As campus tours filled our weekends, we began turning prospective college visits with our teens into family vacations

We spent so much time touring schools with our kids that we started turning prospective college visits into mini family vacations.

Amy Barnes

• Sending two kids to college meant months of driving to and touring campuses as a family.
• So, I started turning our campus visits into "tour-cations" with day trips and fun local activities.
• While learning about schools, we spent time together visiting local restaurants and attractions.

When our two kids were getting ready to choose their colleges...