Traveling to New York is never easy, but it’s always fun. If you’re planning on taking the family to the Big Apple this holiday season, CheapOair recommends these places for you and your kids through all 5 boroughs.
Ice Skating under the stars: If your kids want glamour and glitz, head over to Rockefeller Center and twirl on the ice underneath the beautiful Christmas tree and holiday decor. If you want a slightly less touristy rink head over to Wollman Rink in Central Park. Still expensive since its now owned by Trump, but your kids won’t forget the experience.
American Museum of Natural History: Located at Central Park West at 79th street in Manhattan, the museum will leave the kids in awe. They’ll be able to see Tyrannosaurus Rex and numerous other Dinosaurs, insects and a number of other species. The AMNH is very big and if you’ve got a kid with lots of energy, visit every floor using the stairs. They’ll be tired and happy by the time it’s over. The American Museum of Natural History also has a café or head outside and grab a couple of NY hotdogs.
Dylan’s Candy Bar: This colorful place is located on 1011 3rd Avenue and filled with all sorts of candies to indulge in. It’s not just one floor of sweetness, but three fully loaded floors with an ice cream bar up top. For you all cupcake fanatics, don’t fret because they’ve got some huge ones for mom and big sis’.
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory: Another sweet place, this retro facility is located on 1 Water Street in Brooklyn, New York. Yes, you’ll have to take the subway to visit this ice cream parlor, but it’ll be worth its weight in deliciousness. All the treats that get made at this factory are homemade. It’ll beat those frozen ice cream treats about a landslide. This excursion would be fun for the whole family.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan: This great place is located on 212 West 83rd Street. It offers an amazing experience for toddlers. It’s got fun workshops and exciting classes for the kids and it costs absolutely nothing. Talk about a win-win, you’ll keep your kids satisfied and it won’t have to come out of your travel budget.
The Bronx Zoo: Kids love animals, it’s a known fact. This a fun placed located in Bronx, New York. The area is spread out so you won’t feel overcrowded and there isn’t a bad view in the place. Try and take your kids to see their favorite animals. Chances are the zoo will probably have them.
This is only a short guide to keep your kids happy during your next trip to New York City. The best things are always the creative things or the junk food oriented ones, the smile on their faces will be worth all the ice cream you consumed.
Here’s a list of more activities for kids in New York City.
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Courtesy of Aldo Singer, travel blogger at CheapOair.com, which specializes in affordable Airline Tickets.
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Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia is one special city.
- It’s home to the Liberty Bell & Ben Franklin.
- It’s where America’s independence was declared and where the American Constitution was written.
- It pioneered the first hospital, library, fire company, medical school, and university.
- It was the setting for the films Rocky and Twelve Monkeys.
- It is where all three founders of Trekaroo first met.
- It’s where Brennan and LiLing had their first date, got married, set up their first home and took their first jobs.
Needless to say, Philadelphia holds a very special place in our hearts.
Experiencing Philly with kids is pretty different from living there as a college student. So, we’ve gathered the recommendations of Trekaroo families who have the inside scoop on where to go with kids in this city steeped in American history.
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Trekaroo families have voted and this is where the cards fell for 2009:
Top Activities for Kids in Philadelphia – voted by parents
Best Kid-friendly Hotels in Philadelphia – voted by parents
Some of our star Philadelphia families are some fun-loving mom bloggers and they’ve assembled their list of recommendations that no visiting or local families should miss.
Mara brings you her list of Off the Beaten Path Kid Activities in Philadelphia. This mom got bit by the travel bug early in life and has not stopped traveling even after having two boys, now 4 and 7. In fact, when their eldest was just one, they visited 6 states, 3 countries and 2 continents. Read about their family’s adventures and admire her wonderful photos on Mother of all Trips
Lynn, a Philly mom of a tween and a teen, knows exactly where to head to keep them engaged and excited. Here’s her family’s list of favorite Teen-friendly Activities in Philadelphia. Lynn is the mom behind For Love Or Funny where she keeps a light-hearted view of life as a parent. Amidst her humor are some gems of wisdom.
Heading to Philly with young kids? Melissa is your go to mom with her list of Top 10 Things to Do in Philly with Young Kids. Melissa is the voice behind Girlymama where she brings us the inside scoop about products that young moms would be interested in. From shoes to food to places to visit, Girlymama will tell you what she thinks and give you opportunities to win some trendy fashion and gear.
Linda has a wonderful guide for visiting Historic Philadelphia by foot with Kids. This is a mom extraordinaire who has traveled through big and small towns all the country with her 4 kids. If you need advice about how to have a lifestyle of travel with a large family, she’s your go-to gal. Follow her adventures on her fantastic blog: Travels With Children
Amie O’Shaughnessy of Ciao Bambino brings us some Phildelphia: 5 Kids-friendly Activities. Ciao Bambino is a one of Trekaroo’s favorite partners because we share a common passion – inspiring families to travel. Ciao Bambino provides vetted reviews of the best accommodations when traveling with children of all ages around the world.
Other Philadelphia Resources:
Next stop, the city where the First Family resides - Washington DC.
The Trekaroo KidsMobile is a blog carnival with a twist. It’s designed to provide a unique opportunity for mom and dad bloggers to be featured on Trekaroo while
1) expressing their unique point of view
2) getting a web of link exchanges.
Join us for one of our next stopovers.
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LiLing Pang is a contributing author on Trekaroo – a reviews site dedicated to exploring and traveling with kids.
Travel with kids to: CA | FL | HI | MA | NY | PA | TX | VA and now IL and WA
Trekaroo is heading up to the beautiful Pacific Northwest to launch in Seattle and across the rest of the state of Washington. There’s so much to see here for tweens and teens – Shamu in the wild, Mt. Rainier, Pike’s Place, the Space Needle, where grunge music began, where coffeehouses took off, Microsoft, and more. For the younger set, there’s a plethora of indoor and outdoor fun to entertain kids for many days.
University of Washington by Flickr: danramarch
What have we got for you?
- Over 200 activities that have been rated and tagged by parents like you
- List of 1000 plus hotels throughout the state of Washington waiting to be rated by parents like you
- Coverage of the 5 major areas in Washington: Greater Seattle Region (Puget Sound), Palouse -Spokane, Mount Ranier and Snoqualmie, Olympic Peninsula, and the San Juan Islands.
- All sorts of fun lists on Destination Playgrounds in the Greater Seattle / Puget Sound Area, 5 Hidden Kidspots in the Seattle Area and more.
So, we’ve now launched something new in the Midwest and the Northwest. Stay tuned because we’ve got a pretty full schedule of places that we’d like to launch before our 1st birthday!
A standing ovation goes out to harebearmommy, travelmom, bbmmouse, and adorablyconfused who each jumped in full force to help get Seattle to a place where we’ve got something to share with the world. I also want to say thanks to my faithful team who work tirelessly to get things done in time.
Race you to the top of the Space Needle,
Esther Lee (thelees3) – CEO
Seattle Resources:
Best Activities for Kids in Seattle – voted by parents
Best Kid-Friendly Hotels in Seattle – voted by parents
- All 140 Activities for kids in the Seattle-Puget Sound Area
- Kid-friendly hotels in and around Seattle-Puget Sound
- Visiting Seattle with Little Kids - adorablyconfused
- Destination Playgrounds in Greater Seattle and Puget Sound – Travelmom
- Seattle Parks and Playgrounds - wandermom1
- Stores Mom and Kids Love in Seattle by Mompreneurs – Jill Dickinson
- 5 Lesser Known Pit Stops In and Around the Seattle Area – pitstopforkids
- Where to eat in Seattle with Kids in Tow - kirida
- Pumpkin Patches in the Seattle Area - Lydie Thomas
Trekaroo – a reviews site dedicated to exploring and traveling with kids.
Travel with kids to: CA | FL | HI | MA | NY | PA | TX | VA and now IL and WA
Chicago Skyline at Dusk
I’m so excited! I just can’t hide it!
Did you know that Illinois is now an orange state?!?! No, we’re not talking about politics here. Trekaroo is launching in Illinois and we’re turning it orange on our maps!
Why Illinois? Because our mission is to help parents explore and travel with kids everywhere and with 3M children living throughout Illinois, it’s got family fun around every corner. After lots of hard work and the help from dedicated Trekaroo moms and dads, we are now in Chicago and beyond.
So, what have we got?
- Over 400 activities that have been rated and tagged by parents like you
- List of 1000 plus hotels throughout the state of Illinois waiting to be rated by parents like you
- Coverage of the 5 major areas in Illinois: Chicagoland, Central Illinois, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois, and Western Illinois
- All sorts of fun lists on best free attractions in Chicago area, free Chicago museum days, and more.
What location is next? Drop me an email and let me know where we should go. We’re thinking Seattle, DC and some of the hot winter ski spots in Colorado and Utah.
Special thanks to michipo, bridgets, asmpman, teammom, kat569, and momof3boys for their love of Illinois and sharing about their adventures with kids with the Trekaroo community. And of course, thanks to the Trekaroo team who works so hard on making everything happen.
See you in the Windy City,
Esther Lee (thelees3) – CEO
Chicago Resources:
- Fun in Chicago with Young Kids
- Family-friendly Tips from a Local Mom for Exploring Chicago
- Free and Cheap Entertainment in the Suburbs of Chicago
- Best FREE attractions in and around Chicago
- Free Museum Days in Chicago
- Places to cool off the Kiddos in the Chi-town Area by asmpman
- Kraft Great Kids Museum Passes in Chicago
- Saving Money on Chicago Kids Museums – Museum Adventure Pass
Trekaroo – a reviews site dedicated to exploring and traveling with kids.
Travel with kids to: CA | FL | HI | MA | NY | PA | TX | VA and now IL
