Family Vacations Directory - Connecticut

Advice: Family Vacations & Fun in the Snow – Maple Sugar Sticks, Snow Angels, and Elf Tracks.

From making snow angels (my personal favorite) to snow forts, snow hikes, and snowman making, fun is waiting and there are memories to be shared and family traditions established. [Read More]

Connecticut:: Bristol, Try Flying Scooters!

Classic and fun, Lake Compounce, New England's oldest family theme park is committed to entertaining families and keeping the best of the “good old days at The Lake" available while adding high energy adventures for this generation. Remember the Flying Scooters? The ride's new face is a patriotic red, white and blue and its new name is "The American Flyer." Same idea, same amount of fun. [Read More]

Connecticut: Family Vacation Fun- Exploring Dino-Mite Sites Across the State.

Take your courageous little explorers on the ultimate dinosaur-tracking trip. Sites throughout Connecticut offer a gargantuan glimpse into the lives of these colossal creatures. For the best places to explore the prehistoric past in Connecticut check out our mini-roundup, and head out! [Read More]

Connecticut: Family Vacation Fun- Top Ten Places to Touch, Hear and See the History of the Nation.

While you can't travel back in time, you can travel to Connecticut to experience a wide variety of historical and interactive getaways. Connecticut is proud to be the home of one of America's most famous novelists, an interactive museum exploring 11,000 years of Native American history, and colonial homes dating to the early 1600s, with tours for many of the state's "oldies but goodies" readily available. [Read More]

Connecticut: Mystic, Dig Into Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration’s Newest Exhibit, Prehistoric Creatures of the Sea!

If your family base is in the northeast you may wish to take advantage of a mini adventure offered by Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration. They have a first-of-its-kind, interactive exhibit that allows kids to uncover authentic sea fossils while learning about geology and paleontology. In other words at the aquarium you can "Dig It" with your kids. [Read More]

Connecticut: North Stonington, Mystic KOA – Swimming, Sing-a-longs and a Jumping Pillow.

The Mystic the area still provides small-town-America charm with country roads defined by ancient stone walls, quaint villages with classic town greens, waterfronts bustling with people, fishermen, skiffs, ferries, sailing vessels and yachts. Enjoy an early morning hike, a day at the beach, an afternoon at Mystic Aquarium, an evening of entertainment at Mystic Seaport or practice stargazing by a campfire. [Read More]

USA: National Wildlife Refuges, Family Vacation Idea - Checkout Historic Homes in the Wild.

Everyone knows that in the U.S. national wildlife refuges provide safe haven to more than 700 species of birds, 200 species of mammals. But did you know many refuges also reflect America’s history by protecting historic homes found amid wilderness. The cool stuff includes an antebellum plantation house, a cabin where a former first lady basked in friendship and fresh air, a Native American plankhouse like the ones encountered by Lewis and Clark in 1806, and some remaining humble abodes of pioneering prospectors, hunters and ranchers. [Read More]

USA: Northeast, Finding Dinosaurs on a Family Vacation.

Dino fanatics of all ages found their interest in the magnificent prehistoric reptiles rekindled with the ABC Mega Series of Dinotopia, based one of my favorite childhood books. Luckily nearly everyone in North America is within a short drive of ancient “lizards” and mammals. [Read More]

Danbury: Comfort Suites Danbury

Lakeville: Interlaken Inn

North Stonington: KOA Mystic

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Bristol : Clarion Hotel Bristol

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