Scary Mommy Travel Guide

Ever travel to a new city and wonder where on earth mothers take their kids on rainy days when they’ve already watched four hours of TV and it’s only ten o’clock in the morning? Do you find yourself on vacation, wishing you could find out what restaurants won’t scowl at your toddler and which will serve Kraft mac and cheese? Looking for something new to do in your own hometown?

 

The answer is here.

 

Welcome to the Scary Mommy Travel Guide (AKA How Not to Kill Your Children on Vacation). Every week, I’ll be adding new locations brought to you by the people who know them best: The moms who live and travel there. Want your city or town included? Click here to view the guidelines!

 

The Scary Mommy Travel Guide

Anchorage, AK

Austin, TX

Bali, Indonesia

Baltimore, MD

Bergen, Norway

Brooklyn, NY … and more Brooklyn

Boston, MA

Captiva & Sanibel Islands, FL

Charleston, SC

Charlottesville, VA

Chicago, IL

Columbus, OH

Dallas, TX

Denver, CO

London, England … and more London

Los Angeles, CA … and more Los Angeles

Louisville, KY

Madison, WI

Milwaukee, WI

Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN

New York, NY

Orlando, FL

Orlando, FL (Tips for Disney World)

Paris, France

Philadelphia, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

Providence, RI

Richmond, VA

San Antonio, TX

San Francisco, CA

Seattle, WA

St. Louis, MO

Tampa, FL

Toronto, Canada

Vancouver, Canada

Washington, DC


{ 16 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Nikki October 5, 2012 at 10:34 am

Love this!!

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2 Kelly @ In the Mom Light October 5, 2012 at 2:23 pm

Cool idea. I’ll have to gather the hot spots and send you some stuff on the Delaware Beaches (visiting is much cooler than living here btw…).
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3 Jessica McFadden - A Parent in America October 7, 2012 at 12:46 pm

Thanks so much for featuring my picks for kid-friendly Washington, DC!
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4 Alexandra October 17, 2012 at 1:17 pm

Just send you mine, Jill.
We all love Milwaukee, Wisconsin — once we know what to do there.

xo
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5 Alexandra October 17, 2012 at 1:17 pm

Ack!!

SENT, just “sent” you mine.

sheesh.
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6 Kristin Quinn October 30, 2012 at 8:06 pm
7 Rebecca December 7, 2012 at 11:35 am

White Sands, NM. It’s between Las Cruces and Alamogordo. Be sure to take sleds, the dunes are a great time!

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8 Melissa December 7, 2012 at 3:34 pm

I’ve been telling people for years what a great place Pittsburgh is to visit! There’s so much to do and it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. It’s nice to see someone agree!

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9 Jenni K December 25, 2012 at 8:02 am

What an awesome idea! I am sure every mom will appreciate having this list with her and spending a great vacation with her family!
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10 Regina January 2, 2013 at 8:44 pm

Great idea! I could just use tips on how to keep from harming them driving to the grocery store too. :)
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11 Helen Scottsburg January 10, 2013 at 4:23 pm

Spot-on choices for Madison, WI. I must add: if you happen to be in the Madison area during the Winter, and there’s snow on the ground, head over to Elver Park on the West side for some intense sledding. It’s Madison’s biggest & best hill. Also, Lake Wingra is the closest thing you can get to a beach during the Summer. Make some sandcastles ‘n junk.

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12 Jacquie January 16, 2013 at 5:13 pm

any ideas for Canada??

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13 Ami January 31, 2013 at 9:00 am

I’d love to do Wichita, KS and/or Kansas City, KS, but I can’t get the email link to work. :-( There’s just so many more midwest cities than St. Louis and Dallas.

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14 MummyTwoToo February 2, 2013 at 11:54 am

Liverpool, UK!!

Anyone heading over to the UK for a visit and happen to be staying in Liverpool, please let me know and I’ll point you in the right direction for all the tourist and non-tourist places to see in a beautiful city of outstanding architecture (built on the Slave Trade unfortunately) and the home of the Beatles and much more besides…

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16 Alison March 27, 2013 at 3:21 pm

Any tips or good links to share about family travel to Yellowstone, and the Grand Tetons? We’re also planning to visit Cody, WY and Devils Tower and Rapid City, SD, Mt Rushmore and the Badlands. Thanks!

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