re: Family vacation ideas (Not Disney)???

Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 3:01 pm to Gunner

Great Wolf Lodge.

Posted by Phil A Sheo

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 3:06 pm to Gunner

Rent an RV and have road trip..

Posted by HaveMercy

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 3:50 pm to Gunner

Yellowstone

Posted by GreatLakesTiger24

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 3:53 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets

There are dozens and dozens of better places, especially for someone in Texas.

TC, Detroit, and MI are all 3 hours apart from each other, not to mention they aren't that great. Anywhere worthwhile in the UP is a LONG drive from Detroit. They are all regional vacation destinations.

Posted by Nolalakeview

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 3:57 pm to Gunner

San Antonio area- Sea World, Fiesta Texas, and a short drive to Schlitterbahn Water Park.

Posted by Nolalakeview

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 4:05 pm to Gunner

Hershey Park. We took our 3 boys when they were your daughters' ages. They had a blast!

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Posted by cusoonkpd

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 5:49 pm to Nolalakeview

Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge in a cabin in the mountains. My kids loved it.

Cape Cod-much to see and do.

Posted by sparkinator

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 5:54 pm to Nolalakeview

There are some pretty good cruises out of Houston/Galveston. Just make sure and book a 7 day, and they are usually pretty family friendly. They may be OT trashy, but they do have something to do for pretty much every age.

Posted by Placebeaux

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 5:57 pm to Gunner

Go west.

Utah
Arches,Zion, Glenn Canyon

California
lake Tahoe
Yosemite
kings canyon
The big trees

Arizona
Sedona
grand Canyon
Vegas
monument valley

Posted by CapitalCityDevil

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 5:57 pm to Gunner

Baltimore

Posted by RetiredTiger

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 6:01 pm to CapitalCityDevil

any Beaches Resort. Prefer Turks and Caicos.

Posted by Obsidian

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 6:40 pm to Gunner

Six flags
Water park
Museum

Posted by CorkSoaker

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 6:42 pm to Gunner

Calloway garden

Posted by SirSaintly

Uptown, New Orleans

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 6:47 pm to CorkSoaker

We did Washington DC one summer when I was around your kids age and I loved it. Got to tour the White House, Washington Memorial, the National Mall, Smithsonian museums, Georgetown, Arlingron, The Capitol etc etc etc. Also did Williamsburg, VA. It really was a fantastic trip plus it's educational. Also on the plus side is that much of the attractions are free.

Posted by 3deadtrolls

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 6:58 pm to Pax Regis

quote:
Rent a cabin for a week in the Gatlinburg area.

Make sure it has no WiFi

???

Profit.

I'll second this. And NASCAR Speedpark FTW.

Posted by soccerfüt

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 6:58 pm to Phil A Sheo

quote:
Rent an RV and have road trip..

Not even a little bit. That is work. There's "vacation" in the title.

Fly to Seattle, San Juan Islands, Vancouver, Whistler, etc...

Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 7:02 pm to Gunner

Go to South Dakota and see Mount Rushmore and much more. Took kids the same age (at time of trip) and they keep talking about that trip more than any other and want to return there.

Posted by AU86

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Posted on 4/27/15 at 7:12 pm to Gunner

Yellowstone