Eileen Ogintz

The clock is ticking. If you want to see the Giant Pandas at the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute (aka The National Zoo in Washington, DC), it's time...

Let's get outdoors! If your kids aren't in school yet, or you are new empty-nesters, late summer and fall is a great time to get away, especially to mountain towns....

The loud cars cruising down San Luis Obispo's Higuera Street suddenly became a trend — driving away shoppers and diners from downtown. The solution: Close the main drag to traffic...

No yelling or sticking your fingers in the baby goats' mouths! The Lil' Wranglers at Brush Creek Ranch near Saratoga, Wyoming, have been invited to play with the ranch's herd of baby...

Laura Croghan never had any interest in camping. "After 35 years of marriage, I finally ran out of excuses not to go camping," said Croghan, who works in human resources...

Quick question: What is the most visited national park? No, it's not Yellowstone, though Yellowstone is the first national park. It's Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which spans 31 miles...

Great catch! No, we're not at a baseball game. We're watching Jacob Van Horn, 12, expertly "catch" pancakes being flipped to him at the free pancake breakfast that has been...

Alicia Williams is the first to tell you she isn't a camper. But her husband Patrick loves the outdoors. "He would camp anywhere," she said. So, when Patrick Williams found...

Have you sat the kids down for The Talk? Not the where-do babies come from, or safe sex, or being respectful of all talk. I'm talking about the difficult conversation...