Turkey

4 family-friendly destinations in Turkey on kujastay — Antalya, Bodrum, Cappadocia, Istanbul. Best months to visit: April, May, June, September, October.

Plan a complete family stay in Antalya — wander the old town of Kaleiçi and its harbor, pass under Hadrian's Gate, swim at Konyaaltı and Lara beaches, cool off at Düden Waterfalls, and get a day-by-day guide to the Turkish Riviera. Plan a complete stay in Bodrum — explore the Crusader Castle of St. Plan a complete Cappadocia adventure — rise at dawn for a hot air balloon flight over hundreds of fairy chimneys, explore the Byzantine rock churches of Göreme's UNESCO open-air museum, descend into the eight-level underground city of Derinkuyu, hike Rose Valley and the Ihlara canyon, ride horses and try a pottery wheel in Avanos, and sleep in a cave hotel carved straight into the volcanic rock.