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7 Family Cruise Ideas for Summer
Caribbean, Europe, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii
Cruisers can be choosers. Here, seven splashy options, whether you have your sights set on Alaskan glaciers, Caribbean beaches—or simply the kiddie pool on the top deck.
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A Family Break in California's Wine Country
Healdsburg, Sebastopol, Sonoma County
Swanky digs, just-pressed grape juice, and gorgeous countryside—Healdsburg shows all ages a good time. There are more than 100 vineyards and pick-your-own enterprises within striking distance, plus ea
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A Family Day Trip to Maine's North Haven Island
Kennebunkport + The Southern Beaches, Freeport + Mid-Coast, Western Lakes + Mountains
North Haven is separated from the larger Vinalhaven by a narrow strait, the Fox Island Thoroughfare, upon which lies North Haven's modest town: there's a fantastic community center, a marina, two rest
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A Family Road Trip Through Alaska
Alaska, Bozeman, Anchorage, Denali National Park and Preserve
The skies are big, the mountains high, and the parks enormous. What better way to see the 49th state than in a family-sized RV?Get your motor home running.
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A Family Roadtrip from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
Hershey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, West Mifflin, The Philadelphia Area
Pennsylvania's big C's—chocolate, carousels, and choo-choos—provide the kid-friendly landmarks along the route.
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A Family Trip to Ashland, OR
Ashland
Wild river rapids by day, The Tempest by night—and all manner of adventures in between. With its vegan cafés, hiking trails, science museum, and Tony-winning Shakespeare festival, Ashland, in southwes
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A Family Trip to Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin Dells
It's been ranked as one of the brainiest cities in America—and one of the greenest, most literate, and most athletic. It also serves the best bratwursts this side of Bavaria. Rising out of the cornfie
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A Family Vacation in Rangeley, Maine's Lake District
Western Lakes + Mountains
A 2 1/2-hour drive north of Portland, the Rangeley area is 99 percent lakes, ponds, and forest. Rangeley Lake is in the town center; smaller, quieter Loon is 10 miles north.
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A Family Vacation on Maine's Pemaquid Peninsula
Pemaquid Harbor, Freeport + Mid-Coast
Pemaquid Peninsula remains a thankfully untouristed region just north of Boothbay Harbor, full of Down East Maine flavor. The Lincoln County News (www.mainelincolncountynews.com) and the Lincoln Count
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A Family Visit to Atlanta
Atlanta, Downtown, Atlantic Station, Buckhead
It may be a landlocked city, but with the recent opening of the Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta is now awash in more than 100,000 fish swimming in 8 million gallons of water.