Hotel: *Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Where: Farmington, PA The Vibe: The sprawling *Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, which sits 90 minutes south of Pittsburgh, doesn’t have a single vibe. The type of vacation you have depends on where you stay—one of three hotels or on-property …

Read about a summer visit to Hershey, too. Hershey, PA calls itself the “Sweetest Place on Earth.” Visiting at any time of year is a chocolate-filled, family centered experience. So you can imagine that this is a place where they …

Fall is a great time of year to for quick weekend getaways. It’s cool, but not cold, places tend to be less crowded. Apples orchards, fall festivals and haunted happenings offer inexpensive family fun and your last shot at pleasant …

Read more about the Hudson Valley, the Catskills, and the FDR Library Dutchess County lies about 2 hours north of the New York City, in the heart of the Hudson Valley. It’s close enough for a day trip but with …

Once the winter comes, most families are tempted to simply stay at home where it’s cozy and warm and there’s no need to wrap yourself in hats and scarves. Or they flee to the warmer, sunnier climates of southern Europe. …

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. …

Big things are happening in McKinney, TX, known as the fastest growing city in the US and named the #1 best place to live by Money Magazine. Just 30 minutes from Dallas, McKinney has managed to maintain its tourist-friendly small-town …

Read about side trips from U.S. national parks. Who says kids can’t spend some time learning new things over the summer?  Weekend visits to these historical places can make history more real, colorful and relatable than the textbooks they’ve been reading …

Read about Pittsburgh with school-age kids. The forecast was rain but we decided to risk it: a 24-hour jaunt to Pittsburgh to catch part of a three-game series between the Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. Of course, as soon as …

Here are more travel ideas for the Catskills.   You can make skiing in the Catskills a day trip from the New York City metro area – if you want to get up at the crack of dawn and spend about as much …

Read about Visiting Hershey at the Holidays, too. We went to Hershey, PA on a whim. We had no weekend plans, it’s a reasonable drive from New York City, and my husband and I both had childhood memories of Hershey …