Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up

by Holly Hughes

500 Places to Take you Kids Before They Grow Up, 2e is packed with a broad range of must-see destinations and must-do activities that the whole family can enjoy. Among adventures detailed here are: Active vacations (snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef) Sports shrines (Baseball Hall of Fame) Other-worldly destinations (Monteverde Cloud Forest) Cultural heritage sites (Great Wall of China) Historic destinations (Black Heritage Trail) Places that are just...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047047405X
• ISBN13: 9780470474051
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Frommer's
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

500 Good reasons to own this book

This book is better than its title. Rather than being a fantasy list of outrageous places we'll never actually visit, this book has compiled a list of real possibilities, organized by interest. The weird and wonderful, calling all sports fans, for budding scientists...just a few of the categories. I'd planned to just read it for fun, but more and more I find myself using it. I've already hit about 10 of the places in the book, and used it to find hotels, transportation, and some unexpected stops along the way. And who knows, maybe those lottery numbers will finally pay off, and I can really visit all 500!

Great ideas for adventures near and far

I was excited to get this book a year ago and spent many delighted hours thumbing through it. We've gone to probably just shy of 25 of the places listed (all in the U.S). The kids have had the best time. There is a geographical index in the back that list the places by state or country location which is helpful. We've grouped together several listed activities into one trip. If you have an adventurous spirit, I think you'll love this book. This isn't the only travel book you'll ever need,either. While there is some very basic information on where to fly into and where to stay, it isn't enough to get by on. I think this book should be thought of more as an idea book rather than a travel guide.

A great travel guide!

We love to travel. We travelled alot before having our babies. We would like to continue travelling. I thought this book would be interesting. It is! It definately gives you some good ideas on where to take the kids. I would definately recommend this book to anyone with kids.

I find nothing wrong with this book

I put off the purchase of the book based on the other reviews. I purchased a fodors family travel book instead. I hated that book so I decided to go back with my gut instinct and purchased this one. I gave it five stars because I thought the other reviews were harsh and unjust. I don't feel the sections need to be in any particular order. Start at page one and read. Mark or just take note of the destinations that interest you. I don't think the destinations are unrealistic. If disney or a caribbean cruise is your idea of the ultimate family vacation then this is not the book for you. I don't say this offend anyone it is just that you may need to consider a different book for your needs. I do plan to take my kids to Asia, Africa, South America and so forth. You need not be wealthy to do so.

Good book to dream on

Gave this book to both sons-in-law for Christmas. They enjoyed looking at it, but it won't provide much help in giving assistance to a life-long project. Any book wouldn't -- too many places, too much money required to visit all the places, but still it is a good tool to dream on and to plan a few trips by.