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The Best Cities for Kids' Activities

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The Midwest boasts fabulous zoos, if you're spending time or live out there. Try the St. Louis Zoo, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, or there's the Fort Worth Zoo a little further south. All of these locations were rated in the top 20 in the Zagat Survey's U.S. Family Travel Guide. When you're looking for a family-friendly place to live, Parenting magazine ranks 101 cities across the U.S. highly based on education, health care, safety, recreation and economy. The top 10 are: Arlington, Va., Austin, Texas, Madison, Wis., Ann Arbor, Mich., Lexington, Ky., Portland, Ore., Spokane, Wash., Scottsdale, Ariz., Omaha, Neb., and Raleigh, N.C. As you make a move, consider how education in the area you're looking at stacks up to other areas of the country, and if your children have special health concerns, then you may want to look at the quality of healthcare in the area.