Beach? Lakes? Mountains? Near? Far? For families who love resort travel, here's a list of favorite family summer resort destinations covering a variety of experiences and price-levels, from grand old bastions like The Sagamore at Lake George to that toddler heaven otherwise known as Sesame Place:

Northeast

The Cornell Inn, Lenox, MA, 800-375-9839.

The Crocker House Country Inn, Hancock Point, ME, 207-422-6806.

Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster, PA, 1-866-FUNatDW. (For a place to stay, check out the Holiday Inn Express Lancaster-Rockvale Outlets, the Courtyard Lancaster or the Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Lancaster).

Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville, NY, 845-985-2291 (check out their Family Camp Week and Family Weekends—both great options for families who want to reconnect with each other in a beautiful setting).

Great Wolf Lodge, Pocono Mountains, PA (and many other locations across the U.S.), 800-768-9653.

Hershey Park, Hershey, PA, 1-800-HERSHEY. (For a place to stay, check out the The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge or the Hershey Highmeadow Campground).

Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY, 800-772-6646.

Sesame Place, Langhorne, PA, 215-752-7070. (For a place to stay, try the Sheraton Bucks CountyRadisson Hotel Philadelphia Northeast).

Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, Shawnee on Delaware, PA, 570-424-4000.

Smugglers Notch Resort, 4323 Vermont 108, 802-644-8851.

Oceanside Beach Resort, Montauk, Long Island, 631-668-9825.

The Sagamore Resort on Lake George, Bolton Landing, NY, 866-385-6221.

Woodloch Resort, Pocono Mountains, 1-800-WOODLOCH.

The Woodstock Inn & Resort, Woodstock, VT, 800-448-7900. across the street or the

South

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Orlando, FL, 407-939-6244.

Club Med Sandpiper, Port St. Lucie, FL, 1-800-WEB-CLUB.

Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, FL, 305-604-1601.

The Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC, 866-561-8802.

The Greenbrier, West Sulphur Springs, WV, 800-453-4858.

Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, SC, 800-576-1570.

West

Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, AZ, 1-800-950-0086.

The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO, 866-837-9520.

Silverado Resort, Napa, CA, 800-532-0500.

The Resort at Paws Up, Greenough, MT, 800-473-0601.

Caribbean

Hotel El Convento, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 787-723-9020.

Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Half Moon, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 876-953-2211.

Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos, 649 946 7788.