Courtesy of Marriott International What’s better than breakfast? Free breakfast. There’s no question that mid-range hotels, including extended stay suites, are doing more to lure in family travelers, particularly on the weekends. Indoor [...]

Courtesy of Marriott International What’s better than breakfast? Free breakfast. There’s no question that mid-range hotels, including extended stay suites, are doing more to lure in family travelers, particularly on the weekends. Indoor [...]

Courtesy of Tauck Young passengers learn to make Viennese strudel onboard a Tauck ship as they cruise through Austria. When families think about cruise vacations, the big cruise ships often come to mind. All have fantastic programs for kids, [...]

Courtesy of Tauck Young passengers learn to make Viennese strudel onboard a Tauck ship as they cruise through Austria. When families think about cruise vacations, the big cruise ships often come to mind. All have fantastic programs for kids, [...]

Imagebroker / Alamy With more than 17 million visitors in 2011, Disney World in Orlando, Fla. claims the top spot for the most-visited theme park. Four decades after opening—and transforming Orlando—the Magic Kingdom is still the No. [...]

Courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton Children explore tide pools at Kapalua Bay in Maui as part of The Ritz-Carlton’s Ambassadors of the Environment program. Kids clubs at resorts have long been a great way for parents to grab some precious [...]

Courtesy Context Travel Context Travel docent Lawrence Owens explains a work of art at the British Museum in London. It’s no secret that kids and teens have their own ways of learning about the world around them. They ask curious questions, [...]

Courtesy Context Travel Context Travel docent Lawrence Owens explains a work of art at the British Museum in London. It’s no secret that kids and teens have their own ways of learning about the world around them. They ask curious questions, [...]

Courtesy Ripley’s Old MacDonald’s Farm Mini-Golf Play 54 barnyard-themed holes at Ripley’s Old MacDonald’s Farm Mini-Golf in Sevierville, Tenn. When you’re about to putt, the last thing you expect is to be rushed [...]

Adam Rodriguez / Desert Botanical Garden Bring your own light to the summer Flashlight Tours at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix to discover what happens when the sun goes down. When the sun goes down, it’s time for families to unplug [...]

My family recently returned from our first ever multigenerational vacation. My husband and I, my parents (who hadn’t been to Europe in 40 years), and our two kids, ages 5 and 10, jumped right in with a two-week trip to the Mediterranean. [...]

Eric Thayer / Reuters Passengers ride the Cyclone roller coaster at Coney Island on June 30 in New York.   1. Busch Gardens at Tampa Bay, Florida Williamsburg, Va.Whether you visit the Florida or Virginia locations, you won’t [...]

After drawing a crowd of people while on vacation at Walt Disney World, “Santa Claus” gets kicked out of the amusement park. WXIA’s Rebecca Lindstrom reports. With his roly-poly body and bleached-white hair, mustache and beard, [...]

Thomas Tolbert, 52, was asked to be less “Santa-ish” during a recent trip to Disney World. With his roly-poly body and bleached-white hair, mustache and beard, 52-year old Thomas Tolbert of Roswell, Ga., is a spitting image of [...]

Courtesy Glenn Maddox The Maddox family on their boat in Canada in 2010. From left: Glenn, Linzi, MeiLing and Pam. Picture a sailing vacation: swimming in tropical waters, lazy days exploring palm-tree-lined islands, eating mangoes and watching [...]

Laura Begley Bloom from Travel + Leisure shows it’s not too late to take your family on a summer vacation, spotlighting discounts on trips to a beach resort in Saint Martin and a great outdoor getaway for the kids in San Diego. It’s [...]

Courtesy Sonesta Maho Beach Resort It’s not too late to treat your family to a summer getaway thanks to these package deals at kid-friendly hotels. Orlando: Sheraton Buena VistaThis 490-room renovated property has two outdoor pools (with [...]

Mariah Milan Dagupion | Photography Peter Clarke and his 3-year-old son, Charlie, of Canada hired professional photographer Mariah Milan in December to take pictures of their vacation on Maui, Hawaii. Some travelers are adding this to their [...]

Lindsay Hebberd / Corbis A view of the Hoover Dam at the Nevada-Arizona border.   1. Statue of Liberty, New York   Families can check out the statue as part of one of the many harbor cruises available (think Grey Line Tours), which will [...]

Great Wolf Lodge Kids don pink robes and tiaras at the ice cream-themed Scooops Spa at Great Wolf Lodge. Day spas were once sanctuaries for mothers fleeing their offspring for an afternoon of bliss. Today, many spas and salons around the [...]

You’ve probably noticed some carnival games are hard to win. So we’re exposing the secrets ways carnival workers are playing you with our hidden cameras, and go a step further — showing you exactly how they do it. [...]

SAN ANTONIO — A South Texas theme park has announced plans to close its towering wooden roller coaster known as the Rattler. Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio says the ride will shut down Aug. 5. Park officials on Monday announced [...]

Sandpearl Resort in Clearwater Beach, Fla., offers a program for kids 5-11 years that includes arts and crafts, and scavenger hunts. I’m sharing my personal picks for best kid-friendly vacation spots. Every family is different—and, mercifully, [...]

Trump International Beach Resort Kids can sleep in a star-filled tent at Trump International Beach Resort in Florida. Hotels and resorts have realized the big impact their smallest guests can have on their bottom line. As such, many hotel [...]

With summer just around the bend, many families are planning getaways. But figuring out all the details — from which hotels are child-friendly to how many diapers to pack for that five-hour flight (more is better) — can be critical [...]

As a mother, blogger and expatriate American living in the Netherlands, Monique Rubin is no stranger to the special challenges of family travel. Even so, she experienced a new twist in pre-boarding procedures when a United gate agent recently [...]

Colleen Lanin Mater and Lightning McQueen at California Adventure’s new Cars Land. Some die-hard fans of Florida’s Walt Disney World might ask, “Why would I go to Disneyland when Orlando has all of the same stuff and then some?” I’ll [...]

Torsten Seidel / Courtesy VisitBerlin The Badeschiff, a swimming pool installed atop an old barge docked on the Spree River, is a top summer attraction for Berliners. Slideshow: See Berlin’s best all-ages attractions Berlin is likely [...]

TODAY’s Jenna Wolfe gets an inside look at the new Transformers: The Ride 3D at Universal Studios Hollywood, taking a ride with “Transformers” movie director Michael Bay. Here’s an idea: Take a hit movie and turn it [...]

Courtesy of Aeroports de Paris Some airports, such as Paris-Orly, provide spaces for kids to burn off energy before boarding a plane. Being stuck in the boarding area with kids in tow can be challenging: You’re exhausted after the schlep [...]