A Winter ‘Downy Ocean’ in Ocean City, MD
Who says you can’t get away to the beach in the winter? Sometimes, it’s more fun that way! Even though you can’t spend time...
Hello, Columbus: A Road Trip to the Heart of It All
Some destinations sell themselves with spectacle. Columbus, Ohio, takes a quieter approach. Ohio is known as “the heart of it all,” and at the...
U-Pick Farms and Orchards in Maryland
Going to a farm and picking fruit, flowers or other crops with your family is a great way to spend time outdoors and create...
On Bored: Traveling With My 15-Year-Old to New York
It began as a joke.
We boarded the train and sat down. I was traveling with my 15-year-old daughter, Alice. I looked up at the...
In Your Neighborhood: Nottingham
Median home cost: $339,406
Population: 5,124
Families (0-17): 15%
9 Community parks
1 CCBC campus
1 Batting cage center
Top Schools: St. Michael – St. Clement School, Celebree School of...
In Your Neighborhood: Columbia
Median home cost: $493,000
Population: 107,315
Families (0-17): 23%
12 City parks
12 Playgrounds
Top Schools: Atholton High School, Howard High School, Waterloo Elementary School, Atholton Elementary School, Wilde...
Explore the Great Outdoors!
Maryland has so much unique nature to explore, from dense old-growth forests to the marshy waterfront of the Chesapeake Bay. Parks and nature centers...
Summer Travel for All Abilities
Planning a vacation with children is difficult enough, but parents of children with disabilities have many more factors to take into account when scheduling...
Boulders, Beasts, and a Little Switzerland: A Family Weekend in the Poconos
A couple hours into the state, Pennsylvania’s mountain country trades its waterpark reputation for something wilder: Ice Age boulder fields, hand-feedable giraffes, outsized pythons...
