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Got a case of wanderlust that won’t quit? Your next family holiday is a click away. Our moms have bounced around the globe testing out family vacation spots from campgrounds to African safaris and they’re dishing the dirt on what works, what doesn’t and what you need to know before you go. Get all the Northeast family travel information essentials you need (from a traveling mom's perspective, natch!) to dive into your next family vacation adventure.
Here you'll find Northeast family holiday ideas for Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode island, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Known for it’s vast beauty and incredibly rich historical sites, Steven Spielberg’s epic movie, Lincoln, was filmed completely in Virginia.
This is generally the time of year when apple-picking provides a welcome, yet easy retreat away from the hustle and bustle of city living. But, with an extra-warm summer yielding an extra-early apple season, many pickers this year may have been surprised to arrive at a farm only to discover there were no apples left to pick! But before turning your car around, discover what else the farm has to offer!
New York City is one of the most popular holiday destinations. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve thousands, if not millions, of visitors, flock here to shop and sightsee while the city is lit up and dressed in its festive finery. It is also the most difficult and most expensive time of year to get theater tickets.
Few things say Christmas as well as a soaring evergreen tree bedazzled with lights and ornaments.
BOSTON, Massachusetts: See the largest Christmas tree in New England. Take a Freedom Trail Holiday Stroll with a costumed guide, learn how Christmas and holiday traditions evolved in Boston and end your tour with hot chocolate and Boston Cream Pie at the Omni Parker House Hotel. This tour is offered at 3:30pm, Thursday to Sunday from Nov. 17-Jan. 20.
Circling – perhaps avoiding – Gettysburg for a lifetime because the battles don’t intrigue me shortchanged a lot of family conversations and personal contemplation. Should have gone sooner. By delaying, I denied us new thoughts to absorb: the osmosis of travel.
Sometimes where you stay on vacation is more of an adventure than the actual destination. I’ve always been fascinated by the paranormal. I think that stems from stories my grandmother used to tell about the Faierie Folk of her youth in Ireland. Sadly, I can’t say that I’ve ever encountered a Banshee, Wood Sprite or even an everyday ghost. Still, I love to steep myself -and my family- in stories of things that go bump in the night. Often these tales serve to teach a lesson, inspire the imagination or even tell the stories of our history.
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