totally unrelated to anything weight loss related (except that flying is the freaking bomb now that I don't feel like a stuffed sausage when I'm on a plane) but I'm looking for suggestions on vacation spots for my 9 year old son and I. We did the keys last summer (was the bomb!!) and I'm starting to plot for next summer. They can be historic/learning based or just for fun! Just not ridiculously expensive! Thanks in advance for your brilliance!!!

Does he like nature? The beach? My favorite place in the world is the Oregon coast. It doesn't get much prettier. Maybe not a childs cup of tea unless he likes the beach...and what kid doesn't?

totally unrelated to anything weight loss related (except that flying is the freaking bomb now that I don't feel like a stuffed sausage when I'm on a plane) but I'm looking for suggestions on vacation spots for my 9 year old son and I. We did the keys last summer (was the bomb!!) and I'm starting to plot for next summer. They can be historic/learning based or just for fun! Just not ridiculously expensive! Thanks in advance for your brilliance!!!

Love Virginia and DC...you could do DC for awhile for the learning and then head to the ocean for some beach fun. Or Yellowstone...beautiful with lots of cool nature stuff to fascinate kids.

Savannah, GA is a nice place to visit- lots of history, city tours and Tybee Island beach is very close.

Williamsburg VA. At 9 he can spend a day or two actually being a colonial rebel (they have formal programs). We did it with our daughter and she had a ball...

I'm for Va as well. There is a ton of historical stuff to do Colonial Williamsburg etc but there is also Busch Gardens or Kings Dominion amusement parks and the beach as well as deep sea fishing!

I live in Oregon and have traveled to many places and I too agree that the beaches here are some of the most beautiful and peaceful I have seen, however, they are never warm. It's not warm here long enough to ever get the water warm enough to play in so I'm not sure it would be the best beach or most fun for a kid. But the wax museum, sea lion caves, aquarium, and ripleys believe it or not are right on the beach and are so much fun!

California!! Beaches, Mountains, Lakes, Rivers, Dessert. My favorite place is Stinson Beach Ca! We have a beach house there.