Destination recommendations for great familiy vacation in the US

by Andrea Smith

Quaint towns, southern hospitality, seemingly endless stretches of pristine shorelines. What's not to love about the Carolinas? They are a Mecca for myriad vacationers. Family get-aways, family reunions, romantic interlude...read more

by Angela Brown

So where are you spending your summer vacation? Here in Pittsburgh, people usually mention Ocean City. Myrtle Beach. Virginia Beach. But mention Topsail Island, and most people draw a blank. "Is that in the Outer Banks?...read more

by Pat Lunsford

Destination recommendations for a great family vacation should include the interests of everyone in your family. While some may love the beach, others may think it hot, sandy and boring. Maybe you like camping and hiking, ...read more

by Renata Hunter

OHIO: Cedar Point, Sandusky is such a fun vacation for families and kids of all ages. If you're not a kid, you'll become one when you get there and relive many of the childhood memories. Those of you who have gone there be...read more

by David Farrington

The warm weather is here! The flowers are popping up everywhere, blue skies, yellow sun rays, and a nice warm breeze that just lifts you off of your feet. What a great time of the year to plan vacations for you and your fa...read more

by Stephen Alexander

Sea, Seacoast & Seashore For millennia, the sea has held a profound allure. An attraction inherited perhaps from ancient ancestors who gazed out on these same sea-green horizons, sensing their own ties to single-celled ...read more

by Suzanne Lyon

Eighty-one holes of golf, two baseball games, a visit to a desert museum, and plenty of poolside relaxation-that pretty much describes my family's recent spring break vacation to Tucson, Arizona. Coming from a cold cl...read more

by Michael Thal

My daughters rested after our eight-hour trip. I stood in awe at the grandeur before me. Nature had taken the flat Utah desert as her canvas. With sand, water, and an abundance of time as the palette, the result was a m...read more

by Gabrielle Ricci

Colonial Williamsburg - Travel to the past, to a historical place and time. Venture into the same taverns as George Washington, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Jefferson. Walk the streets that they walked or take a carriage ri...read more

by Melody Owens

Fresh air and cool breezes are the first things that greet you as you arrive in Gatlinburg, TN during the summer. Our cabin in the mountains did not disappoint any of our expectations. The large picture window with a vie...read more

by Teresa Fonseca

When you think of family vacations, one of the most exciting is a trip to the Smoky Mountains. Located in East Tennessee, it hosts a variety of activities that are fun for the entire family. Pigeon Forge, located about f...read more

by Arthur Ortiz

There are alots of destination for family trough camping and small cities to greatly giant cities as New York my favorite destination to go to are Newport California.It has fresh water it has pretty beaches Newport beach i...read more

by Diana Haggerty

With all of the stigmas that traveling to New York City brings to mind, one may hesitate to choose it for a family vacation destination, opting for a more seemingly manageable theme park or campground retreat. As a native...read more

by Patricia Lieb

San Antonio: "Deep in the heart of Texas" Yesterday, today and tomorrow, fiesta jams in San Antonio. Travelers might consider south Texas somewhat out of the ordinary. But if it is a fiesta in the historical setting ...read more

by Apryl Thomas

What characteristics make up the perfect beach? Is the sugar white sand that stretches as far as the eye can see? Or is it the ocean, a perfect color of turquoise that shimmers in the sunlight, and beckons for you to "di...read more

by Kevin Cardin

HERE'S TO YOU PETER LUCAS If you're old enough to remember the infamous "Pit City" comment and the local furor derived from the city it referred to, then you are well aware that New Bedford has gotten a bad rap ...read more

by Denise Fitzpatrick

When you think of places for family vacations the first spot that comes to mind probably isn't Virginia Beach. I'd like to see what I can do to change your mind. First of all, get a room a the Holiday Inn Sunspree on Atla...read more

by Miranda M.

Chicago offers a great family vacation destination in the U.S. The city has many family friendly activities, especially along the famous Magnificent Mile, which is located in a beautiful part of the city overlooking Lak Mi...read more

by Christina Acker

The dirt below the Shenandoah Valley is as breathtaking and magical as its surface. Caves, fresh water springs and animal burrows litter the concealed underground. Many of these places (aside from the animal burrows) are o...read more

by Randal Purdy

Take your family to the South Carolina town of Myrtle Beach this year.You'll be glad you did!It is located in Horry County and lies within 60 miles of beautiful sandy beaches on the big blue Atlantic Ocean.I consider it t...read more