WHERE WILL YOUR FAMILY TRAVEL THIS SUMMER?
With summer just a breath away, we’re taking a close look at our family travel plans.
While we plan to do a lot right here in Michigan, we also have wander in our hearts and like to know what’s out there should we venture further. And if you’re thinking about visiting Grand Rapids, or have guests coming in to Grand Rapids for the summer, you won’t want to miss our VISITOR’S GUIDE TO GRAND RAPIDS.
LOCAL KID SITES AROUND THE US
Thankfully, there are sites like Grand Rapids Kids all over the USA. Chances are, your summer destination has a local parent-based website just brimming with information ready to help you live and play like a local during your stay.
Below are some helpful city-based family sites that we’ve found and it’s our pleasure to send you their way during your travels. (Just make sure you come back to us in GR when you’re done, okay?)
Happy Travels!
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LOCAL KIDS INFO ACROSS THE STATES
ALABAMA
Northern Alabama – Rocket City Mom
ARIZONA
Yuma – Yuma Mom
ARKANSAS
Northwest Arkansas – nwaMotherlode
CALIFORNIA
Bay Area – 510 Families
Los Angeles – Mommy Poppins
La Jolla – La Jolla Mom
Orange County – Balancing The Chaos
Sacramento – Sacramento Kids
COLORADO
Denver Metro – Colorado Moms
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA/WASHINGTON, DC
DC Metro & Maryland/Virginia suburbs – A Parent in Silver Spring
DC Metro & Maryland/Viginia suburbs – Our Kids
DC Metro – DC Cool Kids
DCÂ Metro – Kid Friendly DC
DC Metro – DC Thrifty Mom
FLORIDA
Flagler County – Flagler County Family Fun
Pensacola – Pensacola with Kids!
Tampa Bay – What’s Doing Tampa Bay
GEORGIA
Atlanta – Atlanta With Kid
Forsyth County – Cumming Local
ILLINOIS
Champaign-Urbana – Chambanamoms.com
Chicago– Toddling Around Chicago
Chicago – Chicago Kids
Far western suburbs of Chicago – Go West Young Mom
Lake County (North Suburbs of Chicago) – Little Lake County
Near west suburbs of Chicago – {kidlist} activities for little kids
INDIANA
Indianapolis – Indy with Kids
Terre Haute – Haute Happenings
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KENTUCKY
Ashland – Tents and Tantrums
Hardin County – Elizabethtown Family
Lexington – Lex Fun 4 Kids
Louisville – Louisville Family Fun
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge – Baton Rouge Moms
City of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish – Jefferson Parish Parent
Gulf Coast – MS Gulf Coast Parent
North Shore New Orleans – North Shore Parent
MARYLAND
DC Metro & Maryland/Virginia suburbs – A Parent In Silver Spring
DC Metro & Maryland/Viginia suburbs – Our Kids
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston – Boston Mamas
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MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor – Ann Arbor with Kids
Ann Arbor/Detroit – Kids Out and About Ann Arbor and Detroit
Bay, Midland, and Saginaw Counties – Great Lakes Bay Moms
Grand Rapids – Grand Rapids Kids (grkids.com)
Kalamazoo – Kalamazoo Kids
Southwest Michigan – Southwest Michigan Kids
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MINNESOTA
Rochester – Rochester Families
Twin Cities – Family Fun Twin Cities
Twin Cities – Twin Cities Moms
MISSOURI
St. Louis – stlparent.com
St. Louis – St. Louis Sprout and About
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NEBRASKA
All of Nebraska – Odessy Through Nebraska
Omaha – Family Fun in Omaha
NEVADA
Las Vegas – Las Vegas Kids
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Portsmouth – Find and Go Seek
NEW JERSEY
All of New Jersey – Jersey Family Fun
NEW YORK
Albanay – Albany Kid
Hudson Valley – Family Friendly Hudson Valley
Orange County – Orange NY Mom
Saratoga County – Saratoga Mama
Rockland – Rockland NY Mom (just outside NYC)
OHIO
Cincinnati – Family Friendly Cincinnati
Columbus – cBus Mom
Northeast Ohio – Northeast Ohio Family Fun
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PENNSYLVANIA
Chester County – Chester County Moms
Delaware County – DelcoPaMoms
Delaware County – Delaware County Moms
Lehigh Valley – Find and Go Seek
Montgomery County – Montgomery County Moms
Philadelphia – Local Fun for Kids
Philadelphia – Philly Fun 4 Kids
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville – Kidding Around Greenville
TENNESSEE
Nashville – Nashville Fun For Familes
TEXAS
Austin – Free Fun In Austin
Corpus Christi – Corpus Christi Fun For Kids
Houston – Big Kids Small City
San Antonio – San Antonio Moms Blog
UNITED STATES –Â GENERAL
Adventure Mom
Your Family’s Guide
VERMONT
Vermont – Find and Go Seek
VIRGINIA
DC Metro & Maryland/Virginia suburbs – A Parent In Silver Spring
Dulles/Fairfax County/Loudoun County – Dulles Moms
Fairfax County and Northern Virginia – Fairfax Family Fun
DC Metro & Maryland/Viginia suburbs – Our Kids
Hampton Roads – My Active Child
WASHINGTON
Seattle – Seattle’s Child
South Puget Sound Area – Sounds Fun Mom
WEST VIRGINIA
Huntington and Charleston – Tents and Tantrums
WISCONSIN
Appleton (and surrounding communities) – Go Valley Kids
Madison – Madison with Kids
Madison – Madison Mammas
Milwaukee – Miltown Moms
Waukesha County/Metro Milwaukee – Lake Country Family Fun
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What did we miss? Leave a comment – and a link below. Thank you!
Would also love to be added to the Illinois list. I cover Chicagoland and NW Chicago Suburbs.
Wow! Great List!! Would you consider adding CSRAKids.com to the list? We cover Augusta, GA, North Augusta, SC and Aiken SC. Thank you!
Sweet!!! Heading to Lexington again this summer and starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel for what to do! So glad to have a great resource now!!
In Los Angeles – AgouraHillsMom.com – covers area near Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains, out to Ventura where there is always lots to do!
Can you please add Corpus Christi Fun for Kids? Great list! Thanks!
Thanks Ruth. It has been added.
Thanks for including RocklandNYMom.com! We just added a sister site OrangeNYMom.com for upstate NY we would love you to add.
Megan, thanks for letting us know about your new sister site. It has been added.
I have a website for the Huntington, WV tri-state area (including Charleston, WV and Ashland, KY) Tentsandtantrums.com
Thanks!
Thanks Jessica!
Please add my website as well! Lexington KY
http://Www.lexfun4kids.com
Thank you Betsy, it has been added.
Family Friendly Hudson Valley is a great one for upstate New York! http://www.familyfriendlyhudsonvalley.com
Thanks for the tip Sarah.
Would love for travelers to check out my site: http://www.odysseythroughnebraska.com Thanks!
Thanks Gretchen!
I would love to be added to your list. I live on the border of Ohio and Kentucky and highlight a lot of Midwest destinations as well.
Adventure Mom
Adventuremomblog.com
Thanks Nedra!
Would love to be included:
BalancingTheChaos.com covers Orange County, California
Thanks so much for this awesome resource!
Thanks Jenn. You’ve been included!
Thanks for including BigKidSmallCity.com for Houston!
Add myactivechild.com to the list for Virginia Beach area, it’s a great resource!
Mary Pultz
I miss living in GR! (But NE Ohio is growing on me!)
Thanks for the shout out!
Would love to see Our-Kids.com added to the list. It’s a resource that covers DC, Maryland and Virginia and has been around since 1999. Thanks for considering!
This is an awesome list for travel with the grandkids! I’m in the Washington DC area and have found great kid-friendly free & cheap events at DCThriftyMom.com. Another great resource to add to your DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA/WASHINGTON, DC list.
Thank you for your suggestion. It has been added to our list.
Thanks for this great resource! We are headed to Milwaukee over Memorial Day weekend.