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Sunday 10 May 2009

Top 10 Family-Friendly Destinations

Well, Summer is here already. What is your plan for the summer? Are you planning to have a family vacation and you don't know or not decided yet where to go? Well, I have gathered some hottest top 10 family-friendly destinations just for you to choose from:

1. San Diego, California - Start with the renowned San Diego Zoo, home to six giant pandas, the most in any U.S. facility. The zoo and its companion Wild Animal Park have 4,000 animals and 100 acres to explore. SeaWorld has its famous Shamu the killer whale and opportunities to get close to marine animals.

2. Orlando, Florida - Disney, Universal, SeaWorld and other parks lure families from all over the world, all year long. The Orlando area also is home to dozens of other attractions like the upside-down building Wonder Works, the original theme park Gatorland, and spring training for several Major League Baseball teams. Save time during your trip to Orlando to visit NASA's Kennedy Space Center, just 45 minutes away. You can tour launch and landing facilities and even watch a shuttle launch if you time it just right.
3. Yellowstone National Park - the first national park in the U.S., is one of the best national parks for families. Children aged 5-12 can earn an official Junior Ranger patch by completing a number of fun activities in the park. Kids — and their parents — learn how geysers work and what kind of wildlife inhabits the park.
4. Hershey, PA - Those are the big attractions in Hershey, Penn., called The Sweetest Place on Earth by the eponymous chocolate company founded there by Milton Hershey more than 100 years ago.
5. Atlantis, Bahamas - The massive and elaborate Atlantis Paradise Island Resort & Casino in the Bahamas is themed as the Lost Continent of Atlantis and you could get lost in its extensive water playgrounds, 11 pools plus two giant waterslides.
6. Caribbean Cruises - Going on a cruise can be a memorable experience for the whole family. Most large cruise lines have ships with great programs and facilities for kids of all ages.
7. Maui - It may be a long way to go, but it's worth it when you get there. The island of Maui in Hawaii has a stunning array of natural attractions and activities to keep the whole family happily occupied.
8. Washington, DC - A favorite stop for kids is the National Air and Space Museum with the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft and related artifacts in the world.
9. Estes Park, Colorado - The reason to visit Rocky Mountain National Park and its eastern gateway Estes Park is to go outside and stay outside, especially in summer.
10. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - Of course, the top attraction are the sunny, sandy beaches and everything that goes long with that — water sports, sunbathing, beach strolling.

So what are you waiting for? Pick one for the best tourist destination this summer... Enjoy!

by www.joy32-joy.com

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