One of the coolest excursions in Antigua is a boat ride out to this shallow sandbar and reef in the middle of the ocean, where guides give you the scoop on these mammoth and surprisingly sweet creatures before you step down into the water to pet, hold and feed them. It can be a little intimidating for kids (and admittedly, plenty of grownups), but the guides help show you how to interact with the rays, and by the end of the visit, everyone’s made new sea friends. You’ll spend about an hour or so with the stingrays or snorkeling the reef along the edge of the sandbar before heading back to land for a free rum or fruit punch, a visit with the talking parrots and mischievous monkeys, and (of course) the gift shop.