Autumn is a perfect time for a family weekend getaway to San Diego. The weather is fine, attractions are less crowded, the beaches are still open, and Restaurant week and Kids Free month make travel cheaper. Visit Carlsbad, outside of …

Check out all our best advice on Southern California. Here at FamiliesGo! we have yet to meet someone who doesn’t love Southern California. That is, unless they haven’t yet been there, in which case they’re dying to go. The great weather, beaches …

Visiting Disneyland? Read all about Southern California. Disney has built its theme park empire around knowing how to please both parents and kids. Even so, on our recent* trip to Disneyland Tiny Traveler pulled me toward Toon Town while I looked longingly at the towering Matterhorn ride. Still, …

Visiting the Legoland Hotel? Read more about Southern California. We visited Legoland outside of San Diego in the fall, satisfying my long-held curiosity about it. The park was about what I expected: Enjoyable but made for bigger Lego fans than we are. …

Visiting Legoland? Read all about Southern California. We’re not huge theme park people. So, while Tiny Traveler does like playing with her dad’s big box of old Legos now and again, we weren’t sure what we would make of Legoland, a place that seems created …

For more on Disney Resorts, check out Southern California at Glance and  Disney World at a Glance. Heading to Disneyland this fall, I expected it to be a re-do of our Walt Disney World vacation three years ago. But the …

Visiting Disneyland? Read all about Southern California. We had an incredibly fun time at Disneyland and California Adventure Land last fall and some of the best how-did-they-do-that moments happened after the sun went down. So take a pool break, take a nap,  have some dinner …

Visiting Los Angeles? Learn all about Southern California. Parents sometimes hesitate to visit Los Angeles kids. Hollywood, trendy restaurants and velvet-rope clubs don’t scream child-friendly.  But there are a lot things for families to do in L.A., and you really …

Visiting San Diego? Read more about Southern California. Thanks to SeaWorld and a renowned Zoo, San Diego is a rather obvious kid-friendly destination. But this west coast city offers a lot more than pandas and Shamu’s latest tricks, and lesser …

Planning a trip to Palm Springs? Read more about Southern California.  I was recently surprised and delighted when Hilary Angel at the Palm Springs CVB sent me a list of family friendly things to do…and I actually wanted to do all of them. …