If you are visiting Burlington, Vermont make time for the “Circus Day in America” exhibit at the Shelburne Museum this summer
Jun 072010
May 282010
Colonial Williamsburg brings the American Revolution to life for teens and tweens.
May 222010
Teens and tweens are the perfect age to visit Washington, DC. Not only are they sturdy enough to walk miles a day, but they know enough about American History to appreciate and respect what they see – and to develop a much deeper sense of the sacrifices made by so many to form and sustain our country. We only had a day so we started at the National Mall and decided to play it by ear to see how much ground we could cover. Our first stop was a visit to the Lincoln Memorial. Standing on the steps, looking towards the 555-foot tall Washington Monument we found ourselves giving an impromptu history lesson about Martin Luther King’s March on Washington and the Civil Rights movement. The kids had heard of the [...]
May 202010
A few years ago when our teens were tweens we visited the Washington DC area for a family reunion. Along the way we were able to do some sight seeing including visits to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum on the Mall in DC and the even larger Udvar-Hazy annex near Dulles airport. Between the two museums we saw every era of flight from early Wright Brother’s craft to man’s mission in space. Both parents and kids were fascinated by the many different types of aircraft on exhibit. The World War I and World War II vintage planes looked so small when we considered what a critical role they played in battle. Our son who is a bit of a military historian was particularly interested in these. We were also [...]
May 022010
The Upper East Side of Manhattan parallels the eastern side Central Park from 59th Street to 96th Street, stretching to meet the East River. We spent the first afternoon of our mom and teen girls’ getaway exploring Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art before heading to Serendipity 3 for dinner. We entered Central Park at 6th Avenue and Central Park Drive which took us past the Statue of Cuban Patriot Jose Julian Marti. We followed winding, flowering trails along the Pond, finding boulders to scramble along the way. We walked through the Dairy Visitor Center and Gift Shop and continued along the shaded walks of the Dene and the meadow of the East Green. Our walk took about an hour, including a brief stop to enjoy the remote controlled sailboats [...]
Apr 062010
Tours of the Homestake and Broken Boot mines in the Black Hills of South Dakota make an impression on families visiting with teens and tweens.
Apr 022010
Families visiting the South Dakota Black Hills with teens and tweens must check out historic Deadwood where shootouts on Main Street are common and the Old West comes alive.
