- Kauai, Hawaii
Kauai is known as Hawaii's "Garden Isle", and it's a breathtakingly beautiful isle with a much slower pace than Oahu's Honolulu and Waikiki. Explore the beautiful Napali Coast by boat or on a helicopter tour; take a surf lesson; go ziplining; sample a taste of small-town Hawaii...
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Paris, France
The City of Light is a wonderful place to visit with kids. Great sightseeing opportunities include the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral (-- you can climb a narrow winding staircase to the top--) and simply strolling or strollering along the Seine River. Visitors in summer get an extra bonus: "Paris Plage", that is, "Paris Beach", an artificial beach, with sand, actually created along the Seine, with deck-chairs, ice cream stands -- the whole beach scene.
- "Other" Florida
Even if Florida didn't have Orlando, it would still be a top tourist draw thanks to its many beach areas. Read about Amelia Island in northeast Florida, the Space Coast (with miles of beaches, affordable pricing, and Kennedy Space Centre,) giant Sandestin resort on the white-sand beaches of northwest Florida, and more. Most areas are reasonable driving distance from Orlando.
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