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re: What are must do travel trips with your kids?
Posted on 1/28/24 at 12:05 am to AUFANATL
Posted on 1/28/24 at 12:05 am to AUFANATL
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I would wait until they are older than 10 to hit National Parks.
I was leaning this. Love the ideal, not sure how practical it would be for the younger ones. My 10 year old would be all over it.
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San Diego has the Zoo, Sea World, Legoland and other stuff.
Need to look into San Diego, I've never heard any bad things.
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Orlando has Disney, Universal, etc.
Love Orlando, might be a couple years early for my youngest two. A year or two out maybe for them.
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If they like sports, then you can visit a stadium or a HOF. Waterparks are usually a hit.
I'm a huge sports fan. They could take it or leave it.
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Posted on 1/28/24 at 12:05 am to Billy Blanks
Depends on how many and how much younger than 10.
Two things this Board hates but your kids would probably enjoy are Disney World or a Cruise.
When they get a bit older (early teens) I would say DC and surrounding areas. Not pushing politics but seeing the Capitol, the Smithsonian's, Mount Vernon ect. is nice.
Depending on closeness in age, find out what they will be studying the next year in history and take them there so they are familiar and have a connection.
Two things this Board hates but your kids would probably enjoy are Disney World or a Cruise.
When they get a bit older (early teens) I would say DC and surrounding areas. Not pushing politics but seeing the Capitol, the Smithsonian's, Mount Vernon ect. is nice.
Depending on closeness in age, find out what they will be studying the next year in history and take them there so they are familiar and have a connection.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 12:17 am to Billy Blanks
Take those kids to the Bonnie and Clyde Museum in Gibsland, LA.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 12:51 am to jamiegla1
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I haven’t been to Yosemite but I know enough about it that it would be on the list.
I spent far too much of my life in Camp 4 but the problem with the "modern" Yosemite Valley is crowds. Especially in Summer the traffic is about like the new bridge at 5:00. This makes it tough to feel like you are in Yo Valley and not NYC. The problem with kids is it is hard to avoid the Summer months since it isn't a day trip from the East.
This is not the way to see Yo Valley
Unfortunately, those cars have people in them. This isn't the ideal way to experience the view of Half Dome.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 5:04 am to Billy Blanks
Bryce, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 5:28 am to X123F45
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Glacier
100%
Posted on 1/28/24 at 5:30 am to jamiegla1
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Get a National Parks passport book for each and start knocking them off. They’ll remember that forever and will pass these trips down to their kids
If you're already headed to the beach. Ft. Pickens is a good day trip. Great place to watch the Blue Angels practice in the AM too.
Eta: Also fun for springtime or VERY early summer camping. Good trails and can fully explore the fort and batteries.
This post was edited on 1/28/24 at 5:35 am
Posted on 1/28/24 at 5:47 am to Billy Blanks
I think it's good for kids to be well traveled and experience as many cultures as possible if you have the means.
So I took mine to EPCOT like t times.
So I took mine to EPCOT like t times.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 5:49 am to Billy Blanks
What are they into?
Posted on 1/28/24 at 5:52 am to Billy Blanks
Disney World and take your parents with you too.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 5:58 am to Billy Blanks
Took Kids to DC when they were 10 and 8. All the Museums were free. Stayed in Alexandria and took the Metro everywhere. Best family vacation we had.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 6:05 am to Billy Blanks
Being let loose as a teen at an amusement park like Universal, Six Flags.
Mom let me wander the French Quarter as a kid. My Grandparents had a condo on Tchoupitoulas.
Take the kids horseback riding in the desert.
Tent camping is ALWAYS fun
Mom let me wander the French Quarter as a kid. My Grandparents had a condo on Tchoupitoulas.
Take the kids horseback riding in the desert.
Tent camping is ALWAYS fun
Posted on 1/28/24 at 6:20 am to Billy Blanks
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I would wait until they are older than 10 to hit National Parks. I was leaning this. Love the ideal, not sure how practical it would be for the younger ones. My 10 year old would be all over it.
I’ve been taking my kids to national parks since they were babies. Getting kids excited for a place is all about being excited yourself and doing it at their level. Seeing wildlife, picking wildflowers, hiking, camping, etc is very easy to get kids involved.
Don’t overlook state parks, tons of great state parks you can rent a cabin and stay for a short weekend and just make a fire, do a couple hikes, and be together as a family. Take a book about the stars, local wildlife, etc.
I personally don’t love gatlinburg buts a great combination of national park with tourist crap for everyone.
Big cities are a blast with tons to do like NYC and Chicago but it’s not easy to relax with little kids with traffic, subways, tons of stairs, etc.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 6:45 am to jamiegla1
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Get a National Parks passport book for each and start knocking them off.
I was going to say exactly the opposite; whatever you don't don't make it a checklist.Definitely include some butI just don't see the fun in traveling as "knocking things off"
I'd say start with what they're into or interested in and begin there. Sports, fishing, being active, theater, etc.
Use their interests as the focal point then inject things you want them to experience.
For example, do you have a son who likes off roading and ATVs? Well, you can take them to rent and ride ATVs in the Arizona desert on a trip to Sedona where you'll see Grand Canyon National Park, catch a Pheonix Suns game, go rainbow trout fishing, take a train ride, go hiking, etc.
Do you have a child who likes the performing arts? How about taking them to see a play in Boston? You can walk the freedom trail, catch a Bruins game, go whale watching, tour fenway park.
Do the kids like adventure? How about a trip to Chattanooga where you can go to the aquarium, do some hiking, go white water rafting on the Ocoee, check out rock city gardens.
IMO, travel is an investment. And not just financially. Do touristy things. Do original things. Eat at some sketchy places. Pick somewhere to eat that is everyone's "must do". But whatever you do, start with personal preferences and build from there to experience new things and if that leads to new preferences then you have a new starting point later.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 6:54 am to Billy Blanks
We did Chicago back in October. It was great. We stayed at the Trump hotel and hit all the museums. Good central location.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 6:55 am to Billy Blanks
Look into summer family adventure program at Callaway Gardens. Plenty of outdoor activities and zero lines.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 6:59 am to Billy Blanks
When I was a kid, my family used to take us to historical places. We went to Colonial Williamsburg, Civil War Sites, Antebellum homes, Native American Sites/pow wows, etc. Not only did we learn, but those trips fostered a love of history which fascinates me to this day.
The National Park idea is a great one. Take them on a dig for fossils. Take them out in nature for hikes where you can have scavenger hunts for shells, different plants, rocks, birds, animals, etc.
The National Park idea is a great one. Take them on a dig for fossils. Take them out in nature for hikes where you can have scavenger hunts for shells, different plants, rocks, birds, animals, etc.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 7:00 am to Billy Blanks
What’s the budget including airfare?
Posted on 1/28/24 at 7:00 am to Billy Blanks
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What are 3-4 you think to start with?
My kids are into this as well. We started 3 yrs ago at the grand canyon ( hit up sunset crater and Hoover dam that trip)..and my daughters were so into their Jr Ranger vests/pins that would not take them off...so they were walking around Vegas as Jr rangers with all their "badges" pinned to them
StL is an easy way to get two. Then Mammoth Caves - that was our last trip.
We now make little side trips when we can. It's not just the well known national parks but... National Forests/seashores etc
But the Jr Ranger program is a absolutely brilliant idea
This post was edited on 1/28/24 at 7:02 am
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