Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon is great, but nothing beats the Hogwarts Express at Universal Studios Florida. Read More
Universal Studios’ Race Through New York Adds Extra to Tour of NYC
Meow Wolf: Multiverse, Mystery, and Maker’s Paradise
Take a step through the many dimensions of Meow Wolf’s permanent immersive installation, and amalgam of creativity, House of Eternal Return. Read More
Procrastination Destination: Armchair Travelin’
Go on vacation! Not happening? Then take a short break and have fun with videos, songs, and stories about the vacations you’re probably glad you didn’t take! Read More
MegaCon 2017: We Came. We Saw. We Cosplayed.
MegaCon 2017: We Came. We Saw. We Cosplayed. Read More
Get Ready to Travel Through The Summer
Discover new items we think you need in your travel bag. Read More
H20 Voyager 180 Full Face Snorkel Mask, GoPro Edition
One piece snorkel mask takes the anxiety out of snorkeling. Read More
5 Must-See Artifacts in ‘The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited’
The exhibit is making its first stop at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture, and it’s an inspirational, celebrational, and Muppetational look at Henson’s life and work. Read More
LEGOLAND Beach Retreat—Built for Kids
LEGOLAND Beach Retreat at LEGOLAND Florida is a fun getaway built for kids. Read More
“Follow the Spiders”: GeekMom Enters the Forbidden Forest
Today, The Forbidden Forest officially opens its gates to the public. Last week we were able to take an early peak at the new section. Read More
The Tale of My Spring Break Breaking Point
How my kids’ outlook on fun helped me see the good times in a terrible, awful, no-good, very bad spring break. Read More
Travel In ‘Star Wars’ Style
Unfortunately, this luggage won’t take you to a galaxy far, far, away but it is cool to take on your own trips. Read More
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Celebrates 20 Years With a New Exhibit
This month the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame gets its own permanent exhibit with some amazing artifacts. Read More
ICYMI: GeekMom Goes Toy Fair Live at 23 Booths
GeekMom Karen takes you through a categorized listing, complete with Facebook Live videos, of 23 cool booths from Toy Fair 2017. Read More
Florida Renaissance Festival: Pirate Wieners and More!
Florida Ren Fest is the place to go if you want a taste of the renaissance but with fried Oreos. Read More
Fantastic New York City Sites and Where to Find Them
Natalie shares some secrets to where you can still catch glimpses of 1920s New York City, as seen in ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.’ Read More
Florida Renaissance Festival – 25 Years of Fun
Celebrate the Renaissance at the Florida Renaissance Festival. Read More
Our B-17 Weekend: Time Travel Does Exist
How a quick trip to look at an vintage aircraft turned into a weekend of time traveling. Read More
Visit the Forbidden Forest at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London
From March 31st, guests will be able to step into the Forbidden Forest on their trip to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of ‘Harry Potter.’ Read More
Santa’s Village: Leveling Up Christmas
Santa’s Village is the perfect holiday theme park. Read More
GeekMom Visits Hogwarts in the Snow
Hogwarts in the Snow is a Christmas/winter overlay applied each year to the Studio Tour. Last week, I was invited to take a look at this year’s event along with my husband and father-in-law. Read More
It’s ICE!, Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown glistens in Gaylord Palms ICE! this year. Read More
You Never Outgrow the Children’s Museum (of Pittsburgh)
A GeekMom takes her 9- and 7-year-olds to the Children’s Museum where she used to work, and discovers that even the new ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’ exhibit can thrill them as much as when they were preschoolers. Read More
Dinosaur State Park: Dinosaurs in Connecticut!
We’ve gone to many museums to visit dinosaurs — the Smithsonian in DC,the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven, the Museum of Science in Boston — but one of our favorites is just next door, in the Connecticut River Valley. Read More
Get Twisted in the Mindbender Mansion
Give your brain some exercise in the Mindbender Mansion at the Orlando Science Center. Read More
Kid-Friendly Travel Guide to AnyCity, USA
A kid-friendly, budget-unfriendly, sugar-laden vacation guide for any city, USA Read More
San Diego Zoo: All About the Bears
The San Diego Zoo was all it was reputed to be, especially the pandas, but I also found it unexpectedly relaxing. Read More
Fun Things to Do With Your Family at Knott’s Berry Farm
When is the last time you were at Knott’s Berry Farm? Melody gives us a list of fun things to do with your family at the park as Ghost Town turns 75 this year. Read More
Taking the Kids to See Heisenberg: Our ‘Breaking Bad’ Adventure
Think you can avoid the presence of ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ in Albuquerque? Tread lightly. Read More
‘Hamilton’ing Across America
Patricia discusses how listening to the ‘Hamilton’ soundtrack during a cross-country road trip in June inspired conversations with her sons about American history. Read More
Our Super Geeky License Plate Game
Our family plays a geeky, rule-heavy, geography-lesson-laden version of the License Plate game. Read More
The Case for Selfie Sticks, and Other Phone Accessory Tales
I think selfie sticks get a bad rap. Even if you aren’t into photographing yourself every time you try on a new outfit, I feel they are a great tool for solving any number of photography or height-challenged problems. Read More
Trying to Build ‘Star Wars’ Geeks With the Help of Disney World
In which ‘Star Wars’ geeks subject their reluctant children to all the ‘Star Wars’ fun at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and everyone has a pretty decent day. Read More
