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New York City’s Unique Attractions for Kids

Debra Smith New York, News & Reviews, USA November 15, 2018

New York City will delight both kids and their parents with interactive models at Gulliver’s Gate, the underwater world of National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey and hands-on modern art at the Whitney Museum. After a busy day, snuggle into a kid-friendly classic boutique hotel. ...Read More

Paradise in 5 Keys: The Florida Keys & Key West

Sabrina Pirillo Florida, News & Reviews July 9, 2018

When friends told me The Florida Keys & Key West was their happy place, I knew I had to take a trip down south and see it myself. It’s known as one of the top two places in the world to watch the sunset ...Read More

See the 3 M’s for Kids in New York City! Museums, Movies & Musicals

Michelle Shaw New York, News & Reviews, Travel Tips, USA June 25, 2018

Standing in Times Square for the first time is surreal. Lights everywhere: large billboard-type screens continually flashing and cameras galore as tourists snap away at the iconic sights. And people – lots of people – staring up at the screens in amazement, watching the ...Read More

Eclectic Port Townsend, City of Dreams on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula

Lindsay Follett News & Reviews, USA, Washington April 18, 2018

“Ah man! Now my jeans are soaked!” While our kids howled with laughter, my husband stared down at his pants dripping with sea water. I had little sympathy; if you are going to stomp on a massive kelp bulb hauled out of the ocean ...Read More

Mardi Gras is a Family Affair in Lafayette, Louisiana

Debra Smith Louisiana, News & Reviews, USA February 22, 2018

If Mardi Gras is on your bucket list, but New Orleans seems overwhelming for your little ones, (or for you) consider lovely Lafayette. Only 217 kilometres (135 mi.) from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Lafayette is a city of 127,000 folks who ...Read More

Washington Wows with Rockets, Rollercoasters and Real Spies

Debra Smith News & Reviews, USA, Washington October 27, 2017

Dusty old books begone! There’s nothing to spark a kid’s imagination like rocket ships, secret codes, homemade forts and splash rides. You’ll find all of these and more at these five kid-pleasing Washington, D.C. attractions. History’s Mysteries From the charging elephant in the Rotunda ...Read More

Exploring Bonnie Glasgow With Teens and Tweens

Shelley Cameron-McCarron Europe, Scotland August 18, 2017

Freshly deposited in Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest city at 1.2 million people, my youngest child is surprisingly enthusiastic: about shopping. And I can’t blame the tween fashionista. I’m hooked too as our family of five wheels our suitcases down the teeming sidewalks from Glasgow Queen ...Read More

Long Before Cell Phones at Kings Landing Historical Settlement

Jan Napier Canada, New Brunswick, News & Reviews July 28, 2017

Sometimes I wish that cell phones had never been invented. So many of us, including our kids, are non-productively slumped over them for way too much time. What would it have been like in a simpler time, long ago? Step through a portal to ...Read More

A Budding Paleontologist’s Dream: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta

Guest Author Alberta, Canada, News & Reviews July 26, 2017

No dinosaur-loving family’s trip to Alberta would be complete without a visit to Alberta’s Badlands. If you are up for an exciting day at a museum to see dinosaur exhibits, visiting the world-renowned Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller is also a must. However, if ...Read More

The Alberta Industry That Clay Built: Exploring Medalta Potteries in Medicine Hat’s Historic Clay District

Amanda MacKay Alberta, Canada, News & Reviews July 3, 2017

Standing inside the cool, spacious and dimly lit brick-walled beehive kiln at Medalta Potteries, watching my seven year old daughter crane her neck to see to the top of the curved ceiling, it’s hard to imagine the same space crammed from floor to ceiling and wall to wall with hundreds ...Read More