Family Vacations: Ideas by region

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New England
New England offers great opportunities for outdoor recreation, and a couple of theme parks too, open in summer and with major scary fun at Halloween. Several family resorts go all out with kids programs, family activities, and weekend celebration packages at Thanksgiving and other holidays.

New York State
Lake George, the Catskills... New York State has several areas popular for family vacations, and also, some excellent family-friendly resorts, from classic properties on huge grounds, to all-inclusive guest ranch, to resorts with indoor waterparks. And of course New York City is terrific to visit with kids.

Pennsylvania
Many spots in PA are an easy drive from NYC and Washington DC. Top draws include a major theme park, classic lodges, huge recreational properties, a resort with indoor waterpark.

Family Resorts in the Northeast US
See many properties, in different states, at a glance: classic hotels on vast acres of woods, to all-inclusive guest ranch, and new lodges where the recreation's inside at waterparks.

Mid-Atlantic
Click for vacation ideas in DC, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. (For New York State and Pennsylvania -- sometimes called "mid-Atlantic"-- see Northeast US.)