Family Travel

From world-record roller coasters near Charlotte to wave pools by the Atlantic and a Wild West railroad tucked into the Blue Ridge mountains, the Carolinas

The Carolinas pack an extraordinary range of family vacations into two neighboring states, from indoor water parks near Charlotte to historic mountain grand hotels and

Charlotte is one of the easiest cities in the Carolinas to explore with kids, packing hands-on science, a world-class amusement park, a marine aquarium, and

The Raleigh-Durham area, anchored by the research-rich Triangle, is one of the best places in the Southeast to mix a family vacation with real learning.

Charleston charms grown-ups with cobblestone streets and candlelit courtyards, but the Holy City turns out to be every bit as fun at kid height. Between

Myrtle Beach and the wider Grand Strand stretch for roughly 60 miles of soft Atlantic sand, and not every stretch of it is created equal

Few destinations make a family beach trip as easy as Myrtle Beach, where 60 miles of the Grand Strand are lined with resorts built specifically

Charlotte is one of the easiest cities in the Carolinas to keep a family happy. Within a short drive you can splash through whitewater rapids,

The Carolinas string together some of the friendliest stretches of sand on the East Coast, where gently sloping ocean floors, wide low-tide flats, and lifeguard-patrolled