Cape Cod

We love traveling and going on new adventures!

These are some of the destinations we have visited:

~ New York Family Fun ~

21 Below Thai Rolled Ice Cream, Latham, NY
5-Wits, Albany, NY
Adirondack Animal Land, Gloversville, NY (Albany area)
Adirondack Tubing Adventures, Lake Luzerne, NY 
Ace of Diamonds Campground & Mine, Middleville, NY (Albany area)
Albany County Ice Skating Facility
Albany Indoor Rock Gym
Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY
Albany Tulip Festival, Washington Park, Albany, NY
Ann Lee Pond Nature & Historic Preserve, Albany, NY
Art Omi, Ghent, NY
Big Deep & Little Deep Swimming Holes, Woodstock, NY
Billy Beez Indoor Play, Albany, NY
Bowman Orchards, Rexford, NY
Bronx Zoo, NY and Tips for Visiting the Bronx Zoo, NY
Buffalo History Museum & Japanese Gardens, NY
Buffalo Zoo, NY
The Candle Collective, Ballston Spa, NY
Catskill Animal Sanctuary, Saugerties, NY
Central Park Rose Garden, Schenectady, NY
Darien Lake Amusement Park, NY
Diamond Island, Lake George, NY
Eternal Flame Falls, Orchard Park, NY
Farm Sanctuary, Watkins Glen, NY
Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, Delmar, NY
Garnet Mine Tours, North River, NY (Albany area)
Golden Acres Sunflower Farm, Westerlo, NY
The Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, Lake George, NY
and Tips for Visiting The Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, Lake George, NY
The Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Water Park, Lake George, NY
Hunter Mountain, NY (snow tubing)
Hyuck Preserve, Rensselaerville, NY
Ilion Gorge, NY (looking for travertine)
Indian Ladder Farms, Altamont, NY (Albany area)
The Kartrite Resort and Waterpark, Monticello
Lavenlair Lavender Farm, Whitehall,  NY
Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist & Cave of the Winds
Niagara Falls Fireworks
Opus 40 Sculpture Park, Saugerties, NY
Penn Dixie Fossil Park, NY
The Pottery Place, Albany,  NY
Riverside Maple Farms, Glenville, NY
Robert H. Treman State Park, Ithaca, NY
Roseland Wake Park, Canandaigua, NY
Saratoga Spa State Park
Saratoga Spa State Park Victoria Pool
Secret Caverns, Howes Cave, NY (Albany area)
Slate Hill Flower Farm, Sharon Springs, NY
Speaker Heck Island, Lake George, NY
Taughannock Falls State Park, Trumansburg, NY (Ithaca area)
Tawasentha Park, Guilderland, NY
Tubby Tubes River Tubing, Lake Luzerne, NY
Via Aquarium, Rotterdam
Vosburgh Trails, Guilderland, NY
Watkins Glen State Park, Watkins Glen, NY
West Mountain, Queensbury, NY
WildPlay Thacher Adventure Park, Voorheesville, NY
World Maker Faire 2016, Queens, NY
World Maker Faire 2015, Queens, NY
World Maker Faire, Queens, NY
Zoom Flume Water Park, East Durham, NY

~ New York Hikes ~

100 Acre Woods, Malta, NY
Albany Pine Bush, NY
Anchor Diamond Park, Ballston Spa, NY
Ann Lee Pond Nature & Historic Preserve, Albany, NY
Art Omi, Ghent, NY (not hiking trails, but many acres to walk)
Ashford Glen Preserve, Schenectady, NY
Bauer Environmental Park, Colonie, NY
Bennett Hill Preserve, Feura Bush, NY
Bozen Kill Preserve, Altamont, NY
Christman Sanctuary, Duanesburg, NY (Albany area)
Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve, Clifton Park, NY
Eternal Flame Falls, Orchard Park, NY
Falling Waters Preserve, Saugerties, NY
Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, Delmar, NY
Fox Preserve, Latham, NY
Great Flats Nature Trail, Schenectady, NY
Hannacroix Ravine Preserve, Voorheesville, NY (Albany area)
Henry Gerber Reist Bird Sanctuary, Niskayuna, NY
High Falls Conservation Area, Ghent, NY
Hollyhock Hollow Sanctuary, Selkirk, NY (Capital Region)
Hyuck Preserve, Rensselaerville, NY
Ilion Gorge, NY (mostly for rockhounding)
Indian Kill Nature Preserve, Schenectady, NY
Keleher Preserve, Voorheesville, NY
Kenrose Preserve, Knox, NY
Landis Arboretum, Esperance, NY (Albany area)
Limestone Rise Preserve, Knox, NY (Albany area)
Lisha Kill Natural Area, Niskayuna, NY (Capital Region)
Moccasin Kill Sanctuary, Schenectady, NY (Capital Region)
Normans Kill East Preserve, Delmar, NY
Normans Kill West Preserve, Delmar, NY
Overlook Mountain, Catskills, NY
Peebles Island State Park, Cohoes, NY (Capital Region)
Phillipin Kill Preserve, Delmar, NY (Capital Region)
Pine Hollow Arboretum, Slingerlands, NY (Capital Region)
Plotter Kill Preserve, Schenectady, NY
Robert H. Treman State Park, Ithaca, NY
Sanders Preserve, Town of Glenville, NY (Albany area)
Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga, NY
Saugerties Lighthouse, NY
Schoharie Creek Preserve, Esperance, NY
Swift Wetland, Delmar, NY
Taughannock Falls State Park, Trumansburg, NY (Ithaca area)
Tawasentha Park, Guilderland, NY
Thacher Park Indian Ladder Trail, Voorheesville, NY (Albany area)
Thacher Park Hiking Trails, Voorheesville, NY (Capital Region)
Touhey Family Preserve, Delmar, NY (Capital Region)
Vosburgh Trails, Guilderland, NY
Watkins Glen State Park (Watkins Glen)
Winn Preserve, Altamont, NY
Wolf Creek Falls Preserve, Altamont/Knox, NY (Albany area)
Woodlawn Nature Preserve, Schenectady, NY (Capital Region)

~ Vermont ~

Bennington Battle Monument, VT
Bittersweet Falls, VT
Bristol Falls Swimming Hole, Bristol, VT
Buttermilk Falls, Ludlow, VT
Camp Plymouth State Park, VT
Coolidge State Park, Plymouth, VT
Echo Lake Vista Trail, Ludlow, VT 
Emerald Lake State Park, Dorset, VT
Falls of Lana, Salisbury, VT
Green Mountain Sugar House, Ludlow, VT
Hapgood Pond Recreation Area, Peru, VT
Hildene (Lincoln Family Home), Manchester, VT
Independence Day Fireworks, Burlington, VT
Jackson Gore Inn, Okemo Mountain, Ludlow, VT
Jackson Gore Inn / Okemo Mountain Adventure Zone Haulback Challenge Course, Ludlow, VT
Jamaica State Park, Jamaica, VT
Lareau Swimming Hole, Waitsfield, VT
Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, VT
Moss Glen Falls, Granville, VT
Pike Falls, Jamaica, VT
President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth, VT
Queechee Gorge, Norwich, VT
Queechee State Park, Norwich, VT
Rock of Ages Granite Quarry, Graniteville, VT
Sam Mazza’s Corn Maze, Colchester, VT
Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT
Tacos Tacos Mexican Restaurant, Ludlow, VT
Taylor Farm, Londonderry, VT
Thundering Brook Falls, Killington, VT
Twenty Foot Swimming Hole, Tyson, VT
Warren Falls, Warren, VT

~ New Hampshire & Massachusetts ~

Twin River Campground, Bath, NH
Green Harbor Resort, West Yarmouth, MA

~ New Jersey ~

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, Lyndhurst, NY

~ Washington ~

Ballard / Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma
Seattle Gum Wall
Seattle Meowtropolitan Cat Cafe
Seattle Museum of Pop Culture
Theo Chocolates & Factory Tour, Seattle
Wheel Fun Rentals, Alki Beach, Seattle
One Week in Seattle: Our Itinerary

~ Oregon ~

Cannon Beach State Park and Haystack Rock
Hug Point Recreation Site
Nehalem Bay State Park

~ Mexico ~

Our Mayan Riviera wedding
Our Mayan Riviera Road Trip Itinerary
Mexico Packing List
Tips for Traveling to Mexico with Kids
Tips for Swimming & Traveling with Reef-Safe Sunscreen

Aldea Zama condo rentals, Tulum
Árbol Milenario (Thousand Year Old Tree), Solferino
Avant Car Rental, Cancun
Cenotes Casa Tortuga, Tulum
Cenote Cristalino, Puerto Aventuras
Cenote Jaguar, Tulum
Cenote X’Keken, Valladolid
Coba Ruins, Coba
Fiesta Americana Villas, Cancun
Muyil Ruins, Tulum
Hacienda Tres Rios, Playa del Carmen
Punta Laguna Nature Reserve, near Coba
Xcaret Park, Playa del Carmen and Tips for Visiting XCaret
Yal Ku Lagoon, Akumal
Zazil Kin Beach, Tulum

~ South America ~

Galapagos Islands
Ecuador

~ Other Family Fun ~

Altamont Fair 2017
Monster Jam 2017
Monster Jam 2018
Monster Jam 2019
Disney on Ice “Dare to Dream”
Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic
Disney on Ice presents Frozen!
Disney Live! 2016
Disney Live! 2017
Jurassic World Live! 2019
Marvel Universe LIVE! 2018
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus XTREME!
Saratoga Comic Con 2019
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
The Laurie Berkner Band in concert

~ Travel Tips ~

Tips for Visiting the Amusement Park with Kids
Tips for Packing for Family Camping Trips
Tips for Swimming & Traveling with Reef-Safe Sunscreen
Safety Tips for Traveling Abroad

Thacher Park Indian Ladder Trail