Must See places for kids
There are so many places that I want to take my children, that there is no way I will be able to accomplish it all before they leave for college. Our oldest is 11 and with 1 or 2 big trips a year, I'd...
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michigansandzilla wrote:
There are so many places that I want to take my children, that there is no way I will be able to accomplish it all before they leave for college. Our oldest is 11 and with 1 or 2 big trips a year, I'd like to make it count. Maybe you can help me prioritize because I have literally pages of possible vacation destinations I'd like to take them to. National Parks and educational opportunities are a particular interest of mine.
So far we've see Niagara Falls, Entire Great Lakes Region, and Mammoth Caves. This spring we are going to the Smokies and Cuyahoga NP. Next year we will go to the Catskills, New York City and New Jersey shore.
Yellowstone, Grand Tetons and the entire state of South Dakota are our number one priority. We are guessing we'll get there in 3 years. Second priority is Glacier NP and Theodore Roosevelt NP.
Other areas of interest are Wisconsin Dells, Myrtle Beach and Congaree NP and Fort Sumter, Jean Lafitte Historic Preserve and New Orleans LA and Alabama shore, Everglades NP and Cape Canaveral Space Station in FL, Dinosaur Valley State Park and Padre Island National Seashore TX. So lots of ideas here. Not sure where to go first or if I'm missing something even more exciting.
It looks like California, Oregon, etc are amazing places, but it's out of the question for us. Too far to drive and too costly to fly.
Realistically, 1500 miles from southern Michigan is our max; which makes even the Grand Canyon almost impossible.
Any suggestions for Must See places?
You have heard of the statement "a picture is worth a thousand words" look over these two site/posts for ideas.
Stan's Photo's
Matts' Colorado trip -- check other post for more info and insight
These two will give you a lot of great ideas -- Stan has a great easy to use web site with Photo's that show places many miss -- and the photography is outstanding.
Matt is a power vacationer, and with his family they see more than most would even dream of, the good is that it shows what can be done, and if you see things you don't like just skip them.
Lot's of ideas between these two and many others on the forum.
BOL,
