Visit USA 2024 Travel Planner Intro

FAMILY FAVOURITES

INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM, WASHINGTON DC Exhibits at this espionage-themed facility highlight moments when spying changed history and how technology and "cyberwarfare" have transformed the world of intelligence gathering. Immersive exhibits put visitors in the shoes of agents and analysts while programmes for families and children encourage analytical thinking and problem solving inherent to espionage work.

WORLD’S LARGEST TOY MUSEUM, BRANSON, MISSOURI Part of the BECK Museums of Branson, the complex has over one million toys dating from the 1800s to the present day. These include toy trains, planes, cars, superhero and action figures, farm toys, Star Trek, Disney and Star Wars toys and 900 Barbie dolls. There is also a working model railway, hands-on areas where children can play with toys and photo booths for them to become their favourite superhero or Barbie. SENECA CAVERNS, WEST VIRGINIA Grab a bucket of dirt and rocks and try your luck at prospecting for gems such as rubies, rose quartz, garnets and amethyst in a water sluice and sifter. You get to take any

treasure you find home with you. Open to visitors as a show cave for almost 100 years, guides lead tours through the cave system, pointing out rock formations including stalactites and stalagmites and explaining the legends of the Seneca Indians, who used it hundreds of years ago. Explore trails along the banks of a scenic creek among natural woods that feature more than 30 moving and roaring life-size animatronic dinosaurs. Visitors discover the story and science of dinosaurs through live shows, games and activities and even come face to face with a T Rex. A Jurassic Zoo Bounce House is for the under 12s. FIELD STATION: DINOSAURS, NEW JERSEY

PICTURED Main image: Western Playland Amusement Park, Sunland Park, New Mexico. Above: Disney World’s castle in Florida’s Magic Kingdom is known as Cinderella’s Castle, while the Disneyland Castle in California 'belongs to' Sleeping Beauty. Below: Family fun on Santa Monica Pier, California; Graduate as a spy at the International Spy Museum, Washington D.C.; A horse-drawn buggy in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Interactive exhibits keep kids and adults engaged with science at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama

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