For many people, Orlando equals Walt Disney World. Yes, Disney is a destination on it’s own, but Orlando has so much more to offer, and the offerings just keep coming! We spent 3 weeks there …

The Mile High city is a wonderful family vacation destination. Loaded with historical offerings from dinosaurs to wild west, modern fun theme parks and museums, and breathtaking mountain views, Denver will keep you busy for …

The Mall of America in Bloomington, MN is such a major attraction here, it actually made it as the icon for our state in the Great States Jr. board game!
Bloomington is a suburb of Minneapolis. …

Here’s a little video I took on some visits to the Mall of America at the Underwater Adventure aquarium under the East Entrance. You can read my full review here.

This free zoo, founded in 1897, has been a childhood favorite of Minnesotans for generations.
It’s compact size makes it easy for small kids and seniors to navigate. Kids love that the animals are so easy …

If you have a budding archaeologist, or even if you don’t, Dinosaur Ridge is a definite must-see.
The first thing I noticed was how small the actual dinosaur footprint fossils were. (That’s my 3-yr-old’s foot… …

 We stopped here on part of our mountain drive. The easiest way to get here is to go through the town of Morrison. Bring picnic supplies to have lunch up in Red Rocks, or eat …

We’re big aquarium fans and try to visit one in each city. The Downtown Aquarium Denver had some really unique features. I’ll say that I was surprised, however, that they didn’t honor any discounts; not …

Our reciprocal museum membership back home got us in free to the Children’s Museum of Denver, so we went 3 days in a row. The first two days I had to drag Toddler out kicking …