If your kids love pasta, pizza, and gelato, Italy is an obvious choice. Rome, Florence, and Venice are popular with families, but I’d suggest skipping those hot spots for their less famous, equally impressive cousin: Turin.

Turin has excellent food, beautiful piazzas, and enough desserts to satisfy any kid.

Plus, it’s home to several cool museums and attractions, including the historic Egyptian Museum. The kids were fascinated by rooms full of mummies, sarcophagi, and ancient everyday objects that offered a glimpse of life thousands of years ago.

Nearby, we rode a glass elevator up the Mole Antonelliana for 360-degree city views, then wandered…