FamilyFun Travel Awards: Top 10 best family destinations

FamilyFun magazine announced the top winners of the 2014 FamilyFun Travel Awards for Favorite Family Destinations, National Parks and Preserves, Family Museums, Historic Sites, Kid-Friendly Cities, Theme Parks, and Zoos and Aquariums.

(Credit: Family Fun Magazine)

Magic Kingdom Park won 1st for the Top 12 Favorite Family Destinations and Universal's Islands of Adventure and Orlando, Florida, second and third place respectively. Other Favorite Family Destinations winners include The Strong Museum, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Toledo Zoo, Yellowstone National Park, National Mall and Memorial Parks, San Antonio, Texas and Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.

Top 10 National Parks and Preserves includes: Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina (1st), Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho (2nd), Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky (3rd), Yosemite National Park in California, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, Acadia National Park in Maine, Zion National Park in Utah, Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, and Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.

Top 10 Family Museums includes: The Strong Museum(New York), Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago), Children's Museum of Indianapolis(Indianapolis), American Museum of Natural History (New York), Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (Washington), The Franklin Institute (Philadelphia), The Field Museum (Chicago), Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (Washington), National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (Cooperstown) and Please Touch Museum (Philadelphia).

Top 10 Historic Sites: Mount Rushmore National Memorial (Keystone), National Mall and Memorial Parks (Washington), The White House (Washington), Lincoln Home National Historic Site (Springfield), World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument , Statue of Liberty National Monument/Ellis Island (New York and New Jersey), Mystic Seaport (Mystic), Conner Prairie Interactive History Park (Fishers), Minute Man National Historical Park (Concord and Lexington), National September 11 Memorial and Museum (New York).

Top 10 Kid-Friendly Cities includes: 1. Orlando, FL, 2. San Antonio, TX, 3. San Diego, CA, 4. New York, NY, 5. Washington, DC, 6. Portland, ME, 7. Boston, MA, 8. Chicago, IL, 9. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, and 10. San Francisco, CA

FamilyFun Travel Awards is an annual search for the best kid-friendly locations and vacation spots. This surveys real families across United States.

"This year's travel award winners offer worlds of discovery and adventure for families across the map," said Ann Hallock, Editor-in-chief, FamilyFun Magazine. "Family vacations are all about having fun, and while many of the families in our survey seek that out through attractions like theme parks and zoos, it's clear that families are also looking for learning and outdoor experiences."

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