In Phoenix: family fun and safety first

In Phoenix: family fun and safety first

Yes, it’s hot in Arizona in the summer but rates start at just $109. As long as you keep everyone well-hydrated and smeared in sunscreen, you’ll have lots of fun.

Tinker til you drop at San Francisco’s Exploratorium

Tinker til you drop at San Francisco’s Exploratorium

Step right into the Tinkering Studio at San Francisco’s Exploratorium where you can tinker until you make lights go on and buzzers sound, make music on a musical bench or create a toothpick sculpture, inspired by the giant toothpick sculpture “Rolling Through the Bay.”

Boston’s Freedom Trail: Where families travel back in time

Boston’s Freedom Trail: Where families travel back in time

Welcome to Boston’s Freedom Trail, the 2.5-mile-long route over cobble-stoned streets that lets you travel back in time to when Boston was still a colony and people argued about what to do about the increasingly difficult demands from the king of England.