Families flock to the World War II Museum in New Orleans

Families flock to the World War II Museum in New Orleans

Jack Lucas became the youngest Marine ever to receive the United States’ highest military honor. The wallet he had in his pocket that day tells just one of the many stories at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

On a culinary tour of New Orleans with a former history teacher

On a culinary tour of New Orleans with a former history teacher

We’re in the so-called Mystery Dining Room at Antoine’s in New Orleans, the famous restaurant that has been operated continuously by the same family since 1840, our first stop on a wonderful New Orleans Culinary History Tour through the French Quarter led by former history teacher Naif Shahady.

Sonoma County: the right locale for a trip with a grown-up kid

Sonoma County: the right locale for a trip with a grown-up kid

Who says grown kids don’t want to travel with their parents? I don’t get to see my daughter that often and was determined to make our few days together as fun and as stress-free as possible for both of us. The key, I discovered, is choosing the right locale.

Families get up close and with the animals at Busch Gardens in Tampa

Families get up close and with the animals at Busch Gardens in Tampa

Welcome to the state-of-the-art Animal Care Center at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida — a unique 16,000-square-foot facility opened a little more than two years ago where visitors can watch how the park’s veterinarians take care of the animals that live here

Six ideas to jumpstart a multigenerational family summer trip

Six ideas to jumpstart a multigenerational family summer trip

Is grandma packed? There’s a good chance she and grandpa are going along on your summer vacation whether it’s to a week at the beach, to Yellowstone or Orlando, and there’s also a good chance they’re leading the way — and paying for, or for much of, the trip.