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Family Getaway Weekend Ideas
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 Family weekend getaways that are fun for the entire family can be enjoyed any time of the year at one of several top destinations. Enjoy sightseeing, recreation, adventure and family fun during your family holiday. Each destination includes a complete listing of attractons, events, activities, things to do, places to stay and visitor information. Whether your family prefers a weekend of camping in the great outdoors or hitting a theme park for a day of family fun, we have many ideas to choose. The best family getaways are available all year round, so you can enjoy family weekends either skiing on the slopes in winter, hiking through the mountains, exploring a historic fort or relaxing by the hotel pool.
The following locations showcase family weekend getaway destinations that feature numerous places to visit and local things to do as well as dining and lodging options ranging from camping, to motels and hotels, and even vacation rentals. A full calendar of events and information detailing sightseeing, special events and tours are also provided.
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 | Kissimmee, FL - The Kissimmee area is part of the larger Kissimmee Orlando area. Staying in Kissimmee ensures a reasonable drive to the theme parks, but an easier time on your wallet. Not to mention that Kissimmee has fabulous dining, shopping and a theme park of its own!
What To Expect: Favorite attractions and things to do in Kissimmee include family fun and sightseeing. Popular places to stay in Kissimmee are hotels, motels and resorts. Costs are relatively average. Enjoy casual dining and fast food / takeout restaurants.
Kissimmee Weather: Jan-Mild Feb-Mild Mar-Warm Apr-Warm May-Hot Jun-Hot Jul-Hot Aug-Hot Sep-Hot Oct-Warm Nov-Warm Dec-Mild
Best Time To Go: Summer and spring |
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 | Daytona Beach, FL - For families on vacation, the Daytona Beach area makes child's play out of having fun. Twenty-three miles of sparkling white sandy beaches and beautiful blue-green waters make Daytona Beach an irresistible playground for kids of all ages. The Daytona Beach area is full of fun activities and attractions including Daytona Lagoon waterpark, Daytona International Speedway as well as acclaimed museums, championship golf and tennis facilities, historical attractions, a variety of recreational activities and much more.
What To Expect: Favorite attractions and things to do in Daytona Beach include family fun and recreation. Popular places to stay in Daytona Beach are resorts, hotels and motels. Costs are relatively average. Enjoy casual dining and gourmet / fine dining restaurants.
Daytona Beach Weather: Jan-Mild Feb-Mild Mar-Warm Apr-Warm May-Warm Jun-Hot Jul-Hot Aug-Hot Sep-Hot Oct-Warm Nov-Warm Dec-Mild
Best Time To Go: Summer and spring |
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 | Branson, MO - Branson, Missouri, nestled in the lakeside beauty of the Ozark Mountains, is America’s affordable, wholesome family entertainment capital that emphasizes fun, comfort and the feeling of being right at home. Featuring an array of live theaters and attraction venues and active recreational pursuits, the community embodies essential American values such as patriotism, faith, courage and generosity of spirit in a warm inviting atmosphere that is truly genuine and heartfelt.
Branson is less than a day's drive for one-third of Americans, and with low-cost flights to the new Branson Airport, as well as Springfield-Branson National Airport, it's never been easier for your family or group to get to Branson.
What To Expect: Favorite attractions and things to do in Branson include family fun and dining / entertainment. Popular places to stay in Branson are resorts, hotels and motels. Costs are relatively average. Enjoy casual dining and gourmet / fine dining restaurants.
Branson Weather: Jan-Cold Feb-Cold Mar-Cool Apr-Mild May-Warm Jun-Warm Jul-Hot Aug-Hot Sep-Warm Oct-Mild Nov-Cool Dec-Cold
Best Time To Go: Summer and fall |
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 | Jersey Shore, NJ - You won't have to worry about missing your car if you are running late to leave home. It will wait for you.
No security lines.
No revealing x-rays.
Pack as much as you would like. We don't weigh your bags. We don't even count them.
Bring the big bottle of shampoo.
The only time you'll might want to take off your shoes is if you go swimming.
The heck with the peanuts. Try our super fresh seafood and just picked veggies from the farm market.
Wild rides on amusement piers to snoozing on the beach while listing to the waves lap the shore, dance the night away at a club or go to a free beach concert, climb to the top of our lighthouse or enjoy the view from below via camcorders - pick your pleasure and we'll do our best to make it so.
What To Expect: Favorite attractions and things to do in Jersey Shore include family fun and recreation. Popular places to stay in Jersey Shore are hotels, motels and vacation rentals. Costs are relatively expensive. Enjoy casual dining and gourmet / fine dining restaurants.
Jersey Shore Weather: Jan-Cold Feb-Cold Mar-Cool Apr-Cool May-Mild Jun-Warm Jul-Hot Aug-Warm Sep-Warm Oct-Mild Nov-Cool Dec-Cold
Best Time To Go: Summer and fall |
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 | Nashville, TN - Nashville’s creative pulse can be felt everywhere: from the burgeoning downtown art museums and galleries, funky neighborhoods and inventive cuisine to various historical sites, cultural events and more than 200 live music venues. Add to the playlist Southern hospitality, professional sports teams, natural beauty, and affordability and Nashville’s soundtrack is one you will want to play again and again.
On any given week, there are literally hundreds of musicians performing in venues ranging from small, intimate clubs to high-tech, high-capacity arenas. No matter what your musical taste, tapping into all this city has to offer is well worth the trip.
What To Expect: Favorite attractions and things to do in Nashville include family fun and dining / entertainment. Popular places to stay in Nashville are hotels, motels and resorts. Costs are relatively below average. Enjoy casual dining and gourmet / fine dining restaurants.
Nashville Weather: Jan-Cold Feb-Cool Mar-Cool Apr-Mild May-Warm Jun-Warm Jul-Hot Aug-Hot Sep-Warm Oct-Mild Nov-Cool Dec-Cold
Best Time To Go: Summer and fall |
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 | Sandusky, OH - If you’re looking for a peaceful and appealing escape consider Lake Erie’s Islands; if excitement and adventure are what you’re after, be sure to visit one of our massive indoor waterparks. Fishing is also a year-round activity that can be enjoyed from a variety of shoreline locations or through charter captains and walk-on head boats. The list of things to see and do goes on and on!
Plan your getaway and travel to Ohio’s beautiful Lake Erie Shores & Islands today!
What To Expect: Favorite attractions and things to do in Sandusky include family fun and recreation. Popular places to stay in Sandusky are hotels, motels and resorts. Costs are relatively average. Enjoy casual dining and gourmet / fine dining restaurants.
Sandusky Weather: Jan-Cold Feb-Cold Mar-Cold Apr-Cool May-Mild Jun-Warm Jul-Warm Aug-Warm Sep-Mild Oct-Cool Nov-Cold Dec-Cold
Best Time To Go: Summer and fall |
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 | Wisconsin Dells, WI - Only in Wisconsin Dells
Here are 10 reasons to drive past other destinations and deposit yourself in Wisconsin Dells for your vacation. You might be able to experience all 10 in one trip, but we recommend you visit us a few times year.
•The largest concentration of indoor and outdoor waterparks in the world.
•The world’s largest and country’s only looping waterslide, Scorpion’s Tail at Noah’s Ark Waterpark.
•The world’s longest underground roller coaster tunnel, with 90-degree turn in complete darkness for added scream-factor, is the highlight of wood roller coaster Hades at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Parks.
•The largest fleet of WWII land-to-water craft in the country, better known as DUCKS.
•The longest running outdoor show in America, the Tommy Bartlett Show, featuring water skiers and stage performers. It’s been around since 1952, when Tommy’s traveling road show first performed in the Dells.
•More holes of mini-golf than anywhere else in the state, 325 to be exact.
•Two classic Wisconsin supper clubs – Del-Bar and Field’s at the Wilderness - both designed by a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright.
•The H.H. Bennett Studio, the original 1875 studio of famed landscape photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett, who not only made Wisconsin Dells famous with his landscape photos, but also invented stop-action photography. The evidence is in his photo of his son Ashley caught mid-air leaping from one rock bluff to another.
•The International Crane Foundation, the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of cranes. This restored prairie-style sanctuary is on the outskirts of town.
•Circus World is home to the world’s largest collection of antique circus wagons and show vehicles, more than 200 in all. This historic site, just a short drive from Wisconsin Dells, also houses some 8,000 circus posters, with the earliest dating back to 1855.
What To Expect: Favorite attractions and things to do in Wisconsin Dells include family fun and sightseeing. Popular places to stay in Wisconsin Dells are resorts, hotels and motels. Costs are relatively above average. Enjoy casual dining and gourmet / fine dining restaurants.
Wisconsin Dells Weather: Jan-Cold Feb-Cold Mar-Cold Apr-Cool May-Mild Jun-Warm Jul-Warm Aug-Warm Sep-Mild Oct-Cool Nov-Cold Dec-Cold
Best Time To Go: Summer and fall |
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 | Greensboro, NC - Greensboro would be a great place for a getaway weekend! We have a wonderful selection of outdoor parks, family recreation places to go like the Natural Science Center, Emerald Pointe and the Children's Museum and lots of great restaurants! Families of all ages will enjoy the variety of what Greensboro, the Gate City, has to offer!
What To Expect: Favorite attractions and things to do in Greensboro include family fun and recreation. Popular places to stay in Greensboro are hotels, motels and vacation rentals. Costs are relatively below average. Enjoy casual dining and barbeque restaurants.
Greensboro Weather: Jan-Cold Feb-Cool Mar-Cool Apr-Mild May-Warm Jun-Warm Jul-Hot Aug-Warm Sep-Warm Oct-Mild Nov-Cool Dec-Cool
Best Time To Go: Spring and summer |
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 | New Castle, IN - Henry County has great weekend getaways from camping in one of our six campgrounds, enjoying a relaxing stay at one of the four bed & breakfasts and five hometown hotel/motels. You can take in a car race at Mt. Lawn Speedway, or take a spin in a go cart at the New Castle Motorsports Park. Our cultures attractions include the Art Center and Arts Park of Henry County, the Historical Societies of Henry County, Middletown, Shirley, Knightstown, and Hoover Hall in Spiceland. Outdoor fun can be found at the 160 acres of Boondocks Farm, a old fashion train ride on the CKS Railroad, a trip to Hidden Acres Fruit Farm, J&T Garden & Beekeeping, Whitetail Tree Farm, or Jacob's Family Orchard. For those horse lovers visit the Henry County Memorial Park for shows sponsored by the Saddle Club, or bring your horse and stay at Cuttin' Up Stables. Basketball fans, we have basketball, the worlds largest high school gym the New Castle Fieldhouse, Hoosier Gym where the movie "Hoosiers" was filmed, and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. For the history buffs we have Wilbur Wright's birthplace and museum. Our county offers nineteen parks that have a different range of entertainment from a picnic to swimming or just to sit under a shade tree. We have six golf courses and one driving range to swing your clubs. We have shopping from the large discount store to those numerous specialty shops. There is the Guyer Opera House, plus the group First Nighters Civic Theatre to catch a play. We have a outdoor drive-in and a indoor theatre. We have the historical US 40 running through the southern part of the county which is famous for the week long rummage sale the first of June and the many antique shops. So come visit our county we are friendly and have many things for a fun filled or a relaxed weekend.
What To Expect: Favorite attractions and things to do in New Castle include family fun and recreation. Popular places to stay in New Castle are hotels, motels, campgrounds, cabins and tents. Costs are relatively below average. Enjoy fast food / takeout and casual dining restaurants.
New Castle Weather: Jan-Cold Feb-Cold Mar-Cold Apr-Cool May-Mild Jun-Warm Jul-Warm Aug-Warm Sep-Warm Oct-Cool Nov-Cool Dec-Cold
Best Time To Go: Summer and winter |
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 | Plymouth, MA - Where better way to spend a getaway weekend than in Plymouth County!
Choose an historical getaway in America's Hometown of Plymouth and visit Plimoth Plantation and Mayflower II where the story of New England's first European settlers comes to life in the recreated English Village, at the Native Wampanoag homesite and aboard the reproduction 17th-century merchant ship that brought these hearty souls to the New World. If you happen to be in Plymouth on September 1st stop by Pilgrim Hall Museum for cake and ice cream and wish them a happy birthday as they are the oldest public museum in America. Take a whale watch or harbor cruise or just stroll the Pilgrim Path to unexpected treats and treasures.
Perhaps the South Shore is more to your taste. These typical New England towns with church steeples and town greens will make your getaway a comfy, relaxing experience especially if you find the perfect bed & breakfast and amble along the downtown streets where unique non-chain shops offer some of the best gifts and memorabilia.
The Metrosouth region of the County has not only one of the finest craft museums in the country, the Fuller Craft Museum, but is also home to the professional baseball team The Brockton Rox with games played at Campanelli Stadium. While there, take in a round of golf at D. W. Field Golf Course or stroll the grounds of the park before heading to downtown to see the incredible Civil War era architecture of the City Hall or take in the history of the city's shoemaking claim to fame at the Brockton Historical Society.
A one-of-a kind experience awaits in the fall in Cranberry Country where area farms in these small country towns provide visitors with a view of the colorful harvesting of this truly American berry. You may decide to stop in at The A. D. Makepeace Company in Wareham to grab a bite at their Market while learning and experiencing a harvest. Perhaps your journey will take you to Carver to Flax Pond Farms where they dry harvest, not wet harvest, and pick up fresh cranberries for your fall and winter cooking. Do plan to shop in their barn gift shop and sample Ocean Spray products.
Plymouth County has been welcoming visitors since 1620. If you haven't made it here yet, you owe it to yourself to experience a piece of Americana that has long held the heart of what New England is all about.
What To Expect: Favorite attractions and things to do in Plymouth include family fun and sightseeing. Popular places to stay in Plymouth are hotels, motels, cottages and bed & breakfasts. Costs are relatively above average. Enjoy casual dining and fast food / takeout restaurants.
Plymouth Weather: Jan-Cold Feb-Cold Mar-Cold Apr-Cool May-Mild Jun-Warm Jul-Warm Aug-Warm Sep-Mild Oct-Cool Nov-Cool Dec-Cold
Best Time To Go: Summer and fall |
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