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50 All-Star Family Camps: 2007

It's just like traditional summer camp, but adults are allowed. That means meals in a dining hall, campfire sing-alongs and the chance to meet a lot of neat people. Pass the bug juice!

Affordable Summer Travel for Families

Summer travel doesn't have to break the bank. Here are five smart ways to have a great experience your kids will never forget—without leaving you with credit-card bills that make you wish you'd never gone in the first place.

Theme-Park Thrills

This summer's new theme-park attractions are throwing the average roller coaster for a loop by incorporating high-tech 4-D animation, rock and roll, and even America's real first family, the Simpsons. Cowabunga, dude!

The Konnichiwa Kid

Some boys are mad for soccer or skateboards. But writer Dorothy Kalins's son, Lincoln, has always been a sushi-rolling, Pokémon-watching kind of kid. At 13, he asked for Japanese language lessons. At 14, he spent two weeks at Japan camp in Minnesota. And at 15, he finally got to go to the country he'd always loved from afar.

Blog: Where's Your Family Headed?

Be it a tried-and-true destination or something new, what are your family's travel plans this summer?

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Kid-friendly Dining Options

When vacationing, it can be hard to choose a restaurant, and it's even harder when you have kids. How do you please them, and appease others? Watch The Budget Travel Minute for tips.

For All Ages

Trips for Families With Babies

There's a phrase that goes something like, "If the baby ain't happy, nobody is," and wiser words were never spoken; even infants know the beach is made for relaxation.

Family Games

Cam-Foolery

These goofy trick shots—headless little sister! gigantic sneaker!—are guaranteed to get the kids to smile.

Family Deals

Family-Friendly U.S. Getaways

Our latest update to this roundup of discount hotel packages includes poolside movies in Chicago, a Colonial Williamsburg getaway, and an island retreat in South Carolina.

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London & Paris, in a Family Way

Member amyem traveled to Europe with her husband and three children. She writes: The flight over was great. Will slept most of the time. Everyone around him thought he was so cute when we were taking off and he said, "We're goin' up! We're goin' UP!" Funny, though, they were not as impressed upon landing, when he shouted, "We're goin' down! We're goin' DOWN!!"

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