Kid-friendly City Guides
Debbie's Favorite Cities for Family Trips
I love these cities for family travel. Each is wonderful and unique and has a variety of kid-friendly activities, restaurants, and hotels that everyone will enjoy.
U.S.A.
Arizona: Phoenix-Scottsdale
California: Carlsbad and LegoLand, Los Angeles, Napa Valley, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Monica
Florida: Clearwater Beach
Hawaii: Honolulu and Oahu, Maui
Illinois: Chicago
Massachusetts: Boston
New Mexico: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos
New York: New York City
Oregon: Portland
Virginia: Alexandria
Washington: Bellingham, Centralia & Grand Mound (Great Wolf Lodge), Seattle, Tacoma
Reader Suggestions
U.S.A.
Alabama: Birmingham, Dothan, Foley, Gulf Shores, Huntsville, Montgomery, Warrior
Arizona: Camp Verde, Phoenix-Scottsdale, Queen Creek, Tempe, Tucson, Williams
Arkansas: Little Rock, Rogers
California: Camino, Carlsbad and LegoLand, Dunsmuir, El Cerrito, Folsom, Gilroy, Lafayette, Lake Arrowhead, Lake Tahoe, Lodi, Lomita, Los Alamitos, Los Angeles, Menlo Park, Modesto, Monterey, Carmel and Pebble Beach, Moraga, Napa Valley, Natomas, Oakland, Orange County, Pacifica, Palm Springs, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Pleasanton, Redding, Running Springs, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Sausalito, Sonoma and Petaluma, Temecula, Windsor
Colorado: Aspen, Canon City, Colorado Springs, Denver, Keystone, Mosca
Connecticut: Hartford, Middlebury, Middletown, New Haven, New London, Seymour
District of Columbia: Washington DC
Florida: Apalachicola, Bradenton, Clearwater Beach, Coconut Creek, Fort Myers, Indian Rocks Beach, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Lake Beuna Vista, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Saint Augustine, Sanibel Island, Santa Rosa Beach, Sarasota, Seminole, Tampa
Georgia: Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Canton, Cave Springs, Fairburn, Lawrenceville, Savannah, Stone Mountain
Hawaii: Big Island, Honolulu and Oahu, Kauai, Maui
Idaho: Arco, Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Falls, Island Park, Twin Falls
Illinois: Aurora, Brookfield, Champaign, Chicago, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, Elgin, Elmhurst, Evanston, Geneva, Rockford, Schaumburg, Sycamore, Wheaton
Indiana: Batesville, Evansville, Indianapolis, Porter, Santa Claus
Iowa: Des Moines, Little Amana
Kansas: Bonner Springs, Great Bend, Overland Park, Salina, Wichita
Kentucky: Harrodsburg, Louisville, Mammoth Cave, Newport (KY), Paducah
Louisiana: Avery Island, Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Lafayette
Maine: Camden, Kennebunkport, Portland
Maryland: Baltimore, Berlin, Fallston, Westminster
Massachusetts: Acton, Boston, Dartmouth, Hadley, Martha's Vineyard, North Attleboro, Orleans, Pittsfield, Wellfleet, Westford, Worcester
Michigan: Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Oxford, Plymouth, Traverse City
Minnesota: Apple Valley, Bemidji, Edina, Mankato, Minneapolis - St. Paul, Rochester
Missouri: Harrisonville, Joplin, Kansas City, Saint Louis, Springfield, Thayer
Nebraska: Bellevue, Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha
Nevada: Las Vegas
New Hampshire: Lincoln, Peterborough, Portsmouth
New Jersey: Atlantic City, Avalon, Basking Ridge, Branchburg, Bridgewater, Camden, Cape May, Egg Harbor Township, Freehold, Hope, Martinsville, Mountainside, Paramus, Phillipsburg, Trenton, West Berlin, West Orange
New Mexico: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos
New York: Buffalo, Cazenovia, Ithaca, New Rochelle, New York City, North Tonawanda, Putnam County, Rochester, Syracuse
North Carolina: Asheboro, Atlantic Beach, Beaufort, Boone, Burlington, Charlotte, Concord, Durham, Greensboro, Mooresville, Raleigh, Wake Forest, Winston Salem
Ohio: Akron, Beachwood, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Findlay, Lancaster, Mason, Sandusky, Toledo, West Chester, Wilmot
Oklahoma: Lawton, Oklahoma City, Tulsa
Oregon: Albany, Bend, Eugene, Mt. Hood, Newport, Ontario, Portland, Salem, Tillamook, Winston
Pennsylvania: Allentown, Burnham, Easton, Elysburg, Erie, Erie, Hershey, Lake Ariel, Lambertville, Lancaster, New Hope, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton, Shartlesville
Rhode Island: East Greenwich, Providence
South Carolina: Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Hilton Head, Lexington, Myrtle Beach, North Charleston
Tennessee: Chattanooga, Gatlinburg, Land Between the Lakes, Manchester, Memphis, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Pigeon Forge
Texas: Arlington, Austin, Brenham, Brownsville, ConCan, Conroe, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Galveston, Gilmer, Houston, Laredo, Leander, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, Sheridan, Sugar Land, The Colony, Victoria, Waco, Waxahachie, White Settlement
Utah: Ogden, Orem, Pleasant Grove, Provo, Salt Lake City, Sandy, St. George
Vermont: Burlington, Danville
Virginia: Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Haymarket, Herndon, McLean, Newport News, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg
Washington: Arlington, Auburn, Bellingham, Bothell, Centralia & Grand Mound (Great Wolf Lodge), Edmonds, Everett, Olympia, Orcas Island, Port Orchard, Port Townsend and Kingston, WA, Richland, Seattle, Spokane Valley, Tacoma, Vancouver, Woodinville
West Virginia: Charleston, Parkersburg
Wisconsin: Cedarburg, Madison, Wisconsin Dells
Canada
British Columbia: Hope, Vancouver, Victoria and Vancouver Island, Whistler
Ontario: St. Catharines, Toronto
Saskatchewan: Saskatoon
Mexico
Distrito Federal: Mexico City
Jalisco: Puerto Vallarta
Quintana Roo: Playa del Carmen
(unknown): Guanajuato
Europe
Czech Republic: Prague
England: London
France: Paris
Germany: Berlin, Bruehl, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Munich, Rothenburg
Greece: Athens
Ireland: County Wicklow, Galway City
Italy: Emilia Romana, Rome, Turin
Malta: Mellieha
Norway: Oslo
Portugal: Loule Algarve
Scotland: Edinburgh
Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla (Seville)
Sweden: Stockholm
Switzerland: Geneva
South America
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
Africa
South Africa: Cape Town
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