Traveling to US with 20-month-old

billybumbler

I'm thinking of taking 7-10 days off in July and going to the US with DH and DD (will be 20 months old then). I'm trying to decide on a city to visit. Obviously I would like to go to a city that has stuff to do for a small child like parks, zoos, aquariums etc.

I thought about Chicago, because me and DH have never been and we've heard good things about it. The downside is that there are no direct flights so we would have to take one 9-hour flight, go through immigration and customs, then a 1 or 2 hour flight. That seems like hell with a toddler.

Me and DH have already been to Boston, DC and NY. I've been to a bunch of places in the US but would go again. DH grew up in Florida so not crazy about going there but would go.

From my city we can fly directly to NY, LA, Dallas, Detroit, Miami, Atlanta, and maybe some others I can't remember. All between 8 and 10 hour flights.

Do you think we should go to Chicago even if it means 2 flights? Are there tons of fun things to do? Any other cities that are fun in the summer with little kid and I should consider?

minervacullen

I agree, Chicago would be worth the extra flight. I love it there.

billybumbler

I hadn't thought of Atlanta! People here don't think of it as a tourist city. And I would love to see @chickie79! It's also one of the shortest flights. I will consider it!

Thank you all for your tips!

theseaword

Probably not Detroit.

LittleFish1

PrivacyWanted said:

Of your direct flights list I've been to many, but only LA with a toddler.  I actually really like LA/SoCal because there are a lot of different things you can do.

You could drive from LAX to San Diego for a few days of your trip - the Zoo is pretty fantastic.

There's Disneyland, beaches, my DD loved the La Brea Tar Pits, lots of museums, hollywood, etc.

Lego Land is sort of in that area & Sea World is in San Diego. Pleanty to do in San Diego area without having to go north to Orange County/LA).

billybumbler

@wordsmith26 I live in Sao Paulo, Brazil.