The Family Travel Handbook
Our pull-out-and-save guide to family vacations is packed with tips on planning and packing; getting there; eating well; and just enjoying yourselves.
Our pull-out-and-save guide to family vacations is packed with tips on planning and packing; getting there; eating well; and just enjoying yourselves.

You'd have to work hard to have a bad time: Here's where to eat, sleep, and scream your lungs out in America's funnest city.
Here's our pick of important American landmarks that every kid should visit. Our choices might surprise you.
Elisa Bernick, author of The Family Sabbatical Handbook, spent 18 months in Mexico with her husband and two young children. Here she shares anecdotes and advice.
Like a high-tech treasure hunt, geocaching is the hot new trend that even teens will like.
To make it easier for families to travel, some hotels and resorts are offering babysitters, play sessions, toys, diapers, and other necessary gear.
It's just like traditional summer camp, but adults are allowed. That means meals in a dining hall, campfire sing-alongs and the chance to meet a lot of neat people. Pass the bug juice!
