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By Teresa Plowright, About.com

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Introduction - and "Home for the Holidays" in VT

Need inspiration for Holiday Season getaways? Below are ten ideas at family-friendly places in the US, which will likely repeat year after year. (Check web sites for updates.)

For holiday season getaways in Orlando, Mexico, and the Caribbean-- see links on the right, where you'll also find some Great Places to See Santa.

1. Vermont: Wildflower Inn:

With 570 acres, and 3 hours from Boston, the Wildflower Inn specializes in family fun year-round, and at Christmas-time invites you "Home for the Holidays".

Package includes::

  • 12/23/2007 through 12/25/2007, 3 nights
  • full breakfast each morning, afternoon refreshments
  • Christmas tree and ornaments in your room, so you can decorate
  • family stocking filled with Christmas goodies
  • Christmas Eve dinner
  • Christmas Day dinner
Prices start at $445/person, double occupancy; kids 4-11, $114; 3 and under, $29. Activities include:
  • relaxing by the woodstove with hot mulled cider, Vermont cheese, and homemade cookies
  • ice skating, sledding, horse-drawn sleigh rides, on-property
  • cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling nearby
  • skiing and snowboarding 3 miles away
  • spa services 1 mile away
Get details about this package at the Wildflower Inn site.

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