New England Coast Destinations – Choosing The Best Vacation

With school break coming up, you can treat your family to a day or two with a short but fun-filled New England vacation. Here are a couple of ideas to get you started.



Tyler Place, Vermont

This family-friendly establishment has practically perfected the art of pleasing its guests, having been in the business for 70 years. Besides a variety of diverse activities that take advantage of the proximity of Lake Champlain, Tyler Place also has other programs lined up in its itinerary for guests of all ages.



Best of all, Tyler Place gives you the option for all-inclusive pricing as well as their Family Retreat package, one that gives families an educational but entertaining vacation.



Acadia National Park, Maine

The park offers an impressive array of camp programs, ranging from traditional summer camp for children to family camps and adventures for larger clan reunions. Other activities you can enjoy while touring the park includes hiking, kayaking, fishing, horseback riding, scenic driving, and swimming. There are also tours using trolleys and those headed by rangers while guests enjoy star gazing and bird walks. Cruises and ferry services are also available for those interested in whale watching or sailing.



Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont

However young or old your children may be, they’re sure to find something fun and exciting to do in Smugglers’ Notch. Teenagers could try out junior tennis, mountain boarding, video camp, and other optional programs prepared by the award-winning resort. And with the Summer Fest package, you not only get pre-arranged accommodations but an action-packed vacation trying out hot-tubing, pool-hopping, waterslides, and the Giant Rapid River Riding. But the pleasures don’t stop there because another round of entertainment is prepared for guests come nightfall.

Other programs for younger kids and even infants are also available.



“Roughing” It Out by the Shores

For families desiring their own privacy, renting out a condo unit, cabin, or the traditional New England cottage in any of the six coastline states would be the perfect way to spend their vacation. Make sure, however, you ask for the best view of the beach or lake as well as a fully-equipped kitchen and all other amenities you’d want in your temporary home.



The Cape, Massachusetts

Some people say it’s impossible to now the essence of New England without a visit to Cape Cod. Once there, you can take the Cape Cod Railroad for a scenic view of the place, enjoy its famous fall foliage in the Cape’s myriad of forests, marshlands, and sand dunes, exercise and enjoy sightseeing with your rented bike, and explore colonial-style towns. And of course, don’t forget to take a swim in one of the Cape’s many wonderful beaches!



Six Flags New England and Lake Compounce

Last but not the least, don’t forget to check out two of New England’s most famous theme parks.



In Six Flags New England, kids below 36” will be admitted for free. The variety of rides and thrills will ensure that both parents and kids will have fun. And if you’re allergic to long queues, you can rent for the park’s innovative pager-like gadgets to reserve your slots for the theme park’s best rides.



And in Lake Compounce, which also happens to be the oldest theme park in the country, you can check out the biggest water park in Connecticut, enjoy a “live” encounter with the world’s laziest feline Garfield, and get your adrenaline pumping with drop towers and flume rides.