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Family Vacations Getting Shorter Says AAA

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Watch this video about the new traditional family vacation on HowStuffWorks. According to the American Automobile Association, the traditional two-week summer vacation road trip is shortening. Learn how family vacations work in this video from Medialink and GM Goodwrench.

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Winter Travel Adventures (3:56)

Watch this video about holiday vacations. Between January and the end of March, Americans will take more than 430 million trips, and according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Statistics, pleasure trips outrank business trips by... More »

Private Disneyland (1:51)

Watch this video about Disneyland on HowStuffWorks. For the first time in history, a family today had the Magic Kingdom all to themselves. They entered the park to a view never seen before by any Disney guest - Main Street, U.S.A. completely empty,... More »

Family Vacations Getting Shorter Says AAA (1:46)

Watch this video about the new traditional family vacation on HowStuffWorks. According to the American Automobile Association, the traditional two-week summer vacation road trip is shortening. Learn how family vacations work in this video from... More »

Moms Say "Yes" More on Vacation (1:17)

A recent survey revealed that nearly 70% of moms say "yes" to their kids more often while on vacation. The most popular kid requests involved staying up late and having money to buy things. Watch this MultiVu video to see why vacations are... More »

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Museums foster education and lifelong learning among their visitors. The word "museum" comes from the Greek word for a place of worship of the Muses.

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Terri Irwin, wife of croc hunter Steve Irwin, is very proud of the women at the Australia Zoo. Here, Kelsey leads a catch-and-release exercise.

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Planet's Best: Homosassa Springs Wildlife (3:01)

On Animal Planet's "Planet's Best," visit Homosassa Spring Park in Florida. This park has a variety of wildlife. We get a special look at the manatees.

Planet's Best: Diving with the Sharks (3:01)

Visitors to the Florida Aquarium can take part in the Dive with the Shark program. This allows experienced divers to swim in a tank full of sharks. Learn more about the program on Animal Planet's "Planet's Best."

Planet's Best Aquariums: Shark Reef Aquarium (3:01)

On Animal Planet's "Planet's Best Aquariums," get face-to-face with several kinds of sharks at the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

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On Animal Planet's "Planet's Best Aquariums," we learn that aquariums help connect people to the causes of environmental care and animal preservation.

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Forests live and die just like everything on the planet. The winter cold and forest fires are two ways the forest rejuvenates itself. Learn more about the life cycle of a forest on Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery."

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On TLC's "Understanding," learn about the exhibit, Backdraft, at Universal Studios. It is based on the final scenes from a Ron Howard movie made in 1991.