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Mamoth Cave National Park Family Vacation Mammoth Cave is the kind of place you’re likely to visit time and again, yet do something new and different each time. The cave—the ... 
Mammoth Cave, KY - Fun With the Family Kentucky
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Chicago, Illinois Weekend Getaway Chicago has everything for city lovers: culture, commerce, historic buildings, public transportation, ethnic neighborhoods, chic boutiques, ... 
Chicago, IL - Fodor's Great American Vacations
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Harpers Ferry Area, West Virginia Family VacationOn the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown led his band of twenty-one men on an abolitionist-inspired raid of Harpers Ferry. Hoping ... 
Harpers Ferry, WV - Great Family Vacations: South
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Hilton Head, South Carolina Family Vacation The well-heeled, well-connected, and just plain choosy have been traveling to Hilton Head for years. Why? This island off the southern ...
Hilton Head Island, SC - Great Family Vacations: South
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Sandusky and the Lake Erie Islands, OH Family VacationOften dubbed “Ohio’s summer playground,” Sandusky and the Lake Erie Islands offer lots of family finds. Sandusky has miles of lake ...
Sandusky, OH - Great Family Vacations: Midwest & Rocky Mountain Region
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Lake George, New York Family Vacation The Lake George, New York, area offers families a rare combination —hundreds of thousands of acres of woodlands, ponds, and lakes ...
Lake George, NY - Great Family Vacations: Northeast
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Traverse City Area, Michigan Family Vacation Along with being the “Cherry Capital of the World,” the Traverse City, Michigan, area is known as a “Great Lakes Paradise.” This city ...
Traverse City, MI - Great Family Vacations: Midwest & Rocky Mountain Region
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Catskill and Shawangunk Mountains, NY Family Vacation Mention the word Catskills, and many people still envision the large hotels in Sullivan County where families from New York City once ...
Saugerties, NY - Great Family Vacations: Northeast
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Washington, D.C. Family Vacation In Washington, D.C., prepare to have fun and to feel proud, as our nation’s capital is a city that belongs to all Americans. Even ...
Washington, DC - Great Family Vacations: Northeast
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Chincoteague and Assateague Islands, VA Family Vacation Although Misty, the pint-size pony, may have made the Chincoteague/ Assateague area famous, there’s a lot more than wild ponies here. ...
Chincoteague, VA - Great Family Vacations: South
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Black Hills, Badlands, & Mt. Rushmore, SD Family Vacation South Dakota’s natural beauty and unusual geological features, plus its Wild West history and Native American presence, combine to ...
Rapid City, SD - Great Family Vacations: Midwest & Rocky Mountain Region
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Monterey Peninsula, California Family Vacation The Monterey Peninsula, 125 miles south of San Francisco, is a scenic stretch of coastline, pine forests, and unmistakable California ...
Monterey, CA - Great Family Vacations: West
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Great Smoky Mountains Family Vacation Vistas from the overlooks of the Great Smoky Mountains offer a gift to the eye—a series of craggy peaks and soft ridges that roll, ...
Waynesville, NC - Great Family Vacations: South
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Cape May, New Jersey Family Vacation Cape May, New Jersey, a born-again beach town, boasts a historic district with colorfully restored Victorian houses: Turreted, gabled, ...
Cape May, NJ - Great Family Vacations: Northeast
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Big Apple Baseball: Trenton, New Haven, New York City including the Bronx, Brooklyn, & Staten Island Baseball Trip Family Vacation Treats for baseball fans traveling in the New York City area include Trenton’s waterfront stadium, the venerable Yankee Stadium, brand ...
New York, NY - Fodor's Baseball Vacations
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Hershey and the Pennsylvania Dutch Region, PA Family Vacation On a visit to Hershey, you can combine the thrills of a theme park with the sweet excesses of chocolate and the simple lifestyle and ...
Hershey, PA - Great Family Vacations: Northeast
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Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown, VA Family Vacation Colonial Williamsburg is America’s best-known living-history museum. The area served as the capital of Virginia, England’s oldest, ...
Williamsburg, VA - Great Family Vacations: South
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Chicago, Illinois Family Vacation Chicago, one of the Midwest’s most popular destinations, offers great architecture and art, world-class museums, a top-notch aquarium, ...
Chicago, IL - Great Family Vacations: Midwest & Rocky Mountain Region
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Anaheim Area, California Family Vacation Anaheim/Orange County has been called Southern California’s playground—and for good reason. Anaheim’s future as a dream vacation destination ...
Anaheim, CA - Great Family Vacations: West
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Yosemite National Park, CA Family Vacation Yosemite National Park, on the eastern border of central California, comprises 1,169 square miles that include towering sequoias, ...
Merced, CA - Great Family Vacations: West
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