418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd, Dawsonville, GA 30534 Ready for one of the tallest waterfalls in the Eastern US? It's in northern Georgia!
With a lot of different hiking trails for any fitness level, including an ADA path right up to the waterfalls for Americans with Disabilities, this is one of the prettiest, nicest waterfalls I've ever been to! With fresh air, wildlife, and a lot of roaring water around you, it's a very nice place to be on a summer day... or any season of the year!
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950 Old Sugar Mill Rd, Port Orange, FL 32129 Like free places? Like gardens? Like dinosaurs? Where can you get all of those in one place?
Head out to Port Orange, Florida, in the Daytona Beach area and visit Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens. It's part historical field trip, part botanical gardens, and part art walk for kids! Visit the dinosaur statues, check out the gnome home, and take in the fresh air and scenery! Are you ready to go yet? 10901 Palm Beach Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33905 Like nature, walking, animal sightings, and kayaking? I think we've found the place for you. Just off of Palm Beach Blvd. in Fort Myers, there's a nice little park with all of that stuff! It's Manatee Park.
In the colder months you can see manatees. The rest of the year, you can still see wildlife, learn about animals, talk to guides, take a kayak or canoe ride, and more! Even better, other than a minimal parking fee, it's pretty much free! This is one you're going to want to visit for sure! 3700 Lee Blvd, Lehigh Acres, FL 33971 Heading through Lehigh Acres, you've probably seen this little park, but you've probably never stopped. Do you need a few minutes to decompress after work, or a quiet place to eat lunch? Check out this little park. It has a short boardwalk and peaceful marsh grasses and flowers. It doesn't have a lot of amenities, but it's worth stopping by every now and then.
My daughters love to run the boardwalk, and it really doesn't take long to look, get a breath of fresh air, and then get back in your car. It's usually empty, or there might be 1-2 other cars. 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI 48124 Love American History, Technology, Automotive History, or Aviation History? Get all of that and more in one place at the Henry Ford Museum!
It's truly a tribute to inventors, engineers, and designers. It shows the American spirit of ingenuity through inventions and discoveries over the years. It also has a lot of items of historical importance, from the presidents, to civil rights, to the founding fathers! This is a Five Minute Field Trip you won't want to miss! 5 Grand Cavern Rd, Grottoes, VA 24441 Are you ready for one of the oldest shown caves in the country or the world? The Grand Caverns in Grottoes, Virginia is a perfect set of caves in my opinion. Not only are they reasonably priced and accompanied by a nice gift shop, but they're a pretty easy walk (Even Amazing Andrea at age 4 managed the 70 minute walk), and they're filled with hundreds of cool structures. No other cave I've been in yet has so many structures in so few steps!
The tour guides are knowledgeable and fun, and there is just so much to see. There might be bigger, longer, or deeper caves, but this one seems about perfect to us! Washington D.C. It's hard to do Washington D.C. justice in less than a couple days. Still, we tried to pack in what we could in one afternoon. We actually went on Christmas Eve, and the crowds weren't too bad!
We started at The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, then toured the National Mall, taking pictures of several monuments. There are dozens of smaller monuments and statues that we couldn't get to, as well as several monuments across the river or in other nearby areas that we couldn't reach. Check out what we got to! 8500 Penzance Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33912 Love getting outside? Like farmers markets and fresh produce? Like seasonal events?
Southern Fresh Farms in Fort Myers is the place for you! Take the kids out to feed the farm animals, tour the farm, feed the fish and turtles, and explore this working farm! They have food trucks, musical events, and even pavilions you can rent for private functions. Plus, they just opened a microbrewery! This is a great trip for an hour or so with the kids, and it's FREE! Even feeding the animals is an affordable $1. Check this one out! 1660 S Franklin Lock Rd, Alva, FL 33920 Like water? Like boats? Like fishing?
Check out the WP Franklin Locks & Dam in Alva, Florida! You can see boats come and go, maybe catch sight of a manatee, cast a line or two... Besides the obvious dam and locks, this location comes loaded with features:
2000 Cranford Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33916 Love hands-on museums? Love History & Science? Put all that together and you've got this little spot in Fort Myers, Florida!
Check out the touch tank, play with the Google Earth Wall, be a Stormcaster! There are a lot of options here, and they also have traveling exhibits, like the 50 year Apollo program science exhibit that was available when we visited! This one is great for kids and adults. |
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