Travel destinations to enjoy with your kids

Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii

If you’ve heard of the book 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up, or if you have children and it sounds like a topic you’d be interested in, then you might enjoy this recent Yahoo/Frommers article that reviews 10 of those 500 destinations. The book covers travel spots around the globe, while this smaller piece focuses just on the United States. In any case, there is no shortage of ideas for attractions that would be popular with both children and adults, from volcanoes in Hawaii to mountain drives in Colorado, and from a natural history museum to a sports hall of fame. Here is an excerpt from the story:

Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park beats out all the other U.S. national parks on two scores: It has the only tropical rainforest, and it has the only active volcano. Since 1983, the Big Island’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting regularly, although these are “quiet” eruptions, with gas escaping slowly instead of exploding violently. Its slow-moving red lava oozes over the landscape, sometimes even over the park roads. The kids may wish they could see volcanic fireworks, but once they’re here, feeling the soles of their sneakers getting gummy from the heat below, they’ll realize this is spectacular enough.

San Juan Skyway, Colorado – Close to the Four Corners, where Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico meet at right angles, this 256-mile loop of highway is one of the country’s most spectacular drives, taking in the whole panorama of the Southwest — from ancient Native American cliff dwellings to Wild West towns to smart ski resorts, all against an incredible backdrop of 10,000-foot-high Rocky Mountain passes, canyons, waterfalls, and alpine meadows.

Baseball Hall of Fame, New York - The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown sets the gold standard for sports museums. The very word Cooperstown has become synonymous with baseball history, for legend (now discredited) claims that Abner Doubleday invented baseball here. Opened in 1939, the Hall of Fame has been around long enough to amass an unparalleled collection of sports memorabilia. You don’t have to be a statistic-spouting baseball fanatic to feel moved by this homage to America’s pastime.

For seven more such destination ideas, check out the entire story. Or better yet, read the book.

Photo credit: Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons.

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