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      It's always fun to plan your next family vacation, whether it's a weekend jaunt, or a long holiday with kids. Here's our latest additions:
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  LEGOLAND California - Over the spring holiday, we returned for a visit to LEGOLAND California Resort, which includes LEGOLAND, a water park and Sea Life Aquarium, and just-opened, a LEGO- themed hotel, right next to the park. Be sure to bring extra clothes or swim suits, as kids are sure to get wet.
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  Tokyo - All new update Tokyo including thematic walks around Tokyo - Samurai & Shogun (visit the tombs of the 47 ronin), Kimono & Costume (and hairstyles), or Old City Edo (the poet Basho lived right on the Sumida River). Take a walking tour with kids through Asakusa where you'll see the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan and the thieves of Dendoin street or climb up the ruins of the donjon at the Imperial Palace. And don't miss our Tips for Tokyo (subways, restaurants, restrooms and more), and Tokyo family hotels.
  San Diego Zoo Safari Park -. The park has new events, such as the Cheetah Run every afternoon (watch the cheetah go from 0 to 40mph in 3 seconds), new attractions, such as the Jungle Ropes course, and a baby gorilla in the Gorilla Forest.
  Volcanoes of the Cascade Range - Here's two very different volcanoes in Washington state - one volcano is very recent, the other is covered in glaciers, but both are in the Ring of Fire. At Mount St. Helens, kids can see what happens when a volcano erupts (1980), blasting everything for miles around. Mount Rainier, just as much a volocano (fortunately dormant), is an alpine paradise for kids - in summer, the wildflowers and marmots are unforgettable.
  Southern Oregon has a plenty of fun things to do with kids, from rafting trips down the Rogue River, to the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, exploring the Oregon Caves, and traveling around dazzling Crater Lake (the deepest lake in the United States), formed in the caldera of an ancient volcano. Tip: Crater Lake is not just a summer destination; in winter it's a snowy wonderland.
  Belize - Traveling with kids in Belize is an adventure – ancient Maya ruins and caves to explore, tropical rain forests filled with colorful toucans, howler monkeys, bright green iguanas, nocturnal kinkajous, the barrier reef (second longest in the world), home to manatees and turtles. Our favorite family activity in Belize is cave tubing, floating down a river under sparkling cave formations.
  Update Toronto - A whole bunch of new and updated fun things to do with kids in Toronto - where to find yellow umbrellas and the wave deck along Lake Ontario, polar bears swimming under water, an 18th century fort, eat your way around the world, and ice skating in winter.
  Favorite travel apps - Here's our running list of travel apps we use for family trips - all the constellations in the night sky, dictionaries where we can instantly translate the menu in a restaurant, and then use another app to convert the cost to the local currency, maps to help us hike in the mountains or navigate a foreign city, and lots more.
  Death Valley - We went back to Death Valley over the Easter holidays, and discovered new things. Imagine Darwin Falls with a year-round creek with frogs hopping around, a real miracle of water in the driest place in North America. In early morning, we looked at animal tracks on the sand dunes, slid down the marble chutes at Mosaic Canyon, and watched the pupfish playing like puppies in Salt Creek. The drive through Titus Canyon was a real adventure, and Artist's Drive the most colorful.
 

Legoland Florida and fun things to do near Winter Haven - Check out the new Legoland Florida in Winterhaven, as well as other fun things to do in the area.

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Update Switzerland - More fun things to do in Zurich, Bern, Geneva, Interlaken, and our favorite place in the Bernese Oberland, the Lauterbrunnen Valley. Find all the bears in Bern, including cookies with white icing bears. Walk down the Zurich lakefront promenade, check out arms & armor or clothing & costumes in the Swiss National Museum, and take a day trip to the castle town of Rapperswil. Walk cobbled streets of the old city in Geneva or ride the yellow Mouette ferries. Plus, our list of family hotels for all four cities.

 

Mono Lake and Yosemite - Labor Day weekend we had an amazing canoe ride on the pristine waters of Mono Lake, and a hike up Sentinel Dome in Yosemite.

 

Italian Lakes - In the heat of summer, the Italian Lakes are the place to head outdoors. What to see and do at Lake Garda (your best bet for family fun), Lake Como (charming town of Varenna) and Lake Maggiore (hikes on Mt Mottarone). And, our favorite medieval castles around the lakes and the most beautiful walled city, Bergamo.

 

Milan - Milan is an old as Rome, the home of Leonardo da Vinci in the Renaissance, and a cosmopolitan city today. Walk on the roof of the Gothic Duomo cathedral, explore the great fortress, Sforza Castle, take a pony ride in the Giardini Pubblici, stand in awe of the Last Supper, models of da Vinci's inventions, and his huge bronze horse. Plus, our own researched list of family hotels and apartments.

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Switzerland - Ride the Jungfrau railway to the highest train station in Europe, where kids can play in the snow and walk through tunnels of ice, even in summer. The Bernese Oberland is chock full of outdoor adventures for everyone in the family. Lake Geneva is a year round destination, with ancient castles to modern water parks. In the Valais, see the real Matterhorn and meet Saint Bernard rescue dogs.

 

Munich - Our latest, updated info for Munich, plus family hotels. Our favorite city walks through the old city (Altstadt) and along the Isar River, best views of the old city, where to get ice cream and sweets, and best bets for Nymphenburg Palace and Park.

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Southeast Arizona - The land of saguaro cactus, javelinas and gila monsters, sparkling underground caverns, the wild west town of Tombstone (site of the O.K. Corral gunfight), and prehistoric sites where people lived in the desert centuries ago. In Tucson, our favorite "must sees" are the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, live animals and plants in a natural desert setting, playing in the creek at Sabino Canyon, the Pima Air and Space Museum, and horseback riding in the foothills.

 

Singapore - We've just added an update of fun things to do in Singapore. The Children's Garden at the Singapore Botanic Gardens has a treehouse, suspension bridge, and water play area. At Marina Bay is the boggling Sands SkyPark high in the sky. And our favorite things to do at Sentosa Island - zip lines over the rain forest, swimming at Palawan Beach and the pink dolphins at Dolphin Lagoon.

 

Brazil - Thanks to Cristiana Jurgensen, a parent living in Rio de Janeiro, for all her insider tips on fun things to do in Brazil. In Rio, find out the best family beaches, where to eat empadas, hike in the rain forest or pedal boat on the lagoon, plus, how to visit that natural wonder, Iguazu Falls, in southern Brazil.

 

St. Augustine, Florida - We've updated St. Augustine with info about the super new Pirate & Treasure Museum, Fort Menendez living history museum, and more, plus books.

 

Utah - Southern Utah is one of our favorite places to explore on a drive trip. It's filled with natural wonders, weird and wonderful hoodoos, slot canyons, natural stone arches, and we visited the stunning national parks, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands, and less well known Capitol Reef and Grand Staircase - Escalante. In northwest Utah, visit Golden Spike, where kids can watch steam trains chugging down the track, commemorating the completition of the transcontinental railroad, or float in the salty waters of Great Salt Lake.

 

Travelforkids.mobi - Travel for Kids is always on your smartphone! Now you can have all the in-depth "fun things to do with kids" at your fingertips - the play place next to Notre Dame in Paris, where to buy bagels in Montreal, the best hikes in national parks in the U.S., tips for big cities, from Beijing to New York to Rome, theme parks, countryside excusions, family beaches, and much more.

 

Family hotels – Travel for Kids has always had plenty of fun things to with kids, but now we also have fun places to stay. We now offer our own list of family hotels and apartments. Travel for Kids hand-picked list of family hotels are all styles and price ranges, in neighborhoods that are near to fun things to do with kids. Hotels are selected for amenities such such as fresh-baked cookies, cribs and babysitting services, swimming pools, suites with kitchens, on-site restaurants, and more. Check out our first listings, and check back often for our latest hotels listings:

Tokyo family hotels
Sydney family hotels
Zurich family hotels
Bern family hotels
Interlaken family hotels
Geneva family hotels
How to Clean a Hippopotamus

Kids Books – We're always adding new fun books for all the countries on Travel for Kids!

In our "Books for Everywhere," see all our family travel staff picks each month, year by year.

Our staff pick for May is How to Clean a Hippopotamus by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page.

Why does a small bird walk into the mouth of a Nile crocodile, when does a crab use sea anemones like boxing gloves, what fish provide cleaning services for sharks, how does a turtle keep a big hippo clean – discover the fascinating world of animal partnerships. Gorgeous collages! (Picture book)

  And here's our list of eBooks for airplane reading - adventure, mystery and fantasy. Just a few of our latest favorites - Secrets of Shakpeare's Grave, Tokyo Heist, Dragon of Seas, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and more.
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