Getting young explorers excited about different cultures and geography is just a few clicks away, thanks to a growing array of edu-taining and globally-minded apps that’ll send your Dora and Diego on their own virtual globetrotting adventures. Flip through our album to unearth captivating apps that teach your budding world traveler about foreign cuisines, global geography, international languages…and even space travel!

World Chef

Grownup and mini-gourmands alike will delight in pretending to be a chef and restaurant owner while learning about delicious eats from around the world. Gameplay starts off simply, as you are tasked to create a dining establishment from scratch, but, as you master the fine art of baking and grilling (not to mention shopping for the freshest ingredients), your restaurateur duties become increasingly more complex. Dish by dish and customer by customer your virtual eatery and its menu grows until you’ve become a World Chef! The app is appetizingly available in 12 languages. With its adorable animated characters and consuming gameplay, you and your future Iron Chef will want to come back for seconds.

Good for: Ages 10 & up

Free on iTunes and Google Play with in-app purchase options

What’s your favorite global app? Tell us in the comments!

— Kipp Jarecke-Cheng

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