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Fodor's Around the City With Kids

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Fodor's Around the City With Kids are for parents, grandparents, and anyone else traveling with children.

Each book in this series describes dozens of fun and exciting things to do in Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris and other large cities around the world. The guides discuss excursions to skyscrapers, parks, swimming pools, museums, and puppet theaters, to name a few.

Each suggestion includes a "Hey Kids!" section noting some interesting history or trivia about the place or neighborhood and a "Kid-Friendly Eats" section that reveals three or four nearby restaurants and places to snack.

Around the City With Kids also has practical information about the locations, including addresses, telephone numbers, cost of admission, hours, and which age group would like it best. It even has games to play while getting to the location.

These Fodor guidebooks are small, easy to carry, and full of colorful graphics and flip art. You can carry these books with you, and use them along with other, more detailed guidebooks to plan trips with your kids.


red down arrow Some love Fodor's Around the City With Kids series and praise these guides as full of fun ideas for entertaining kids of all ages.

Others say the books contain inaccurate information, are poorly organized,and are full of overblown enthusiasm about some attractions. The lack of maps is another problem, so you'll need a good map to carry with you. Check out our map section for recommendations on good maps to have with you as you travel.

Since some of the information about attractions, hotels or restaurants may be outdated or inaccurate, you may want to make a call first and see if the place you want to visit with your kids is actually open and operating when you want to go there. Also verify the address, prices, availability of strollers -- and anything else of concern before going there.

Another word of caution. These books are printed in red type, which some may find creative and interesting. Others find it hard on the eyes.

Our Tip

Remember that there's no perfect family guidebook, and even the best can be inaccurate at times. You may want to check several family travel guides to see if they all mention a certain hotel, restaurant or attraction, and all rate it favorably.


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