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Best three day weekend to anywhere in US, three full days

Posted on 4/11/24 at 1:33 pm
Posted by GravelLotinCanada
Anywhere, Anytime
Member since Dec 2019
268 posts
Posted on 4/11/24 at 1:33 pm
I know there are a lot of well traveled people here. I have two kids 11 and 13. Looking for good “short” trips to take them on. I would ideally leave on a Thursday after work and have all day Friday through Sunday and fly or drive back early Monday. So being a quicker trip will be more hitting the hot spots of wherever. Which I’m fine with. If we like any enough we can go back for longer trips later.

Just looking for general ideas and what you would recommend to do in that timespan wherever it is.

Thanks to all in advance.
Posted by hoopsgalore
Chicago, IL
Member since Nov 2013
8658 posts
Posted on 4/11/24 at 1:40 pm to
What time of year?
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
22056 posts
Posted on 4/11/24 at 1:42 pm to
Since you may drive, where do you live?
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
14055 posts
Posted on 4/11/24 at 1:48 pm to
Last year, I brought my 3 kids tent camping and kayaking on the Buffalo National River near Yellville, Arkansas.
We stayed at Buffalo Point Campground with zero cell service, so they had to get back to the basics.
We used Buffalo Outdoor Center for kayak rental and moving our car to the takeout spot.







This post was edited on 4/11/24 at 1:51 pm
Posted by ned nederlander
Member since Dec 2012
4372 posts
Posted on 4/11/24 at 1:54 pm to
If you want a city, I think Chicago in the summer with a cubs game and a river architecture tour is the best 3 day trip with kids of that age.

If you want outdoors really depends on from where you are coming and what type of outdoors you want.

Also really can’t beat any stretch of highway 1 between San Fran and LA in California for a short taste of the best of the US.
Posted by midlothianlsu
Midlothian, Texas
Member since Oct 2009
1434 posts
Posted on 4/11/24 at 3:54 pm to
California coast north of LA and south of San Francisco
Yellowstone
Colorado mountains
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
39122 posts
Posted on 4/11/24 at 4:40 pm to
just some random places you can go on an easy flight from MSY and have plenty to do and time to do it on a weekend

Nashville
St Augustine
Denver
Charlotte
Wash DC
San Antonio/hill country
Phoenix
Salt Lake City

Obviously driving changes the calculus
Posted by Toss_Dive
Member since Jul 2022
191 posts
Posted on 4/11/24 at 6:53 pm to
San Diego/ La Jolla
Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
8963 posts
Posted on 4/11/24 at 7:47 pm to
I think most major cities are good for 3 days...I think Chattanooga would be great! See Rock City and Look Out Mountain.
Posted by nctiger71
North Carolina
Member since Oct 2017
1332 posts
Posted on 4/11/24 at 11:40 pm to
Boston
San Diego
I like these two cities a lot.

Washington DC & the general area.

St Louis has a lot to do but it can be hot & humid in the summer.
Posted by tadman
Member since Jun 2020
3894 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:10 am to
With kids that age, Gatlinburg and the Smokies might be fun.

Also New Orleans in spring or Chicago in summer.
Posted by Sparty3131
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2019
659 posts
Posted on 4/14/24 at 7:11 pm to
DC to see the monuments and museums. Ride the metro around.
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
8217 posts
Posted on 4/15/24 at 1:19 pm to
Fly to Durango and rent a car.

Mountain stuff, Million Dollar Highway, go see the Pueblo structures, hike up a mountain, ride the train, stop in Telluride, fun few days.
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