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Fun Family Vacation Ideas Before Summer Ends

Fun Family Vacation Ideas Before Summer Ends

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">B<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">efore you know it&comma; school will be back in session and summer will be over&period; Luckily&comma; there’s still time to take a road trip or fly somewhere fun for your end-of-season family getaway&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Your next adventure doesn’t have to be expensive&comma; just full of memories and new experiences together&period; Here are four family-friendly vacation ideas to get you started&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Go Camping<&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Whether you’re tent camping or traveling in an RV&comma; the U&period;S&period; has so many places to explore&comma; some of which could be right in your backyard&period; With tent camping&comma; the family learns how to work as a group&comma; organize gear&comma; prepare food and problem solve&period; Pile into the station wagon and hit the road&period; The kids will always remember a camping trip as a wilderness &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;playground&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">If you want to learn more about needed skills in family camping&comma; check out <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">13 essential first experiences in nature<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&comma; which gives a variety of tips&comma; games you can play&comma; and simple ways to make your time outside more fun&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">If RVing is more your speed because you have toddlers&comma; there are still tons of adventure to be had&period; They learn to be curious and flexible&comma; too&period; If you want to take up RVing&comma; but are a little hesitant&comma; read these tips from Funtown RV to learn how to <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">make traveling with kids easier<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Get Historical<&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The nation’s capitol&comma; Washington D&period;C&period;&comma; is a popular destination as there are <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">numerous attractions and hands-on museums<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> for the whole family to enjoy&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Some of the most entertaining and educational spots for children include the National Museum of Natural History&comma; International Spy Museum&comma; US Botanic Garden&comma; the Newseum&comma; and National Air and Space Museum&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You can explore the National Mall on your own or by taking one of the walking tours&period; DC by Foot offers free kid-friendly tours&comma; including the Arlington Cemetery Tour&comma; the Lincoln Assassination Walking Tour&comma; and the Ghosts of Georgetown Tour&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The National Zoo&comma; also free&comma; has giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian&comma; and their offspring&comma; Bao Bao and Bei Bei&period; The zoo’s conservation efforts can be experienced firsthand along the Asia Trail&period; The zoo even has tiny red pandas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Summer is the perfect time to take a ride on one of the D&period;C&period; Ducks&period;<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">These are<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> fully restored World War II vessels that were used to carry supplies back and forth to ships that did not have port facilities&period; Today&comma; you and the kids can ride on an authentic Duck &lpar;an amphibious vehicle&rpar;&comma; and see the sights of DC by land and sea&period; It’s a fun and unique way to learn about the history of our nation&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Go Iconic<&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There are plenty of things to do on a dime in NYC&period; New York is a complex city with a lot going on&period; It’s comprised of five boroughs sitting where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean&period; Manhattan is at the core and is a densely populated borough and among the world’s major commercial&comma; financial and cultural centers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Some of the <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">world’s most iconic sites<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> are in NYC&comma; and include the Empire State Building&comma; Statue of Liberty&comma; Times Square and Central Park&period; Here’s a <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">2017 comprehensive list of activities<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> to do with kids in NYC&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Hit the Beach<&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">If escaping the concrete jungle and heading to beach sounds enticing&comma; <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">San Diego has a ton of free things to to do<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&period; There are more than 30 public beaches in San Diego&period; A few recommendations include Coronado Beach&comma; Pacific Beach&comma; and La Jolla Shores&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Listed on the National Register of Historic Places&comma; the <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Gaslamp Quarter<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&comma; a 16-block historic district in downtown&comma; has a distinct turn-of-the-century Victorian vibe&period; Originally built in the 1860s&comma; the name of the area comes from the gas lamps used to light the streets&period; These still adorn the walkways and streets of the area&comma; now home to over 100 shops&comma; restaurants and bars&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">For the adults&comma; sample free beers while getting a behind-the-scenes look at beer making&period; San Diego is the home of America’s craft beer scene&period; The breweries with free tours include The Green Flash Brewing Co&period;&comma; Karl Strauss Brewery&comma; Stone Brewing Company and Lo Jolla Brewing Company&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">If you need a beach break&comma; education amusement parks are definitely kid pleasers&comma; including San Diego Zoo&comma; SeaWorld&comma; LegoLand&period; No matter where you take the kids as an end-of-summer vacay&comma; any of these ideas will be fun for the whole family&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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