With spooky season stealing the light and darkness blanketing the world, spending the night on the haunted Queen Mary with our teenagers was an idea we couldn’t resist. One night, a little girl who looked about seven years old wandered off the ship where it’s...
Before our family visited Niagara Falls, I spent far too much time trying to answer one question: Which side is better? The American side or the Canadian side? Was it worth getting our passports for the visit? After experiencing both, I realized there isn't a...
If you've ever tried planning a Hawaii vacation with kids, you've probably discovered that choosing the best Hawaiian island feels a lot like asking someone to pick their favorite child. Technically, you're not supposed to have one. But deep down, everyone...
Some cities seem designed for family vacations, while others surprise you along the way. Kansas City definitely fell into the second category for us. Our boys were completely captivated by the hands-on science exhibits, sharks swimming overhead, and getting to...
When people start planning trips to Utah's famous national parks, the conversation usually goes something like this: "Are you going to Zion National Park?" "Maybe." "What about Bryce Canyon National Park?" "Definitely." "And Capitol Reef National Park?" Cue...
Houses abandoned overnight, clothes left on hangers, meals interrupted and never finished — no, this isn’t the setting of a post-apocalyptic movie, but the reality of how many of California’s more than 3,800 ghost towns were deserted and left to rot. Creeped...