Families get up close and with the animals at Busch Gardens in Tampa

Families get up close and with the animals at Busch Gardens in Tampa

Welcome to the state-of-the-art Animal Care Center at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida — a unique 16,000-square-foot facility opened a little more than two years ago where visitors can watch how the park’s veterinarians take care of the animals that live here

At the Farm Institute on Martha’s Vineyard with the kids

At the Farm Institute on Martha’s Vineyard with the kids

Kids learning about food at the Farm Institute on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. These 180 acres at the edge of Edgartown has been farmed since the first Europeans arrived in the 17th Century and before that by the local Wampanoag.

PLAY BALL!  At the very family-friendly Cape Cod League

PLAY BALL! At the very family-friendly Cape Cod League

Tonight they’ve gathered for another Cape tradition—the Cape Cod Baseball League—10 teams comprised of 350 elite college players from around the country who live with 200 local families for the summer season.

Old old-fashioned summer vacation on Cape Cod, MA

Old old-fashioned summer vacation on Cape Cod, MA

Cape Cod—more than 550 miles of spectacular coastline in Massachusetts with beaches (the Cape Cod National Seashore), historic light houses, clam shacks, bike trails and summer vacations like they used to be.