You keep meaning to go…
Before they outgrow trips.

Short-drive trips from Upstate NY
that school-aged kids actually love.

A family of 3 walks toward a cascading waterfall on a stone walkway through a gorge in Watkins Glen, NY.
A picture of Amanda Cave Jackson, a brunette woman smiling in waders is standing in a flooded cranberry bog with a handful of cranberries in the Northeast.

Your NY & Northeast Family Trip Expert

I’m Amanda Cave Jackson.

A full time working mom of two from Upstate NY. I was working constantly. Then one day it hit me: What’s the point if I miss this time with them?

So, we started driving. Since 2018, we’ve explored 50+ destinations across NY and the Northeast—all within 6 hours of home. I test the trips so you don’t have to. You show up and create the inside jokes.✨

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& Road Trip Guides

Five girls face out at the NYC skyline in wonder through a floor to ceiling window on a cloudy day.

Ideas for Your Next Saturday