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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.

Sail along the Hudson with the Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park

Sail Along the Hudson, Bike New York Harbor with Ritz-Carlton Battery Park

For families looking for a great New York City harbor vacation, the Ritz-Carlton in Battery Park has the perfect package for you. And, while you could book a hotel in Midtown and see New York by taxi this summer, why not experience the city by bike and boat? Designed for couples, but easily able to...

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Pompeii Exhibit at Discovery Times Square NYC

Now until September 5, Pompeii: The Exhibit is in the Discovery Times Square museum. This exhibit features an immersive glimpse into the lives and the demise of the city of ancient Pompeii. Italy’s Mount Vesuvius has wreaked more havoc and destruction on human communities than any other...

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Spiderman on Broadway

Despite the critics, Broadway is booming with family entertainment

How much would you pay for a memory? I was thinking about that looking around at the parents, grandparents and hoards of young children at the Foxwoods Theater on Broadway where "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" has recently opened. Broadway is expensive but so is going to a Major League...

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Chinatown Market

New York’s Chinatown: A Good Fortune Destination w/1 min Video

New  York’s Chinatown: A “Good Fortune” Destination You know it’s Manhattan  because the Metro stops at Canal and Broadway. But take a right a few blocks up on Mott Street, and you’ll be in a medium-size, authentic Chinese city. This is the biggest Chinatown...

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Inwood Canoe Club, New York City

Cheap Kayaking on the Hudson: New York City’s Best Kept Secret

A chance to kayak on New York City’s Hudson River. Sounds fun, right? But, hey, what’s the catch? Believe it or not, this personal cruise can cost less than a Venti cappuccino at Starbucks thanks to the Inwood Canoe Club, one of Manhattan’s best kept secrets. Since 2002, the...

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Chinatown Boy

Custom Itinerary: Foodie Favorite New York Restaurants with Kids

Q.  What happens when real foodies come to New York to chow down but have fussy eaters in tow?  Two things usually.  # 1. Parents get childcare through their hotel and go out in the evening for a long, leisurely and expensive, to-die-for meal. And / Or # 2. They go ethnic and bring...

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Captain Mickey in New York

Disney Cruise Ships Sail New Seas: Mickey Waves To New York, Seattle, Galveston

Disney Cruise ships will be sailing new high seas for 2012.  In an exciting event at New York's waterfront Chelsea Piers, Captain Mickey and assembled Disney Cruise Line team members unveiled the company's first-ever, far and wide sailing schedule for Disney cruise ships. Following the...

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NY Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three Must-See Cultural Attractions in the Big Apple

For many families, New York is a perfect place to visit: you can find everything you need to care for your children and there are so many things to keep you all amused. Family holidays to New York are also a good opportunity to introduce your children to some fantastic cultural sights which they...

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NY Hotels

NY hotels

There are 79 airlines operating out of New York. The largest aircraft flying from New York is a 380 with 555 seats. The smallest commercial aircraft flying from New York is one Nf3 with 34 seats. There are over 3,671 long haul flights per week from New York. There are 223 nonstop flights per week...

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Rhinecliff Hotel, Hudson Valley, New York

Tango At The Rhinecliff Hotel, New York (Video Review)

Please watch the 1-minute Video Review at the end of this post I love the rooms at The Rhinecliff Hotel. There is something special about the lack of clutter, the "granny chic" touches, the way the walls jut and curve, and the rich, broad-beam wood under my feet. Of course you have to...

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