New York's American Museum of Natural History is a magnet for kids, with its iconic "dinosaurs in the attic"—featuring some of the world's best reconstructed dinosaur skeletons.
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Make Central Park your backyard when you take a trip to New York City.
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Everyone in Colonial Williamsburg likes to play dress-up, and visitors are no exception.
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Take your kids back to the 1700s with a trip to Colonial Williamsburg in Virgina.
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Go straight to the history-packed National Mall in Washington, D.C. to see the Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol building, and the Washington Monument.
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Book in advance if you want to take one of the popular tours of the U.S. Capitol, offered Monday through Saturday.
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Thanks to literature and film (think Sherlock Holmes, Peter Pan, and a certain young wizard), American kids already associate London with mystery and discovery.
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Kids will be amazed to see iconic sites like Big Ben in person during a trip to London.
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Boston is the epicenter of America's Colonial history. Who needs a social studies book when the Freedom Trail lets you learn about Colonial history as you walk in its footprints?
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Even die-hard Yankees fans have to admit that visiting Fenway Park, Major League Baseball's oldest stadium, is an exercise in Americanism.
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While Berlin may not spring to mind as a must-see for families with children, the German capital has become one of the best places on the continent to have—and be—a kid.
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Rent bicycles for the whole family when you are in Berlin, which has 400 miles of designated bike lanes.
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Take one of the excellent ranger-led tours of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, where both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were adopted.
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Philadelphia has museums and tours that will appeal to kids of all ages.
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San Francisco's California Academy of Science is more like a combo zoo, museum, and classroom, including a planetarium, aquarium, and natural history exhibits such as dinosaurs.
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Shiv collections and cramped jail cells don't exactly sound kid-friendly, but they offer a glimpse into Alcatraz, America's most notorious island prison—and the National Park Service is all for bringing younger ones for a visit.
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Families visiting Barcelona for the first time often report that the city has a fairytale, made-for-children quality about it.
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Head to Museu Picasso, in Barcelona's La Ribera neighborhood, to learn how the master's famous Blue Period came about during his stay here in the early 1900s.
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With more than 4,000 rare and endangered animals representing 800-plus species and subspecies, the San Diego Zoo is one of the most diverse in America.
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SeaWorld San Diego allows kids to have a Dolphin Interaction, Shark Encounter, splash along one of its many thrill rides, and of course take in one of the park's legendary sea mammal shows.
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Sure, your grandparents honeymooned there, but the majestic Niagara Falls straddling the U.S.-Canada border are worth a 21st-century trip.
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When in Niagara Falls, sign up for the Cave of the Winds tour, which begins after you change into a complimentary yellow poncho and sandals (trust us, you'll need 'em).
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Wanna-be swashbucklers will love a pirate-themed trip to St. Augustine, Florida.
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St. Augustine's historic district, founded in 1565, is built around a central plaza that is the oldest public park in the U.S.
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