Rome may boo-hooed on family travel forums but there is much to Italy's capital that captivates kids. Tour the Coliseum, Trajan's Market and Roman Forum. Visit the Vatican. Discover Piazza Navona, Campo dei Fiori and the Pantheon. Take the kids on a macabre adventure and explore the catacombs. In Rome, history is made real! Yet as with all good things too much is often bad. Alternate history and culture with adventure and movement and break your days into child-sized slices. Do your research in advance and feed the kids with interesting tidbits at each monument. Buy a children's guidebook and let the kids play tour leader. Enroll them in a children's programs at one or more Roman museum and view art while the tykes play and discover. The City of Seven Hills is more child-friendly than you might think and a trip to Rome is a great way to learn.