usa travel guide books: Family Guide Washington, DC (Eyewitness Travel Family Guide)

Family Guide Washington, DC (Eyewitness Travel Family Guide) Review

Family Guide Washington, DC (Eyewitness Travel Family Guide) Overview

Spend more time sharing the experience of exploring a new place with those you love most with the Family Guides from DK Eyewitness Travel. This new guidebook series gives parents with kids between the ages of four and twelve the insider background they need to plan vacations that everyone in the family will enjoy.

'Hubs', built around major sights from Buckingham Palace to Regent's Park, map the perfect day out, with suggestions for what to see, when to go and how to get there
Dedicated 'Kids Corners' feature cartoons, quizzes, puzzles, games and riddles to inform, bamboozle and entertain young travellers
'Let off steam' suggestions and eating options around all 'hubs' enable the entire family to recharge their batteries
Maps outlining the nearest parks, playgrounds and public toilets
Language section lists essential words and phrases
'Take shelter' suggests indoor activities for rainy days
Plus, DK's illustrations and reconstructions of the city, to give real cultural insight

Written by parents who understand the need to keep the children entertained while enjoying their time together, Eyewitness Travel Family Guides offer child-friendly sleeping and eating options, detailed maps of main sightseeing areas, travel info, budget guidance, age range suitability and activities for Washington, DC. With DK doing all the planning, the Eyewitness Travel Family Guides are the ultimate key to a stress-free vacation. Activities include:

Decoding secret messages at the Spy Museum
Kayaking along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Visiting The White House and the United States Capitol
Exploring the treasures housed in the National Gallery of Art and National Museum of American History