On the lookout for a family-friendly escape? Three locations inside a straightforward drive from Richmond have been named among the finest within the U.S.

Driving the information: Yelp revealed its High 10 Household Pleasant Journey Locations within the U.S. this week, and Charlottesville, Virginia Seaside and OBX’s Kill Satan Hills have been among the many winners.

• Apple choosing and mountaineering journeys to close by Shenandoah Nationwide Park make C-ville nice for households.
• And, you guessed it, ocean play and watersports — plus close by points of interest like the Virginia Aquarium and Wright Brothers Memorial — landed KDH and VB on the listing.

What they did: Yelp created the listing by narrowing down the locations the place searches for “household pleasant” noticed important will increase.

Zoom out: Different spots on the listing embody Fredericksburg, Texas (we all know! We did not understand it existed both), Napa, Ithaca and Burlington, Vermont.