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It’s fall. Time to celebrate apples, cranberries and pumpkins. Time to appreciate livestock, scarecrows and everything chicken. Explore covered bridges. Raise a stein at a family-friendly Oktoberfest. Commemorate films, storytelling, architecture and regional foods.

Who doesn’t love a fall festival? Typically, they are free, offer all kinds...Read more

Margaret Brown never forgot where she came from.

The child of Irish immigrants, she married a Colorado gold miner who struck it rich – very rich. When the family moved to a big house in Denver in 1894, she used that newfound wealth to help support her extended family, build hospitals, parks, playgrounds and to help found the Colorado juvenile...Read more

No ketchup allowed! “Chicagoans take their hot dog toppings seriously: mustard, onions and tomato, neon green sweet pickle relish, a dill pickle and celery salt are must haves. Make sure it’s on a poppy seed bun, but don’t you dare mention ketchup,” said the signage at the interactive and complimentary SKYDECK Museum at Willis Tower, ...Read more

Bailey Kilmer has friends all over the country and beyond, but she hasn’t met them by traveling. That’s because Bailey’s family owns the historic Vee Bar Ranch in Wyoming’s Snowy Range, about 20 miles west from Laramie along the banks of the Little Laramie River.

“It is really cool to know what ...Read more

Boredom is not an option. Not on this Regent Seven Seas two-week transatlantic cruise from New York to Barcelona. Not even with seven days at sea, more than we have ever experienced without a port stop.

We are on the luxury cruise line’s newest ship, Grandeur, with just under 750 guests and 548 crew from ...Read more

The Native Americans got it right. So did the down-and-outers making their way across the country in search of jobs during the Great Depression.

Native Americans have known the benefits of mineral hot springs for thousands of years. They named this area of Wyoming— now the tiny town of Saratoga, just ...Read more

It’s not too late for a summer getaway. It doesn’t matter if you didn’t have time to plan one sooner. Whether you’ve just got a few days or longer, you and your family can still get out and enjoy this summer.

With our partners at Family Travel Forum and homeandleisure/travel/takingthekids/s-3353875">Read more

Welcome to Olympic City. Not Paris, where the quadrennial 2024 summer games open July 26. Olympic City USA is Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Fun fact: This is the first time the Olympics will be in Paris since 1924.

We picked up that fun fact and many others at the 60,000- square-foot United States Olympic and ...Read more

Michael Walker wasn’t impressed when his mom announced the family was going to a place called Paradise where there was no TV or electronic games.

“Sounds more like hell than Paradise,” the teen declared.

That was more than 30 years ago, and Michael Walker quickly changed his tune. His family has returned 13 times to homeandleisure/travel/takingthekids/s-3334707">Read more

Here’s what to do the next time the kids balk at putting down their electronic devices to go outdoors. Tell them about the amazing dinosaur discovery the Fisher brothers and their cousin made by doing just that.

Jessin Fisher,12, his brother Liam,9, and their cousin, Kaiden Madsen,11, discovered a rare juvenile T. rex fossil in the Badlands ...Read more

Who is the designated water watcher?

Huh? According to the American Red Cross, the water watcher is the adult (or teen 16 and older) who ideally knows CPR, and is watching the kids in the water – not reading, ...Read more

How many ways can you celebrate a birthday? If you are talking about America’s birthday, there are too many to count. Start with parades and barbecues. Move on to festivals, campground and resort parties, concerts and, of course, fireworks. You can even time travel back to the days when our country was founded.

Wherever you go, you will have ...Read more

Got good rain gear? And a plan B? Then let’s go camping! We learned how necessary both can be when an all-day downpour derailed our plans in New Hampshire one summer. The budget rain gear we had didn’t keep us dry and the kids were all too happy to decamp to a cozy, dry B&B in the nearest town.

Another time, the kids were understandably ...Read more

Let’s talk about what kids can do about climate change, even if they aren’t in kindergarten yet.

The National Children's Museum in Washington, D.C., celebrating its 50th anniversary, has just launched its Climate Action Heroes exhibit distribution project in partnership with ...Read more

Is your dad a chef extraordinaire? Does he seek out unique restaurants and markets when he travels? Maybe he’d rather visit a craft brewery or winery. Would he be more inclined to chase city lights, play golf or head into the great outdoors? Beach or mountains? Does he take his pooch whenever possible?

If you are nodding yes to any of the ...Read more

Are you ready to be a champion for public safety? Then visit the newly reopened and interactive Cell Exhibit in Denver. It is intense.

The Cell, adjacent to the Denver Art Museum, can show you how to react if you see some one or something suspicious at school, a...Read more

Are you looking for bragging rights, or just some fun in the summer sun?

Maybe you snagged tickets (and hotel reservations) for the Paris Olympics. Maybe you are getting your camera lenses ready to photograph polar bears in the Arctic. Maybe you just want to kick back on a beach, hiking or biking in the mountains or indulging your inner foodie ...Read more

Are you looking for bragging rights, or just some fun in the summer sun?

Maybe you snagged tickets (and hotel reservations) for the Paris Olympics. Maybe you are getting your camera lenses ready to photograph polar bears in the Arctic. Maybe you just want to kick back on a beach, hiking or biking in the mountains or indulging your inner foodie ...Read more