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USA: Southeast - Santa Trains and Holiday Lights.
Looking for a quick, fun holiday family adventure? Find a train and climb aboard. From Alabama, North Carolina and Georgia to South Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee storybook travel is pure fun, and during the winter months traditional “Santa Trains,” and miles of twinkling lights make enjoying Christmas even better. At many stations the family holiday tradition includes The Polar Express based on the book. Featured below you will find our favorite train excursions for families and a few places to view awesome holiday lights. All aboard!
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Georgia: Brunswick Golden Isles, Beach Time, Dolphin Quests and a Shrimp Boat Adventure.
Shrimp boats on the horizon are a common site off Georgia’s coastline at dawn and near sunset. Cruising in random formation their wing-like nets shadowing the waves, they appear slightly mysterious to novice observers on shore. Until recently boarding and sailing on such a vessel was impossible but luckily for parents wishing to share unique seaside experiences, the Golden Isles delivers not just turtle quests and dolphin watching but also a shrimping adventure aboard the Lady Jane.
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Georgia: Atlanta, CityPass Family Vacation Ideas, Dinosaurs, Art and and Aquarium.
Unlike many U.S. cities, Atlanta’s attractions aren’t a line-up of doorways on crowded streets. Each one is expansive, full of personality and distinctive placement; many are remarkable not only for their beautiful buildings, unique collections and exhibitions, but because they were designed within gardens and woodlands, amid an urban environment. The city is trendy and energizing offering visitors Southern style and plenty of cool stuff for families.
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Georgia: Atlanta, Louvre at the High.
Imagine just a little bit of Paris in Atlanta. That is just exactly what will be happening for the next three years at the High Museum of Art. This is an unprecedented partnership between will bring hundreds of works of art from the Musée du Louvre collections to Atlanta. The collaboration will also include the exchange of cultural expertise, as well as educational programs, publications, symposia, and films exploring the exhibitions.
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Georgia: Secret Places, Getaway Ideas for Families.
Often exceptional places that allow families to regroup, rekindle and build memories never make mainstream family vacation lists. Unique and usually discovered by word-of-mouth these secret family vacation places have been adding great memories to family photo albums for decades. This is the good stuff that makes a family vacation trip even better. We have grouped them by geographic area for simplicity. Enjoy our family vacation secrets. This is the good stuff.
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Georgia: The Best of Arts & Baseball Family Vacation Ideas.
From art museum treasure hunts and open-air folk concerts to ballpark tours and double headers communities across the state have a sense of how to make enjoying "the good life" easy. Friendly residents enjoy sharing their unique heritage and insider tips. Georgia has a comfortable style that makes vacationing with kids effortless. Family vacation options span the state. We’ve selected some of the good stuff but there is plenty left to be discovered.
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Georgia: Atlanta, Walk in the Forest at Fernbank.
It’s a Saturday morning in Fernbank Forest, a 65-acre tract of old-growth Piedmont Forest adjacent to Fernbank Museum of Natural History, and Chris Faulkner leads a group of adults and children through the trees, plants and creeks to discuss how the forest changes from season to season. Throughout the morning, Mr. Faulkner discusses migrating birds, flowering plants and trees, and the pollination duties of various insects. Some participants ask questions about the birds that call the forest home in the springtime and others look deep into the forest to identify multiple examples of the trees and plants discussed by their leader.
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Georgia: Family Vacation Discoveries.
From the coastline to Augusta, Southern hospitality prevails. The area, known for peaches, sweet onions, pecans, and fruitcake provides comfortable easy-paced ways for families enjoy time away. There is even a town called Santa Claus.
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