To beach or not to beach, that is the question. Maybe it had something to do with my mother's career as a teacher, but when I was growing up it wasn't uncommon for our family vacays to be road trips to full of togetherness, fun, and yes, learning.

Whether it was a visit to Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, Boston's midnight ride of Paul Revere or Jamestown's inhabitant of Pocahantas, it not only created an insatiable appetite for traveling, it created a thirsty ambition for historical knowledge as well.

Just because school is out doesn't mean the learning has to stop: How to plan an educational vacation | Sheknows.com