Latest News About Family Vacations

Attention fourth-graders! For any family with a fourth grader "Every Kid in a Park" is super cool way to adventure in a national parks for free, well almost free. [Read More]

The Winter Trails consortium offers children and adults who are new to snow sports a chance to try snowshoeing and/or cross-country skiing for free at venues throughout North America. [Read More]

Corn mazes, living history farms, and fall festivals provide unique agri-adventures for families and boundless screen free ways to share earth-friendly activities and create memories. [Read More]

Sharing the concept of our tiny solar system with your kids takes some doing but one of the best places to walk to Pluto is at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff where Pluto was discovered. [Read More]

January is officially Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month but a number of states offer terrific benefits throughout the winter months for families with children in the 4th, 5th, or 6th grades. Who does't like the sound of "kids ski free" or almost free? [Read More]

Have fun sharing the north woods by day and the universe by night. The annual summer program dubbed Universe in the Parks makes it easy to participate in a free star party in Minnesota. [Read More]

Each year from Memorial Day through Labor Day more than 2000 museums open their doors to support our troops and their family members with free admission, discounts and savings. [Read More]

Lowry Park Zoo is inviting dinosaur lovers of all ages to get up close to an array of life-size dinosaurs who have become zoo residents, at least for the next few months. [Read More]

Take your kids or grand kids and share a mini journey to Asia to watch Nikita, a young Amur tiger who is the newest feline to join the zoo community, as she investigates her new home with her brothers. [Read More]

Swim, splash, play volleyball, hike, go geocaching or just chill with your kids for less than you might expect because report card “A”s earn discounts during spring break and beyond. [Read More]

Mark your calendar, Smithsonian Magazine's annual Museum Day is Saturday September 26, 2015, a day when participating museums across America will offer free admission for 24 hours. [Read More]

A family vacation in Switzerland can be magical with the right connections. Who doesn’t love legends, mountains, boats, trains, great food, and lovely Swiss chocolate? [Read More]

Only at Fernbank Museum can you come face-to-face with the world's largest dinosaurs, explore the development of life on Earth through the landscapes of present-day Georgia, connect with cultures from around the globe, engage in a variety of hands-on exhibitions [Read More]