By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun A hotel is often just a place for the night, a place for a quick rest and a shower before exploring a destination. A resort, of course, is not just that but rather a destination unto itself. In our travels to Williamsburg, Virginia, which we've been doing a few times a year, we have tended to stay in hotels for a quick pit stop to relax and refresh as we explore the area's theme parks, museums, wineries, Continue Reading...
Enjoy silly, not spooky, fun at Busch Gardens Spooktacular
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun If your kids are lamenting that summer is gone and that means no more trips to a theme park, it's time to hit the road: In the fall, you can still enjoy family fun at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, which opens briefly for the season. At night, its popular Howl-O-Scream event turns the park into a scary place, but during the day, you can enjoy silly, not-too-spooky fun with The Count's Continue Reading...
Halloween thrills at 10 Mid-Atlantic theme parks
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com In southern states and other areas where it’s warm year-round, you can go to a theme park pretty much at any time. Not so in the mid-Atlantic, where chilly temperatures mean theme parks are seasonal and most shut down after summer. Even so, many open back up for the fall with special Halloween events. Although dates and hours are limited and not all rides may be operating, these now Halloween theme parks Continue Reading...
14 things to love about the Kings Dominion Great Pumpkin Fest
Thanks to Kings Dominion for hosting us to explore The Great Pumpkin Fest and share our experiences! By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Fall is here, and for kids that means time for autumn activities like painting a pumpkin and going through a hay maze… stuff you can do at a theme park, right? At Kings Dominion you can do that now because The Great Pumpkin Fest is here! Each year the park opens for a few weekends in the fall so kids and Continue Reading...
10 reasons to love Wintergreen Resort in summer
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Wintergreen Resort: Quick, what comes to mind? If it’s images of skiing and other winter sports, that’s understandable. As one of the most popular ski resorts in Virginia, Wintergreen offers all kinds of winter fun that includes great skiing and snowboarding trails plus sliding down the state’s longest snow-tubing park. We ourselves have experienced Wintergreen during the ski season and recommend it Continue Reading...
The Virginia restaurant you must visit before it closes
Shopping, waterfront dining, a nice selection of Virginia wines: You can find all these at many places in Virginia, but if you want to experience them in a truly one-of-a-kind place, visit, head to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel before October 1, 2017. By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun It’s not often that someone is eager to spend $18 in tolls just to go eat at a casual restaurant, but there we were, at long last. After years of saying Continue Reading...
How to make a family vacation journal
By Maggie Miller, Family Finds Fun Summertime is upon us and that means lots of family time and lots of fun activities to do together. What does your family have planned this summer? I've never been one of those moms that can't wait for the kids to get back in a school routine. I feel like summer is the time we get to play, have fun, and just be a family without having to rush here and there! Will you take a few long weekends to get away Continue Reading...
New frightful fun at Busch Gardens Howl-o-Scream
Summer's not over, but for some it's not too early to start thinking of Halloween... especially when the spooky holiday this year will feature some new attractions at one of the area's favorite parks! If you love Halloween, you need to visit Busch Gardens in Williamsburg for its Howl-o-Scream event. Each year, the beautiful theme park takes on a spooky look from late September through the end of October. During the not-very-scary day, guests Continue Reading...
DC, take a vacation! Busch Gardens has a deal for you!
Hey, local folks... you need a vacation! Says who? Says the U. S. Travel Association, which conducted a recent survey that revealed that people in and around the nation's capital left more than 17.3 million vacation days "on the table" last year. In response, Busch Gardens® and Water Country USA® in Williamsburg, Virginia, want to help you out. To encourage Washingtonians to take time away from work this summer and enjoy family fun, the park is Continue Reading...
Summer fun: What’s new at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Memorial Day weekend is here! This means the unofficial start of summer, and with it, the opening of theme parks. While there are no theme parks right in Northern Virginia, there are some great ones just a short drive away, including the beautiful and world-class Busch Gardens Williamsburg. The award-winning park is always fun and with more to do in a day than there are enough hours. And still the park Continue Reading...
