{"id":106,"date":"2011-04-29T12:02:08","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T17:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mnm\/2011\/04\/29\/106\/"},"modified":"2011-04-29T12:02:08","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T17:02:08","slug":"106","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mnm\/2011\/04\/29\/106\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Family Vacation in the Midwest!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National Geographic just picked the Twin Cities as the 4th best summer vacation destination in the world! Our long, cold winters make us all want to celebrate 0ur lovely summers!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-105\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2011\/04\/Jumping-Spoonbridge1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jumping Spoonbridge\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2011\/04\/Jumping-Spoonbridge1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2011\/04\/Jumping-Spoonbridge1.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go to:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/travel.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/best-trips-summer-2011-photos\/#\/best-summer-trips-minneapolis-minnesota_34537_600x450.jpg to see the write-up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Geographic just picked the Twin Cities as the 4th best summer vacation destination in the world! 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