Active and adventurous

The search for wildlife and winding trails created a desire for searching for more of the awe-inspiring wonder created on this earth.

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Explore winter in Vancouver, where your family can enjoy cold-weather activities like skiing, snowshoeing, tubing, ice skating, and a hot chocolate festival

Can you imagine traveling 10,000 miles just to give birth? Gray whales do it every year. After spending the summer in the Arctic, the whales embark on an epic migration as they travel from Alaska’s Bering Sea to Baja California’s breeding lagoons. As they skirt the North American coastline, us humans hop on boats, kayaks, and peer over cliff’s edge in hopes of catching a glimpse of these peaceful creatures on their incredible journey. We bring our kids with hope that they will join us in collective awe and respect for nature, learning more in two hours on that boat than they could during a week’s worth of science classes. Plus, it’s fun! Ready to go whale watching with kids but don’t know where to start? Trekaroo to the rescue!

With both sandy beaches, and rugged coastline, Pismo Beach, is a haven for families who seek relaxation and fun in the sea.

Visiting Puerto Rico with kids should be considered for your next family island vacation.

You’ve got wanderlust, that desire to travel the world, visit different cultures, try intriguing foods, and now you want to instill that same sense of wonder in your kids by taking them on their first trip to a new country.

There is plenty of family fun in Sevierville. This city is located in the heart of the Smoky Mountains region and is best known for being Dolly Parton’s hometown.

With all of the appeal of the temperate rainforest and a much smaller population than Anchorage, Juneau has an offering the size of the ocean for families looking for fun.

California’s Eastern Sierras: Geological wonder, rustic wilderness, wide open plains, and varied topographies, that’s just the beginning.

One way my family loves to travel is through a culture’s food. I like to check out the local specialty, try the national sweets, and hopefully experience something my taste buds have never known before.

Tanque Verde Ranch, a family friendly western dude ranch adventure in the Sonoran desert of Arizona is the perfect place for your family’s ultimate getaway.

Sun, fun, sand, and sea – if this is what you think of when you envision the US Virgin Islands, you’re not alone. In spite of the stunning (and I’m not kidding when I say stunning) beaches, there is so much more for families to do on these beautiful destination islands.

Located in the heart of Grand Teton National Park, kayaking Jackson Lake WY is a perfect introduction to a Wyoming national park trip with kids as young as six

Explore the temperate rainforests of Alaska with your kids; you’ll learn science skills as you investigate and discover in tide pools, rocks, and forests

Take your family to Shenandoah National Park to learn about forests, animals, plants, and even history while on vacation.

Teen service travel with Adventures Costa Rica offers your child a unique way to vacation and give back to the community while learning self worth.

Get outside of New York City, and you’ll find that there is a lot for kids and families to take advantage of in Upstate New York. Look for beautiful state parks, interesting museums, and kid-friendly activities around every corner, particularly in the summer. Here are the top 10 Syracuse family-friendly things to do.