Summer Road Trip Ideas

Vacations sure have changed since we had kids.  It used to be we could plan to hop on a plane, hop in the car or even train it somewhere!  But three kids later – a little more planning needs to go into things – plus a bit of an itinerary!  We just had a discussion on our momstown message board about driving vacations in the United States.  Here are 6 Summer Road Trip Ideas (and how far they are from Burlington)!  Wherever you go this summer – happy travels and drive safe!

2 1/2 hour drive – Rochester:

– Museum of Play is a MUST

– Science Centre

– Seneca Zoo

plus they have a couple of amusement parks nearby

4 hour drive – Cleveland:

– Cleveland Zoo

– Cleveland Children's Museum

– Great Lakes Science Centre

– Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Plus they have an aquarium, a botanical gardens, a museum of natural history and more

5 hour Drive Sandusky Ohio

– Great Wolf Lodge

– Cedar Point Amusement Park

– Merry Go Round Museum

– African Safari Wildlife Park

Substitute another waterpark instead of Great Wolf Lodge – Kalahari, Maui Sands and Rain Waterpark are all in Sandusky as well!

(We actually recommend combining this trip with Cleveland or Columbus and doing a bit of both!)

6 Hour Drive – Columbus Ohio

– COSI Science Centre

– Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

(both of these are voted in the top ten – even as high as #1 – in the U.S.)

– Zoombezi Bay Waterpark

– Easton Town Centre

7 Hour Drive – Philadelphia Area

– Sesame Place

– Adventure Aquarium

– Please Touch Museum

– Franklin Institute

Plus there are zoos and so much within a one hour drive of here!

8 Hour Drive – Chicago

– Shedd Aquarium

– Lincoln Park Zoo

– The Field Museum

– Navy Pier

Plus a Planetarium, museum of science & industry and an Art Museum