Where Should We Go on Vacation??

Disney's always fun!
I haven't been, but Busch Gardens in Tampa looks fun. I don't know if you're military, but Disney and Busch Gardens have AWESOME military rates.
We went to DIsney on 3 seperate occasions last year and are still excited to go again this year!

We have a cabin we rent out in the North Georgia mountains. Check out www.vrbo.com and type in 138199 to see the cabin and get details about all the things to do in the area. We LOVE going up there with our kiddos and they don't want to come home hhaha! So much to do and see and Spring time is gorgeous up there. :)

Maybe the Great Smokey Mountains? It can be REALLY cheesy in parts, although sometimes that cheese is fun (think Dollywood), but the Smokey Mountain National Park is gorgeous with lots of hiking, camping opportunities, scenic drives, etc. All of the extras you would expect are available too like horseback riding. There's also a HUGE new resort there that has a very large indoor water park, and it's supposed to be tons of fun for families -especially with a wide age range in kids. The North GA mountains are really pretty too, but offer much more to do in the summer than around spring break time.

Have you thought of Atlanta. It is a long 1 day drive. There Six Flags, Stone Mountain (there is a ton to do here), the High Museum and some other smaller museums.

If you are looking for stuff in Florida, I would suggest the Orlando area and hitting some of the theme parks as well as going over to Cape Canaveral and going to the Space Center.

St. Augustine is also nice, but you would run out of stuff to do after a few days.

Ditto to Julie B's post. As kids, we went to the Gatlinburg area every other summer and loved it - that was way before amusement parks hit the scene. :) Last summer, I returned for the first time in many, many years with my 13 yr old daughter. She was unsure about the trip at first. On the way up, we stopped in Chattanooga for lunch at the Chatanooga Choo-Choo - great place to take a break. We spent four days in Gatlinburg and, even though her cell phone coverage was almost non-existent, she loved every minute of it. She wants to go back "because we didn't get to see everything" - we didn't make it into the best parts of the National Park. Lots to see and do without spending a fortune. If you need lodging, there are several major hotel chains but I recommend one of the many family owned and operated motels that are extremely reasonable. They don't offer all the frills (restaurant and bar) of the large hotel chains but are really welcoming, clean and very comfortable. Safe travels and enjoy your vacation!

Did you thank God to live in Fla. when you saw what Washington DC is going through today?

How about the Florida Keys? Key Largo (the first Key) has everything. I especially loved swimming with the dolphins and feeding the dolfins. I would wait till the wheather gets better, and that gives you time to find the best deal in Hotel, or motel. The seafood is out of this world!

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I definitely second Stone Mountain, GA. There is a TON to do there! Also, Atlanta is right there for the Aquarium, CNN tours, Coca Cola museum, etc. We've been to Stone Mountain a lot of times, and it is so awesome. Check out their website.

I am in the same boat as you. We mostly drive. If you are a mountain person, then Nantahala or Smokey Mountains. Asheville should be good too .. check the wildflowers that where they are blooming, and you may love the hikes. We have gone to Fontana Village and Bryson City once and it was lovely.

There is so much to see in Florida that can be day trips or weeks. In the Ocala area, there are the springs - Silver, Salt, Juniper, Silver Glen, and Alexander. We used to stay by the St. John's River in Astor and go to a different spring each day, or go to Daytona overnight and go to the beach early before it got hot. Most of the springs have campgrounds, canoe rentals, etc. Ocala and Gainesville also have museums. The butterfly museum would be neat for the kids. O'Leno State Park near High Springs is near a lot of other state parks with swimming, fishing, etc., and near Gainesville, too.
We spent many vacations with our two boys at Dunnellon, fishing in the Withlacoochee and swimming in the Rainbow River. Rainbow Springs is neat, but the K-P Hole is better for little ones. The springs has no wading area. Crystal River is nearby with springs, the archaeological site, fishing, etc.
In Georgia, Providence Canyon State Park near Cuthbert is neat. So is Amicalola Falls State Park, sort of north/east central Ga., or Fall Creek Falls State Park in Tenn., or Fontana in N.C. with the dam and hiking trails.
Good luck and have a good time.

Philadelphia? Lots of history, Amish country isn't too far away,. Not sure where Hershey Park is in relation to Philly. maybe close?

Use AAA books and look for what is right for your family. They are great travel guides with lots of information in them. Also what I do is google free things to do in the state of choice and go from there. Also Spring Break will have bad weather still in most parts of the north if it's in March. Georgia has a lot of historical sites to see and can be lots of fun. Like I said Google for the free stuff...