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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.
New York City has existed in one form or another since its founding as a trading post in 1624. It’s hard to believe that today’s concrete jungle of skyscrapers once consisted primarily of farms north of 14th Street. While New York is, at its essence, all about change and modernization, thankfully, there were those who had the foresight to preserve its early history.
So many components are necessary for a great family ski vacation that many vacationers give up. You need plenty of powder, of course. So, cold snowy nights. BUT – not too cold on the slopes. You need easy access – close to the highway, cute town with family friendly food. BUT - not too close to a major city, or the lift lines become unmanageable. You also need lots of après ski activities, or diversions if the weather doesn’t cooperate BUT – you don’t want to attract a hard-partying crowd that scares away families.
New York City at any time of the year is magical. Big city, bright lights, things to see in to the right, to the left, and even up and down. Which is why New York City is a perfect mother daughter or girls weekend destination for the girly girl in all of us.
Picking the right place to lay your head at night can make or break your vacation - especially when you're traveling with three generations. Recently my husband, Napoleon; our two kids, Miles, 11, and Milan, 9; Napoleon's mom, Nannie; and I took a weekend trip from Atlanta to Philadelphia. We spent two nights at the Omni Hotel at Independence Park and loved it.
Supernovas, cosmic collisions and stellar patterns will light the billboards in New York City’s Times Square every night throughout January. The "Midnight Moment," presented by the Times Square Advertising Coalition (TSAC) and Times Square Arts, launches its 2013 season with Stasis, by artists Taxiplasm & Jonathan Henry. The synchronized art program will be shown on the largest digital screens in Times Square every night from 11:57 pm to midnight as part of the largest coordinated effort in history by sign operators in Times Square to display synchronized creative content each day.
I am so glad we’ve discovered the Museum of the Moving Image. When you live in NYC, you take your kids to museums. By the time they were six, my son could find his way to the Arms and Armor exhibit at the Metropolitan, and his sister, to the Ballerina Paintings by Degas on the second floor.
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