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They're our best chance to take extended time away from it all. Plus the weather's, well, summer: the Great Outdoors beckons, so do local beaches... Find many ideas for where to go for family holidays.

Top Vacation Spots
Ten of the most popular places that families go.

Favorite Family Vacation Spots
A personal list, from Europe to Mexico and the Caribbean, with some skiing thrown in, and the Mouse, of course.

Top Caribbean All-Inclusive Resorts for Families
Eight top choices, on several different islands, and for a range of budgets.

Top Vacation Spots in Florida
Florida is the most popular state for family holidays, with Orlando as the center of the universe; but Florida offers many other areas and different styles also.

US Virgin Islands
Just two hours from Miami, the US Virgin Island offer a Caribbean experience that's still part of the US. Three distinct islands serve up white-sand beaches, super snorkeling, a major National Park, colonial towns and forts, duty-free shops. Bonus: no passport required to travel to the USVI.

Dr. Beach's top beaches 2007
Every year on Memorial Day, Dr. Stephen Leatherman -- aka "Dr. Beach" -- ranks ten top-notch sandy shores.

T+L Family - Top Resorts
Every year, T+L Family (the family issue of the top travel magazine Travel + Leisure) lists the T+L Family 50, fifty top resorts, as voted on by readers, with top picks for the US, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean.

FamilyFun Travel Awards- Northeast
A great selection of top vacation spots, picked by FamilyFun Magazine: Top Cities, Family Resorts, Tourist Towns, Museums, Zoo/Aquariums, Nature Escapes, Amusement Parks, and Beaches for the Northeast-- with links to similar awards for South, Midwest, Mountains/Plains, and Pacific Regions.

Top Getaways
Beach Resorts, Ski Resorts, and more awards from FamilyTravelForum.com. (A modest subscription fee might be needed for certain pages at this site.)

Top Travel Destinations and more
Travel Weekly Readers' Choice Awards: Every December, the travel industry publication, Travel Weekly, presents Readers' Choice Awards. Readers cast online votes in 38 categories, and several are of interest to family vacationers.

Best Vacations for Summer, The Value File
Outside Magazine has a Family Summer Vacation Guide; the "Value File" section highlights six week-long family trips with "high action-to-dollar ratio."

Family Holidays - ideas
Customized for visitors from the UK: New York City; "Chocolatetown USA", Hershey PA with theme park; Colonial Williamsburg; Orlando and more Florida; and more.