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10 great places to take the kids

Across the US, 10 trips adults and children can equally enjoy

By Necee Regis

 |  Globe correspondent  

  April 01, 2012

With spring in the air and summer looming, it’s time to planning a family vacation. When I was a child this meant squeezing into a car with my mom, aunts, uncles, and cousins, and driving half a day to a sandy cottage on Cape Cod. That’s still a good option. For more far-flung adventures, following are 10 options that include driving through a redwood tree, watching a gunfight in the old wild west, riding a 75-mile-per-hour roller coaster, and fly-fishing near a wilderness campsite.

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