Cheap Vacations for Kids

With so many vacations that need to be planned every year for the kids, we cannot keep on splurging the money every time, can we? At times, we have to plan some cheap vacations for kids so that they get a vacation trip somewhere and we don't even spend that much. For this reason, we have these few options for such vacations that you might want to go through. These vacation spots are some of the best in the United States.

5 Fun Destinations You Can Take Your Kids To

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
An amusement park is one of the best options if you are looking for some fun vacations for kids. Today, amusement parks are huge and experiencing all the rides in a day is an impossible task, isn't it? Similarly, Cedar Point is an amusement park that is spread over 364 acres and has an unbelievable 17 roller coaster rides. With this number, it becomes the amusement with the most number of roller coaster rides and is rightly known as the roller coaster capital of the world. Four of these rides are more than 200 feet in height. There are cheap hotels available nearby which you can board, with some six hotels on the site itself.

Death Valley National Park, California
An adventurous vacation to a National Park sounds great fun, doesn't it? For this reason, the second option in these cheap vacations for kids is the Death Valley National Park in California. Though most of its area is declared as wilderness, there is still quite a lot to see. The landscapes and structures of mountains are a mesmerizing sight in the night. Sometimes if you are lucky, the children might also be able to see the Milky Way. This park hosts about a 770,000 visitors yearly. Though some hotels and lodging centers are available, you can camp in tents too. The entire park is spread over 5,262 sq. miles.

South Beach, Miami
South Beach is the perfect place for a cheap vacation. First, Florida always has some great deals to offer at the time of especially summer vacations. Second, this is a place for the complete family. The kids can have all the fun they want at the beach. There are some amazing rides available at the beach with more than a hundred restaurants nearby. Also available are some great boutiques for some even greater shopping. There are small cruises available that you can opt for. Museums like the Jewish Museum of Florida can be a part of this vacation along with sites such as the Miami Holocaust Memorial.

Seattle Festivals, Seattle
Just like Florida, Seattle too has some great discounts to offer during festivals. Seattle is famous for its diverse festivals and you are sure to find one or the other festival going on during the entire year. Over the Memorial Day weekend, it holds the Northwest Folklife while over the Labor Day weekend, you will find the Bumbershoot festivals that programs music and art. Also famous is the Seattle International Film Festival that lasts for 24 days. July and August are a time for a lot of Seafair events and this makes it one of the best vacations for kids under 5. The two Independence Day celebrations and the Seattle Hempfest are occasions and festivals that attract an approximate 100,000 people every time. Also famous is the Bite of Seattle, a Gay Pride festival, which is considered one of the largest in America.

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
As I have mentioned before, these National Parks are great options for cheap vacations. The Mesa Verde National Park is a beautiful place with some even more beautiful sites. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and if you search for some images right now on the Internet, they will appeal to you in no time. This site holds around 4500 archaeological sites or more. The cliff dwellings here are known throughout the world and this park was said to hold the most number of these cliff dwellings at one point of time in North America. The two must-see sites in this park are the House of many windows and the Cliff Palace. The kids will enjoy these archaeological sites and the vacation will obviously be a fun one.

So, these were some interesting options you can consider while planning your cheap vacation. There are two things you have to keep in mind while planning cheap vacations for kids, one being the price per child and the other the aspect of learning something new or seeing something new. Hope you have a great vacation!