Guest Blogger: Kami Lewis Levin: Our Fav Hang out: The New England Aquarium, Boston

Guest Blogger: Kami Lewis Levin
Our Fav Hangout: The New England Aquarium
1 Central Warf
Boston, MA

Reasons to venture:

• Our Aunt Kathy's Amazing Behind the Scene Seal Feedings! (see pic)
• The super cool new California fur seals
• Come on, "I can walk like a penguin" You're never too old to forget those ads.

Your fav memory at the aquarium after 1975?

Goooaalll Kinderkicks!: West Suburban YMCA Sports Parties, Newton, MA

Goooaalll Kinderkicks!: West Suburban YMCA Sports Parties
276 Church Street
Newton, MA

Reasons to venture:

• 20 kids, 4 sports, one hour of sideline heaven
• Ever wonder what organized soccer for three year olds looks like?
• They even throw a Petite Princess Ballet Party if you want the other end of the spectrum.

Best kids party local in Metro West?

Beautiful Miami: Fairchild Tropical Gardens

Beautiful Miami: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens
10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables, FL

Reasons to venture:

• Florida softshell turtle fights are so cool


• The Richard H. Simons rain forest is 20 degrees cooler. This matters when you're here in August and it's 95 with 100% humidity. I wanted to move the kids in there.


• Tropical Fruit market. Jack fruit. So smelly and disgusting.

Where do you go for floral fun?

Guest Blogger: Foodie Mommy: Come Talk to the Animals: The Roger Williams Zoo, Providence, RI

Guest Blogger: Foodie Mommy
Come Talk to the Animals: The Roger Williams Zoo
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI

Reasons to venture:

• You have got to see a giant anteater to believe it.
• How often can you see elephants right in front of you?
• They have the coolest tortises, ever.
• Note-avoid 95 degree days!

Check out Foodie Mommie's other dadventures

Yes, We Have Some Tomatoes: Verril Farms Tomato and Corn Festival, Concord, MA

Guest Blogger: Foodie Mommy
Yes, We Have Some Tomatoes: Verrill Farms Tomato and Corn Fest
11 Wheeler Road
Concord, MA 01742

Reasons to venture:
1. How often can you try 30 different TYPES of tomatoes?
2. Because Verrill has some of the best scones around.
3. Top it all of with the sweetest corn-in 5 varieties.
4. And you can dance, too!

Check out one of my fav bloggers: Foodie Mommy for the best eats in beantown with kiddies

Rainy Day Cape: The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

Rainy Day Cape: The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 869 Main Street
Brewster, MA Reasons to venture:

• Isn't it nicer to see jelly fish in a tank than at the beach?
• The Cape Playhouse has morning performances. We caught the High Peaks Juggling Show and laughed our way through the rain.
• Old school fun at the Orleans Bowling Center

How do you keep from pulling out your hair when it rains on the Cape?

Whales, Whales, Everywhere: The P'Town Whale Watches

Whales, Whales, Everywhere: The P'Town Whale Watches
Dolphin Fleet Whale Watches
307 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA

Reasons to venture:

• Four calves, a momma whale and an hour of blowhole spray. The boys were riveted.
• The Provincetown dunes... home to the likes of artists and pirates.
• We got to get back there for a lobstering tour.

What's your favorite place in New England to catch a few cetaceans?

Fun in the Mud: Boat Meadow, Eastham, MA

Fun in the Mud: Boat Meadow
Bayview Road
Eastham, MA

Reasons to venture:

• A great bayside swimming hole with tons of mud and unCapelike warm water.
• Lobster and local oysters at Arnold's, call ahead and avoid the wait.
• Monday night concerts nearby after dinner at Eastham Windmill Green.

Where do you take the kids after a long day in the Cape sun?

Thanks for the Beach Jack: The Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro and P'Town, MA

Thanks for the Beach Jack: The Cape Cod National Seashore
Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro and P'Town, MA

Reasons to venture:

• Where else does "three sisters" refer to a set of 19th century light houses?
• Breakfast at Hole in One Donuts starts any day off right, with only 1000 calories to burn.
• The DadBreak afterwards at Great Pond for kayaking, sailing or a swim across.
  

Wellfleet vs. Eastham beaches, you make the call...

Hey, Pilgrims, Why'da Move on?: First Encounter Beach, Eastham, MA

Hey Pilgrims, Why'da Move on?
First Encounter Beach
Eastham, MA

Reasons to venture:

• Best kept secret in history of kid beaches - what were the Pilgrims thinking when they moved on to Plimoth?
  
• Literally, mile long tide pools with hermit crabs, fish, spider crabs and shrimp, oh my!
  
• Five minutes from Wiley Park, a great swimming hole with a giant floating dock for kids to jump off and a sweet playground with ice cream truck drivebys to boot.

Your favorite place in Mass for a tide pool party?

Guest Blog: Panning for Gold under the Midnite Sun, Alaska

Guest Blogger: astillman
(my uncle Arnie dadventures with my cuzins to the tundra)
Panning for Gold under the Midnite Sun, Alaska

Reasons to venture:

• Bald eagles on every street corner, puffins, whales and seals on the Kenai penisula.
  
• Denali National park has tremendous views, wildlife and ambitious hikes up America's largest peak.
• Watch global warming live from the north pole as the glaciers calve off Valdez.
  

On a scale of 1-5 how much do you like bears, I mean big bears?

Why Maine Rocks: Acadia National Park, Mt. Desert Island, ME

Acadia National Park
Mt. Desert Island, ME

Reasons to venture:

• The sunrise at Cadillac Mountain is the first in the US, as you can see above we didn't quite make it in time.
• Lij's first real hike at Jordan Pond with a killer salad overlooking the lake and the mountains to follow.
• The Seawall is the best tide pool "jungle gym" in the east, the campground is pretty sweet too.
  
• Sydney got to hold the reigns on Mr. Rockefeller's carriage rides at Wildwood stables, horses are so cool and so was Mr. Mike.

30 seconds or less, top five national parks...