What are the best places to travel to in the world with kids?

Question

Family of 5, Mom (41 years) and Dad (43 years) twins (12 years old a boy and a girl) a girl (6 years)

Answer 1

Try Philippines:

The nature is fantastic your children will surely love it especially in the islands of Bohol, Palawan, Boracay and Cebu!

http://www.palawan-resort.com/

http://www.bohol.ph/

http://www.cebucitytourism.com/

http://www.boracay.com/

Answer 2

Australia, we have some of the only  fauna in the world like a platypus and kangaroo!

Answer 3

I would say cities with kid friendly activities.  My first choice in the states would be Orlando than L A. If you wanna take the kids down under hit up Surfers Paradise, Australia.  I would think you 12yr old would be up for some educational exp.  But at 6yrs I wouldn take my kid to Egypt.

Answer 4

Go to St. Louis!

It's amazingly kid friendly, and everything is free! Here's an itinerary you could follow:

Day 1 - Arrive in St. Louis, stay at one of the hotels in Kirkwood, and stroll around downtown kirkwood, checking out the unique shops, parks, historic homes. The Magic House, one of the best children's musesums in the country is located here. For dinner, take them to Dewey's pizza, where they can watch the pizza get made!

Day 2 - Meander on over to Forest park and go bonkers - The Zoo (voted #1 in the country) is free! The Science Center and Planetarium? Free! Art Museum with a real live mummy? Free! Steinberg Skating rink is very cheap, and you can rent out a paddle boat and paddle in front of the art museum for a very reasonable price. Grab a meal in the nearby University City Loop at Fitz's bottle works for good food, and the kids can watch the root beer bottling plant in action!

Day 3 - make your way into the city. Go visit the Anheuser-Busch Brewery (free!) where the kids can see the Clydesdales up close and personal! 2 free beer samples for the adults too. Then head back into the city to check out a Cardinals game and go up the Arch. Then you can take them to the City Museum, which has the amazing outdoor jungle gym Monstrocity, a whimsical structure made out of derelict cars, planes, and buses! There's also a built-in aquarium, and nostalgia galore for parents.

Day 4 - if you're looking to relax a bit more, head on out to Historic Downtown St. Charles. Hang on out by the river, walk down historic main street, and grab some goodies.

Day 5 - You might be interested in having a day trip to Hannibal, MO, home of Mark Twain and the fictional Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn characters. It's hyper touristy, but in a fun sorta way. Hannibal's about 3 hours north of St. Louis.

Day 6 - If the Zoo wasn't close enough for you, you can take the kids on a real live Safari at Grant's Farm, about 20 min outside of downtown. It's free (parking paid), and you hop on an open air cart that takes you past buffalo, elk, yaks, llamas, and the rest. There's also a petting zoo filled with kangaroos! There's free beer there as well (2 12oz cups)

Day 7 - Spelunking at Meramac Caverns is always a cool option, or you can hit up 6 flags, also in the same direction.

There you have it! There's no better place for inexpensive family vacations than St. Louis

Answer 5

I'm 13 and every year my family has been going to Hawaii ever since I was 6 or 7. Usually people go to places like Disney World and Disneyland, but it can be really tiring for parents. Like if you've been there once or twice already you don't need to go again for a while.