Staycation and Vacation Guides

We’ve got baby- and toddler-friendly travel tips whether you’re going some place new or just staying home for a few extra days of fun in your home city!

Other moms around the world have put together a schedule for a full week of fun in their cities. Every place they mention is kid-friendly and parent-friendly.

Don’t see your city? You can volunteer to write it yourself and we’ll be happy to post it with a link back to your website or business.

Happy travels!

West Coast

• Southern California
• Los Angeles, CA by Nikki
• San Diego by Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby
• Northern California
• San Francisco by Karen Solomon
• Oakland, CA by Lisa Hazen
• Silicon Valley, CA by Catherine from BayAreaBabyBlog
• Marin County, CA by Meg from Backpack to Buggy
• Ross Valley, CA by Heather Ryan
• Alameda, CA by Whitney’s friend Jen
• San Luis Opispo, CA by Kimberly Lisagor author of Disappearing Destinations
• Pacific Northwest
• Portland by Amanda Whalen
• Seattle by Jacqui from Red Tricycle
• And Seattle’s lesser-known sibling, Issaquah, WA by Shelly from MySpoiledRottenBaby

South

• Birmingham, AL by the ladies of BirminghamMommy.com
• Austin, TX by Alissa of BabyScoopAustin.com
• Dallas, TX by Samantha from RatzerFratzer
• Atlanta, GA by another Heather
• Orlando by SuZ from Not Your Typical Mommy Blog (Is Florida considered “south” or merely “Florida”?)

Midwest

• Chicago by Jeff Pfaller
• Des Moines, IA by Christi of small.town.fun and BHG

East Coast

• NY City by Mommy Poppins
• Boston in the Summer by Becky Senf (quite possibly our first ever reader)
• Washington, DC by Kristi at CiaoBambino.com
• Myrtle Beach, SC by Stacie from NewMommyHelp.net
• Pittsburgh, PA by Jodie from Sunshine Peach (cuz you can’t put Pennsylvania in the Midwest, right?)

Europe

• London by Courtney of Babyccino Blog
• London (Hampstead area) by Heather’s friend Valerie
• Paris by Emilie of Babyccino Blog
• Amsterdam by Esther of Babyccino Blog
• Milan by Michela of Babyccino Blog

Canada

• Vancouver by Shana from Wee Travel (cool Canadian *stuff* rental for traveling parents)
• Ottawa by Kim-Anh from the jellyball family blog
• Quebec City by Kristi at Ciao Bambino

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