Active Family Adventure Vacations - Unplug and Feel Free

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]

Five spots on the island provide uncommon experiences, extra vacation fun, and awesome memory making potential for families. [Read More]

Prepare to zip, soar, jump, glide and feel free. Just shake it up. Zipline adventures add new perspectives; shake up your norm; build confidence; provide extra thrills, and will add “whoa!” moments to any family vacation. [Read More]

Place your cell phone in airplane mode and proceed to enjoy freedom of a zipline experience. Zip, soar or glide, with your kids creating your very own family adventure with plenty of bragging rights for all age. [Read More]

All-inclusive and all-American dude ranch vacations combine classic American traditions with fresh air, open spaces and plenty of bonding opportunities. [Read More]

Most parents routinely use sunscreen on their children but is the type that we are using really safe for kids? [Read More]

For guaranteed winter family fun add a snow tubing adventure to your calendar. Anyone who loves good old fashioned fun will be thrilled by the possibilities offered by the snow play areas in Colorado, Utah or New Mexico. [Read More]

Hornblower Cruises offers terrific summer vacation cruise excursions for those looking to spend a calming time on the water and sharing unique, Instagram moments. [Read More]

Looking for a family adventure, for something out of the ordinary? Consider this. I had the unique opportunity to try the “Sleeping with the Caribou” overnight experience at Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien. It was memorable, amazing, fun, eco-friendly and definitely REAL. [Read More]

Star parties and cosmic safaris allow participants to observe the universe with a guide. The best ones are held with the help of astronomers or astrophysicists and conducted at a working observatory or official Dark Sky site. [Read More]

Somethings need to be experienced firsthand because words will not do it justice. Family Space Camp® at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville is one of those experiences. [Read More]

Northern Arizona provides a family vacation high like no other. The combination of amazing scenery and plenty of energizing activities makes it easy to disconnect, relax and have fun. No two day will match but everyday will be memorable. [Read More]

There I was standing at least 40 feet above the ground and about to fly through the air. I hate heights. I kept asking myself in my head, what am I doing? Before I had an answer I heard someone say, ready? Okay go! I was soaring through the air on a zipline. [Read More]

Alberta is home to an exceptional family vacation experience. A place to camp under the stars, dig for dinosaur bones, hike through the badlands and best of all talk about dinosaurs with scientists who practice the science of paleontology. For young dinosaur lovers it is the perfect family adventure. [Read More]

The possibilities for zoo based interactive family experiences have increased annually so the opportunities to share learning-through-play experiences have never been better. Optimizing your mini zoo adventure takes just a bit of planning. [Read More]

For active families summer family vacation time is precious and it is pointless to spend a minute or a dime on predictable and boring activities in vacation places without a natural WOW! Factor. [Read More]

Thomson Family Adventures has some terrific spring break escapes crafted to make certain that everyone in the family gets a break. [Read More]

Let the snow fly while you take your kids sliding & surfing in a domed tropical island where snow gear and sunscreen will not be needed but flip-flops are essential; a place where being all wet is part of the experience plan and wave pools, tunnel slides, and lazy river floating is part of the fun. [Read More]

Sharing family vacation experiences without electronic connections has its benefits. Spending time sans cell phones, pagers, IPods or IPads means more time to be shared - sort of a self-imposed family time out together. [Read More]

For active families Boone in the North Carolina High Country may be just about perfect. Cool air, starry nights, miles of pathways for hiking or biking, friendly people, and unique attractions without long lines to seep away valuable family vacation time. [Read More]