Visitors’ center gets a makeover

Ducking indoors is actually fun at Yosemite National Park, where kids can walk through a replica of a giant sequoia stump, curl up in a mock bear den, and crawl inside an Ahwahneechee Indian dwelling or eyeball a model of Yosemite Valley. It’s all part of a $1.3-million makeover of the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. Don’t put off a visit if you want to see the waterfalls at their best. Starved by a snowpack half the average size, Yosemite Falls peaked April 7, about six weeks early — so the best time to see them is right now. Info: (209) 372-0200, www.nps.gov/yose.