A thousand years ago, Chacoan people built multi-story buildings and engineered roads in the high desert of New Mexico. Chaco Culture National Historical Park preserves the legacy of this ancient culture. It is one of the most visited prehistoric ruins in the United States, and is also a World Heritage Site for its “universal value.”
Read more…Sail with Sir Francis Drake – Golden Hinde in London
In London, kids can explore the Golden Hinde, full-size replica of 16th century ship Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world. And read about the daring voyage of one of the greatest navigators and commanders to sail the seas.
Read more…Sunny Sonoma and Napa
Last weekend, we drove up to California Wine Countrym to Sonoma for the Harvest Festival at Cornerstone Gardens, and shopping at Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa.
Read more…See the Sea Otters
One summer weekend, our destination on the California central coast – Morro Bay. Watch our video of an adorable sea otter mother and pup, and find out why kelp is a “floating blankie.” Plus children’s books.
Read more…A Winter in Valley Forge
Visit Valley Forge, winter encampment of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Kids can step in replica log huts, run around the grassy parade ground where young soldiers trained, climb on cannons, and walk through George Washington’s headquarters – history comes alive!
Read more…Sonoma Farm Trails: Hello baby goats & lambs
Kids will have fun on spring Farm Trails, a weekend visiting working farms in Sonoma County, seeing (and petting) baby goats, lambs, pot-bellied pigs, chickens, miniature horses, and sampling locally produced eggs, cheese, honey.
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