Fun books for fall – celebrations of harvest festivals around the world, others explore different trees that turn color in fall.
Read more…California Gold Country: Sweet Delights
Strike it rich at candy and ice cream shops as you travel California Gold Country with kids. Enjoy locally-made ice cream, sundaes, cold milkshakes or sarsaparilla soda, and old-fashioned sweets like giant lollipops, pink peppermint sticks, and homemade fudge.
Read more…Go Underground: California Gold Country Caverns
California Gold Country is covered with rolling hills and green oak trees, but under the ground are natural caverns, filled with sparkling stalactites and stalagmites. Take a tour of three different caverns or explore a gold mine – it’s the perfect thing to do on a hot day.
Read more…Uffizi Museum for Kids
The Uffizi Museum (Galleria degli Uffizi) in Florence has a magnificent collection of Italian painting and sculpture. Here’s tips for families visiting the Uffizi, and some favorite artworks to see – paintings by Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci, portraits of Medici children, angels, battles, and coats of arms.
Read more…Explore San Francisco Chinatown
On a family vacation in San Francisco, plan to spend a fun morning in Chinatown.
Wander through side streets looking for dragon and lion murals on store walls, watch fortune cookies being made, visit one of oldest Chinese temples in United States, take out lunch, then eat outdoors at four parks with kids’ play areas.
Read more…Glen Canyon Park Hike San Francisco
Take a hike through Glen Canyon Park in central San Francisco.
Hiking through the canyon, noise of the city disappears, replaced with sounds of birds and wind in the trees. Directions for a loop hike, good for kids of all ages, and easily accessible from BART stop.