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Our reviews of the top family vacation destinations and trip ideas organized by keywords (Italy, Caribbean, teens, etc) and topic (snowsports, spa, etc) to make your research easier.

Family Travel Forum Teen Travel Writing Scholarship 2012

Have you ever taken an unexpectedly wonderful -- or terrible but funny -- trip with your family?  Have advice on how to make the most of a cultural experience or destination?  Have you gone somewhere -- near or far -- that opened up new ways of looking at the world? Family Travel Forum (...

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Family Travel Forum Teen Travel Writing Scholarship 2012

Have you ever taken an unexpectedly wonderful -- or terrible but funny -- trip with your family?  Have advice on how to make the most of a cultural experience or destination?  Have you gone somewhere -- near or far -- that opened up new ways of looking at the world? Family Travel Forum (...

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Memphis, Tennessee And Martin Luther King Jr.

Memphis, Tennessee And Martin Luther King Jr.

With all the excitement about the new Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington DC, families should not miss an opportunity to visit "his" museum: The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Each winter, this fascinating collection runs several special family programs in honor...

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Chef Staib at Beaches Negril

Food Loving Family in Jamaica

 Jamaican cuisine is a fragrant mix of flavors.  It inventively blends indigenous ingredients with the culinary contributions of the different peoples who have inhabited the island.  This delicious fusion has evolved from predominately African, Spanish, English, East Indian and...

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Williamsburg Holiday Events

Colonial Winter In Williamsburg, Virginia

An enriching holiday experience that families will cherish for years can be found in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Since 1934, this 301-acre historic area has put on its holiday finery from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day. Besides visiting historic buildings, encountering “People...

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Utah, Sundance Ski School

Sundance Resort, Where Stars Go To Play

Bathed in the glamorous glow cast by its annual film festival, the Sundance Resort is, at heart, an unpretentious mountain hideaway.  This central Utah development founded by actor-director Robert Redford in 1969 with "just $500 and a dream" as he says, is defintely a country chic...

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Art Basel Map

The Lowdown on Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 – Walking Maps, Dining, VIP events

Located in the heart of Miami Beach, the Art Basel has continuously grown in popularity to become one of the most illustrious art shows in the Americas. Ranging from emerging new artists to world renowned, the sheer amount of creativity is simply mind-boggling. Art Basel has transformed the whole...

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Bethlehem Christmas Show

Spend the Holidays at Christmas City USA: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from $125/N

While some of you may hear the name "Bethlehem" and picture mangers and farm animals, the revitalized former Steel Capital of Pennsylvania has their own take on the Christmas season. Picture a new Blast Furnace Light Show and expanded holiday programming running concurrent with the annual...

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History and Family Adventures at Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, South Dakota

So where can you see the guy with the 20-foot long nose?  Here’s a hint:  Conceived as a tourist gimmick and celebrating its 70th birthday, it’s recognized around the world as a symbol of the United States and democracy.   The answer, of course, is Mount Rushmore, which...

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Millennium Hotel Boston Library

Boston Serving Up Turkey, Shopping, Pie & More from $229/N with $50 Credit

It may be chilly out but there's a warm spot waiting at the Millennium Bostonian Hotel, which has several extra-value holiday packages this season.  It's also the time when there's a lot  happening for families in Boston. The famous Boston Common Ice Skating pavilion opens...

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