Travel guides

The practical companions to our photo diaries — the routes that worked, what we'd skip, food with kids, and what each trip cost.

Guide · France

Paris with kids: our 9-day itinerary & tips

The route that worked, what we'd skip, food with kids, and what it cost.

Guide · Czechia

Prague with kids: our 4-day itinerary & tips

The walkable route, the castle and bridge without the crowds, food, and what it cost.

Guide · Costa Rica

Costa Rica with kids: our 10-day itinerary & tips

The route, the volcano and waterfalls, wildlife, food, and what it cost.

Guide · Glacier

Glacier with kids: Going-to-the-Sun, Logan Pass & the lakes

The road, the timed-entry reservations, the easy hikes, the wildlife, and what we'd do again.

Guide · Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon, Page & Sedona with kids

The rim, the helicopter, Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon, and Sedona.

Guide · Rome

Rome with kids: our 6-day itinerary & tips

Ancient Rome, the Vatican, a Pompeii day trip, food, and what it cost.

Guide · Cancún

Cancún & Riviera Maya with kids: beaches, reefs & ruins

The hotel zone, the aquarium, snorkeling the reef, cenotes, and the Maya ruins.

Guide · Mackinac

Mackinac Island with kids: ferries, bikes & fudge

Getting there car-free, biking the loop, the fort, Arch Rock, and the famous fudge.

Guide · Los Angeles

LA with kids: Hollywood, La Brea & the coast

The sign, the tar pits, the aquarium, and the beaches.

Guide · St. Louis

The Gateway Arch & Anheuser-Busch

Going up the Arch and touring the historic brewery.

Guide · Las Vegas

Las Vegas & Hoover Dam: a first-timer's road trip

Walking the Strip, the best free sights, and the desert drive to the dam.

Guide · Iceland

Iceland with kids: the Ring Road, waterfalls & glaciers

Driving the Ring Road in late spring — the Golden Circle, the south coast, the ice lagoon, the north, and Snæfellsnes, with kids.

Guide · Michigan

Pictured Rocks with kids: boat tours, falls & beaches

The boat cruise, Miners Castle, the waterfalls, Grand Marais beaches, and the glass-bottom shipwreck tour — with kids.