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hands-on displays or living history exhibits. And there are over 400 dedicated children’s museums across America, encouraging children to learn by touching, feeling and interaction. Perhaps nowhere is more hands-on than Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum, which particularly appeals to younger children. Tennessee’s American Museum of
Science and Energy is a touch-feely institution at Oak Ridge that also devotes a floor to the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb. The nearby Museum of Appalachia is a fun, 65-acre living history museum highlighting rural life in days gone by. In Biloxi, Mississippi, children are
kept entertained at the educational Lynn Meadows Discovery Centre and indoor playground The Fun Factory.
Free fun The capital, Washington DC, has the
nation’s biggest collection of museums, and many are free – great for parents wanting to stretch their budget as well as giving the kids a fascinating and educational time. Chicago is another city with great museums, besides its long- established Shedd Aquarium, which has children’s programmes. Another favourite is San Francisco’s
California Academy of Sciences, with its aquarium, planetarium, indoor rainforest, living roof and natural history museum.
Outdoor adventures Children love exploring spectacular
nature and activities such as walking or biking in America’s Great Outdoors. Popular destinations where families can get active amidst grand surroundings include Yellowstone Park, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, Colorado’s Pike’s Peak and Utah’s canyon parks. They also enjoy messing around on water, at places like Nevada’s Lake Mead and Lake Tahoe, Arizona’s Lake Havasu, and Lake Michigan among others. They love seeing wildlife close-up,
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too. Encounters with nature range from whale-watching tours from Boston and Cape Cod, off the
California coast and off Maui, in Hawaii, to spider cave tours in New Mexico’s Carslbad Caverns.
Beach bums If they prefer making sandcastles on
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love exploring spectacular nature and activities such as walking or biking in America’s Great Outdoors."
the beach plus all the fun of a typical beach resort, pack your bucket and spade and take the kids to destinations including South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach in Virginia, Maryland’s Ocean City, Waikiki in Hawaii, Florida’s St Petersburg/Clearwater and Fort Lauderdale, California’s San Diego and South Padre Island, Texas.
Theme park princesses are a major draw as are delicious strawberries from Rhode Island
Experience Lake Tahoe
Aston Lakeland Village Beach & Mountain Resort Fronting the alpine pure waters of Lake Tahoe’s south shore, this all-season condominium resort features a private sandy beach, a heated pool and hot tubs, tennis courts, summertime kayak and paddleboat rentals, a ski shop, plus free shuttle service to Heavenly Mountain Resort and nearby casinos.
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