Theme parks, immersive museums, dinosaur trails, aquariums and pirate ships welcome young and old. EPIC PARKS Universal Orlando Resort's Universal Epic Universe park opens in May 2025, featuring five theme lands including Super Nintendo World and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic. For thrill seekers, The Wrath of Rakshasha coaster opens at Six Flags Great America, near Chicago, in 2025 with the world’s steepest drop. PLAY AWAY The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, houses the world’s largest collection of historical materials related to play and is full of interactive exhibits. Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum opened in 1976 and has six interactive exhibit zones, including areas designed for children as well as a restored 1908 carousel. Hands-on learning is also encouraged at the Children’s Museum Indianapolis, the world’s largest, with five interactive dinosaur experience areas. DIGGING DINOS The Dinosaur National Monument spans 210,000 acres of Colorado and Utah, where visitors can see 1,500 fossils exposed on a cliff face. Discover footprints left by dinosaurs in a riverbed at Dinosaur Valley State Park, south-west of Dallas in Texas, and follow the Montana Dinosaur Trail to visit 14 museums across the state, where North America’s first identified dinosaur remains were found in 1854. WATER FUN Family rafting trips are on offer in many states, with children as young as four able to raft some rivers. Popular family rafting areas include Colorado’s Aspen and Snowmass and the Deschutes River in Oregon. Kayaking is a favourite family activity in states including Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Wisconsin and California. AHOY ME HEARTIES Enjoy swashbuckling fun on pirate adventures around America’s East Coast. Yosemite National Park, Cape Cod National Seashore, Lake Tahoe and the Great Smoky Mountains are among family adventure destinations PRECIOUS MOMENTS With so many things to do for mums, dads and children of all ages, holidays in America are a real family affair FAMILY FAVOURITES TRAVEL OREGON UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INDIANAPOLIS 34 visitusa.org.uk
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