligators, and snakes seem to come to life under black lights as players thwack fluorescent balls with glow-in-the-dark putters. Along with playing more than 60 redemption games at the arcade, visitors can also topple pins on four bowling lanes, compete for high-tech glory in the laser-tag arena, and subsist on a survivalist's diet of pizza, chicken strips, and ice cream at the on-site café.