Whether you’re jammed into the 25^th row of a jetliner, sitting in a nice restaurant, or relaxing in your hotel room, there comes a time on every family vacation when you really need your kids to be quiet.

While it’s occasionally fine to let them watch a DVD or play on your iPhone, sometimes it’s good to offer them something a little more low-tech too (as long as it’s quiet, compact, and non-messy).  Here are some of our favorite toys for keeping the peace when traveling with kids:

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Nothing says summer like idealistically piling yourself, your kids, and two tons of luggage into the family car and heading out on a long road trip. I should know—I do it every year. Unfortunately the euphoria doesn’t last long. Here are a few things you can do to keep kids busy and happy on long road trips.

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Entertaining the family on a road trip can go well beyond handheld video games and car bingo. What’s a road trip without intriguing stops along the way? Here are some fun ways to turn your road trip into an entertaining venture – after all, the journey is half the fun.

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Summertime is right around the corner and that means three things: good weather, barbecues and baseball. And with the baseball season just starting, its time to start planning your weekend vacation to see some games.

Watching baseball in real life delivers an effect far more dramatic then watching on television. The right baseball stadium has a unique energy; the smell of hot dogs and peanuts lingering in the air, crazy, pointless chants, sunny skies and wild cheering. A little bit of luck will get you this experience in any stadium around the country but several cities work particularly well with the weekend traveler. Here are Suite Trip’s picks for our favorite baseball cities for a weekend visit.

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