Family Vacations Directory - U.S. - Mid Atlantic

The Atlantic Coastal waters just off the Chesapeake Bay provide a comfortable wintering home for hundreds of humpback and fin whales. Their annual appearance provides an excellent field trip opportunity. What better place to show your kids nature at its best? Grab you sweatshirts and old sneakers and head for the beach. [Read More]

We are always interested in products that will make family vacation travel healthier, easier, safer, and stress free. We all know that using sunscreen is essential, and keeping your kids hydrated without a sugar overdose is a must so we are sharing a few products which do just that – make things easy, safe, stress-free, and healthy - meaning more fun without effort. [Read More]

Basically if you don’t have Boomerang! – the audio magazine - in your life, you need to get. Boomerang! is one of the fun parts of parenting. Tune in to great dialog about relevant topics presented in a pure kid style with quirky anecdotes, humor, plain facts that matter. [Read More]

Any travel with children can be stressful but during the sometime frantic holiday season the chance for stress is multiplied. Bach Kids Rescue Remedy and the full line of Bach Flower Remedies are an all-natural, alcohol free, non-narcotic healing system which can help relieve children’s stress, worries, and anxiety. [Read More]

Taking a green beach vacation just got easier and definitely cheaper. From Alaska to Puerto Rico and Pennsylvania to Oregon’s coast, the NWR island locations welcome visitors, not just the birds. [Read More]

Finding a family reunion spot which works for everyone is not easy – one size never fits all. But for active families ACE Adventure Center has all of the components to create a terrific family reunion loaded with action. No one will be bored. The atmosphere is friendly and comfortable, like staying with old friends. For active families the ACE Adventure Center and Resort location is heaven - show up, sign in and let the fun begin. [Read More]

The neighborhoods of Washington, DC have become the place to go for unique shopping. Home furnishings, shoe stores, and food emporia are tucked between cafes and row houses in Dupont Circle and on Capitol Hill. Other up and coming neighborhoods, such as the U Street district and along the 14th Street corridor are also home to some wonderful treasures. [Read More]

The holiday season is just around the corner, and DC is putting together a lineup of festive, fun-filled and family-friendly events and happenings. The possibilities are endless and the memories worth their weight in gold. [Read More]

For families it is field trip heaven with interesting activities and events throughout the year. DC offers enough fun stuff for families to fill a book. From sniffing scents at the U.S. Botanic Garden or counting bugs at The National Museum of Natural History to riding the carousel on the Mall or taking the Metro to the National Zoo, the city is amazingly fun 24/7/365. Our action list focuses on the best places to enjoy science and nature including the best options for families. [Read More]

Checkout the National Zoo, ride the METRO, enjoy hands-on activities at your favorite Smithsonian Museums. There are four urban locations, Holiday Inn Washington-On the Hill, Holiday Inn Washington-Central/White House, Holiday Inn Washington-Capitol and Holiday Inn Georgetown, each with a welcome mat for families on holiday in the area. Select the perfect match for your family and begin your own urban adventure in the city. Each location has a “Kids Eat Free” policy. [Read More]

Stay in Maryland yet enjoy the best of Washington DC area. Family vacation lodging options include Gaithersburg near Agricultural History Farm Park and Johns Hopkins University; College Park the National Archives, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Chevy Chase near Friendship Mall and Chevy Chase Pavilion. Each location has a “Kids Eat Free” policy. [Read More]

Taking a break from the often hectic holiday season means finding fun in small doses and we have assembled our annual mini holiday adventures for your review. From riding the marvelous Polar Express to enjoying miles of magical lights we have plenty of yuletide excursions to make enjoying season with family and friends more fun. [Read More]

Looking for a quick, fun holiday family adventure? Find a train and climb aboard. From New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Virginia and Maryland 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 has a new twist provided by the heartwarming film version of Chris Van Allsburg’s book, The Polar Express. Featured below you will find our favorite train excursions for families and a few places to view awesome holiday lights. All aboard! [Read More]

Escape to the Blue Ridge Mountains and breathe a sigh of relief. Enjoy a slower pace, no official schedules, car pools or traffic jams. Walk along quiet forest pathways, count stars at night, sip hot cocoa, take a sleigh ride, go snow tubing, make snowballs, ski, board, or just nestle up with your child and share a good book. [Read More]

Fun, quick, and easy is the magic phrase for families; pint-sized fun is better than no fun at all whether it’s a getaway for a day or an escape for a weekend, enjoying time together and making memories matters. [Read More]

Staying connected isn't as easy as it used to be. As the geographic distances grow between family members the need to schedule time to get together to have becomes a bigger deal than three decades ago. The idea, while worthy, will take time, effort and patience. Basically it comes down to this. Keep it simple and communicate, communicate, communicate. If it is not going to be fun, why do it? [Read More]

All along through the Mid Atlantic Fall is the season to have fun together. Sometimes with a pumpkin patch and sometimes haunted on weekend nights, mazes provide unique signatures as the lunar calendar ends the calendar year. Taste sweet apple butter or corncob jelly; carve a pumpkin or stuff a scarecrow; play flashlight tag or chase the kids through the corn stalks; ride on a wagon full of hay or bob for apples; walk through a sleeping giant. The season has family fun written all over it. Forget the lawn; the laundry will wait. Take the kids and go. [Read More]

A festive parade and millions of twinkling lights at the beach mark the official start of the holiday season. View more than 250 animated nautical and holiday-themed light displays along the boardwalk including festive fish, jumping dolphins, frolicking porpoises. See sailboats gently rocking in the wind, mermaids, and a surfing Santa. Grab the kids and go for the fun stuff. [Read More]

A Christmas fantasy awaits guests to Longwood Gardens near Kennett Square, PA, November 27, 2008 through January 11, 2009. Dazzling floral displays, stunning trees, holiday music, 500,000 outdoor lights, dancing fountains and ice skating under the stars are just a few of the highlights of the popular Longwood Gardens Christmas. [Read More]

Dino fanatics of all ages found their interest in the magnificent prehistoric reptiles rekindled with the ABC Mega Series of Dinotopia, based one of my favorite childhood books. Luckily nearly everyone in North America is within a short drive of ancient “lizards” and mammals. [Read More]

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