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Frommer's 500 places to take your kids before they grow up
2nd Edition
500 Great Reasons to Say,"Are We There Yet?"
This bestselling guide takes you across town and around the globe to 500 of the mostexciting places on earth. With more than 40 new destinations, this revised edition is packed with things to see, do, and explore—from the Painted Desert (United States) and the cave homes of Coober Pedy (Australia) to a camel safari (India) and Dracula's Castle (Romania).
Complete with hotel information, age recommendations, Web sites, and more, this guide provides the advice you need to plan a trip the whole familycan enjoy—and remember for a lifetime.
Places to Go & Things to Do Around the World
The natural world: awesome vistas, flora, and fauna
Offbeat attractions: weird and wacky fun
History: from ancient wonders to modern marvels
Rides and thrills: bobsleds, dogsleds, andeverything in between
Art and architecture: galleries, buildings, andmonuments
Science: space centers, natural history museums,and more
Sports: halls of fame and sporting events
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3.0 out of 5 stars
To make this book even better...,
By Jennifer Juniper (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up (Paperback)
It is nearly impossible to come up with a list of only 500 places to take your kids, and in doing so the authors have made a valiant attempt. I, of course, wonder why places that I think would be awesome to take kids aren't in there, but perhaps those places are too obvious, and this book gets at the next level of hidden gems.What would make this book a useful guide would be to include: - a listing of the 500 places - a geographical index (so if I'm going to Hawaii I find all the references in the book to Hawaii) - an age index (a listing by destinations/activities that are suitable for 4-5 years olds vs 14 year olds) this would be helpful for planning the next 15 years or so of trips, as well as the current year! Hopefully these are addressed in the next edition.
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3.4 out of 5 stars (50 customer reviews) 120 of 126 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting but Unrealistic,
By Austinlvr "movie lover" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up (Paperback)
I had high expectations for this book but they fell flat. First, the layout is o.k. but not great. Areas are grouped by categories such as "Out and About" and "On the Water." As the book covers the world, I think it might have been better to be laid out geographically and maybe cross-referenced. As for the selections, they are very diverse. Some make sense but some I really don't feel are appropraite for children, except for maybe the very well travelled child. For example, number 397 is Mount Fuji: Scaling the Symbol of Japan. The age range is 8 and up. The author writes, "Take a shortcut directly to Kawaguchiko's Fifth Stage by bus from Shinjuku Station (be sure to book in advance); the trip takes about 2 1/2 hours. From this starting point it's about a 6 hour climb to the summit, with another 3 hours to make the descent; at the top, a 1-hour hiking trail circles the crater. The highlight of the classic Fuji Climb is to watch the sunrise from the peak, which in summer means being there by 4:30 am." I was hoping for more "kid friendly" suggestions. I don't think I'll be visiting number 280 "Hiroshima: The Original Ground Zero" or number 277 "The D-Day Beaches of Normandy" with my son anytime soon. Perhaps the child that is a huge history buff would understand the significance.The positives are that the author provides good detail for each area with tips and tricks, good hotel, airport and contact information, and age ranges. There are some very unique groupings which make for an interesting read. The negatives are that is it is an unrealistic travel guide for the average family, the "Why They'll Thank You" is weak, and it still didn't help me decide what to do next summer! 77 of 82 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Aspirational list,
By penguinblue - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up (Paperback)
I'm surprised by the number of negative reviews of this book so I thought I would offer my own counterpoint. This is the best list I've found of aspirational places to take children. The only comparable list book I've found is the ever-popular 1000 Places to See Before You Die, which isn't oriented around kids at all. Of course they will all want to go to Disney World, but this is a different type of list. These are places that kids should visit to understand more about the world, how people behave, how science works, and what life is like for people who aren't always like themselves. It is not a list of fun places to take little kids.We've been lucky enough to have visited 97 of the places with our kids, now aged 15 and 20. It's been a blessing to us to be able to visit places like Thailand, which is wonderful, and the Great Barrier Reef and indeed Mount Fuji and Hiroshima. People in Japan take many kids ages 8 to 10 to the muesum at Hiroshima; it's a fantastically well done museum about a topic that every kid--and adult--should understand. The only one of the places that really didn't give us much of a thrill was Agate Fossil Beds in Nebraska. My guess is that the authors HAD to pick something in Nebraska. We just used the book to pick #97 which was the Spy Museum in Washington DC -- a great spot we hadn't heard of. The only reason I don't give this book 5 stars is that it really could benefit from a geographical cross-reference. Many items do offer a list of items nearby which is helpful. So maybe it is easier to take kids to Disney World, but think about these places too. A terrific book to think about for a lifetime of travel with your family. 65 of 74 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
A fairly useless book,
By IndyDon - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up (Paperback)
Wow, was I disappointed when I cracked this book open. My two main complaints are layout and site selections. I cannot believe that sites are grouped by general similarity rather than geography. The geographical index at the back of the book just does not satisfy me. Any book like this should be organized from a geographical standpoint in my opinion. You will be required to look at the geographical index at the back of the book to find anything specific. I was hoping the book focused on the US or let's be wild and say North America. While I did not count them up, I would guesstimate that almost half of the sites are outside of North America. You would have to be extremely wealthy to visit many of these places and a fair number really are not place where I would want to take "kids" as they would only appeal to high school age or above. There are better books out there - in this case the Internet would serve you better.
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