Barbara Rogers

1 week ago | whereverfamily.com | Barbara Rogers

Holy Week, the period between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, is observed in a variety of ways throughout the world, often with colorful pageantry mixed with solemn reminders of the week before Christ’s crucifixion. Tourists are welcome at most observances, some of which take on a festival air, especially on Easter Sunday. Here are some places family travelers might consider traveling. Semana Santa, Holy Week, is observed most notably in Spain and Latin America.

1 week ago | whereverfamily.com | Barbara Rogers

From Texas bluebonnets to California poppies to lilacs in Michigan to azaleas in the Blue Ridge Mountains, America blooms with spring flower festivals. Find one near you to inspire your family’s travels. For the entire month of April, Washington’s Skagit Valley is brilliant with millions of tulips, and during the month-long Tulip Festival, visitors can view them as they drive past the farms or walk among them in gardens.

2 weeks ago | whereverfamily.com | Barbara Rogers

Whether gruesome scenes are right for your child’s age and nightmare level is a parental decision. But before your family travels to Europe this summer, there’s something you should know about these “museums” that have popped up in almost every city with a castle or a medieval past. They’re 90 percent hokum, and not medieval. Nor are most of the “artifacts” real.

2 weeks ago | whereverfamily.com | Barbara Rogers

A pair of mile-long stretches of golden sand at Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach are reason enough for family travelers to choose southern Delaware for summer travel. At Rehoboth, a boardwalk lines the entire beach, with a holiday atmosphere of amusements, eateries and bandstand. Traditional old-time games fill Funland Arcade and, along with souvenirs and beach toys, the stands lining the boardwalk sell soft ice cream, salt-water taffy, fries and more favorite beach treats.

3 weeks ago | whereverfamily.com | Barbara Rogers

Close to Seattle, but a visit-worthy city of its own, Tacoma is especially attractive to family travelers with car-crazy teens — or anyone who loves automobiles. And travelers of any age will delight in the stunning creations of Dale Chihuly and works by other glass artists from around the world. Begin by crossing the free Chihuly Bridge of Glass, a pedestrian walkway over Interstate 705 decorated by massive glass artwork by Tacoma native Dale Chihuly, the world’s most prominent glass artist.