The Best Travel Bucket List for Families
The world is wide and there’s so many amazing places to explore. Hearing other peoples travel adventures makes me want to see the world even more. Traveling with 4 kids, including 2 autistic ones and an infant, worried me beyond belief. But after our family stayed in Paris for over 2 weeks we realized that not only is it possible, it can also be the most wonderful experience.
We have started to compile our family bucket list. Some adventures are small and would be a day trip, others are life goals and will cost a few more dollars. Living in Alberta can make travel a little more difficult. It take hours and hours to drive anywhere and half of us get easily car sick - yuck! Thankfully, no one has a problem with flying, so that seems to be the best option. Some of these Quinn and I have been to, either separate or together, but we’d love to experience these with our kids.
The Adventure Bucket List
Disneyworld Orlando
Harry Potter World Orlando
Niagara Falls & Niagara on the Lake
Tower of London, the London Eye, Big Ben, etc. London
Jasper National Park
Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Palace of Versailles, etc. Paris
Hawaii Cultural Center, surfing, hiking, etc
Boston, MA
Salem, MA
Loch Ness, Scotland
Disneyland Paris
Central Park & Statue of Liberty, NYC
World Trade Center Memorial, NYC
Balmoral Palace, Scotland - where my grandpa grew up
Redwoods, CA
Disneyland California
Hollywood Sign, Hollywood Walk of Fame, LA
Lion King Musical
Lego Land
Pioneer Road Trip across USA
SanDiego Zoo, Balboa Park, Gaslamp Quarter, CA
Tofino B.C.
Prince Edward Island
Golden Gate Bridge, Riding Street Cars & the “Full House” Park
Pyramids of Egypt & the Nile
Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dachau or other Concentration Camp - when my children are teens.
Anne Frank Museum, Netherlands
See tulips and a Windmill in Netherlands
Great Wall of China
Smithsonian Museum, DC
Yellowstone National Park, NW USA
Mesa Verde, CO
Grand Canyon, AZ
Swim in the Pacific
Swim in the Atlantic
Swim in the Mediterranean
Venice, Italy
Cinque Terre, Italy
Waterton National Park, AB
Aquarium - any large aquarium
Space Center
Army Museums
Theres about a thousand places I want to go and Im sure we’ve missed some good ones.
If you were deciding our next trip where should we go? Comment below with your best vacation experiences.
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I’m Kate and I’m a mom of four. Since 2010 we’ve had one baby born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate and three children diagnosed with autism. Parenting certainly hasn’t been what I was expecting - it’s been harder (like A LOT harder) and much more wonderful. My world has expanded and knowledge deepened as I’ve spent the last decade raising these four special kids. Supporting other moms of autistic and cleft children is my passion. Here you’ll find information, strategies and first hand experiences to help you navigate these special challenges on-the-go and in your own home.
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