“Summertime and the livin’ is easy…” We totally agree with the legendary Ella Fitzgerald. But summertime is even easier and great when you can have a holiday or go on a vacation without breaking the bank. Seeing different places, relishing the beautiful sunny skies, and spending time with family is always an excellent treat for anyone. Stay tuned as we share some budget-friendly trips for you and your family to take advantage of around the country.
Visit a Guinness Book of Records’ Famous Park
A visit to the popular Willamette River and Mills Park is affordable with accommodation and has lots to see. Did you know that Mills End Park in Portland, near the Willamette River downtown, is in the Guinness Book of Records and known as the smallest park in the world? Yep, if you’re on a budget, you can check out the smallest park for yourself. The grassy area of Mills Park has a diameter of 0.6 meters and a total area of 0.29 square meters. It is truly a place worth the trip.
Museums Are the Perfect Educational Option
You don’t have to be a scholar to enjoy historical stories and learn about what shaped the U.S.A. as we know it. There are so many facets to every state that learning about them all can be impossible over just one day. Some money-saving free-entry museums you and your family should make a trip include, The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, the Smithsonian Art Museum, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, The Alamo in San Antonio, and The Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
With free entry, you can save and have more money to pop in at an eatery as well as gas money. You may even have extra money to visit other museums too
Check Out the Grand Canyon National Park
A trip to the Grand Canyon has lots in store for you and your family. The national park is home to coyotes, mule deer, bald eagle and other bird species, reptile creatures, big horn sheep, and more. The Grand Canyon offers many free things to see, like the South Rim, Grand Canyon Village, and Mather Point. Even if you’re going on a trip with a smaller budget, these free places are a money saver. Some statistics have shown an estimated 31% of people said family time is their main goal for travel. Traveling gives family time to spend with each other as everyone is free from going to work or school.
Students Always Save
If you’re a student with friends planning on a trip without spending much cash, then you have many affordable options. Multiple programs allow students to travel with expenses paid or do part of their semester in another country. During a Noel Levitz presentation at CCCU (Council for Christian Colleges and Universities), the presenters shared that a student who visits a campus has a 40% higher yield rate.
Stay in San Diego
If you and your family are not from San Diego, be sure to make the trip to this stunning and historic destination. Not only does San Diego afford miles of delightful coastline and is perfect to cool down on those high temperatures that are typical in the region, but you can also experience affordable accommodation. Apart from the beach, there are amazing activities like whale watching, fishing tours, chartered boat trips, plus lots more.
Why not save this summer, try some amazing trip destinations, and spoil yourself and your family. You don’t need to pay considerable amouts of cash for a vacation to enjoy yourself. You are spoilt for choice with so many low-cost places and things to do.
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