JamesLam
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Great opportunity for everyone (including the parents) to put the cell phones aside for a few hours.
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Niagara Falls
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JamesLam
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Don't see the kids short. They want and need to be more involved than many of us realize.
Johnny Best
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New York and Canada have legal pot to buy, just get some gummies and give the kids a couple. That will keep them mellow for awhile.
Mike Paul
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My two girls are in their mid 20’s now..
Been doing these 4 day weekend trips on Easter weekend since they were little, you only live once and they grow up quick. Take advantage of the time together. Done a bunch, Boston, DC, NYC, Chicago
Philly, Rode Island, all a few times.
Always have a blast.
Been doing these 4 day weekend trips on Easter weekend since they were little, you only live once and they grow up quick. Take advantage of the time together. Done a bunch, Boston, DC, NYC, Chicago
Philly, Rode Island, all a few times.
Always have a blast.
Notarealsignguy
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We're doing DC with the kids on spring break. My wife and I used to live up there, lots to do and see but we were young and don't think that we truly appreciated it as much as we should have.
Notarealsignguy
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My favorite is the Dulles air and space museum. I remember when they flew the Concorde in there and parked it on the back nine while they built the place. Also the marine corps museum in Quantico is really nice. My daughter was scared when I took her there a few years ago.
binki
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The American side is crap unless you want to buy a semi cheap house there. Covid increased the price of houses but you can still find some for a good price.
The Canadian side reminds me of Universal Studios. Kind of a theme park without the admission prices but high sales taxes. There are several good tours, Maid of the Mist, the tour where you walk behind The Falls and a trip down the river to see a Cat-5 Rapids. The Horseshoe Falls is only visible in Canada unless you do the bridge in the USA but why? They also have a nice night show with lights, or used to.
Some interesting facts are that the breaks they put on at night help retard the erosion. The Falls moved over 7 miles in 300 years because of the soft nature of the landscape but the breaks now retard that erosion quite a bit. The froze falls has happened a few times, there are many pictures of people walking on it at those times. The amount of water that passes over The Falls from what I remember is something like 90 million gallons of water a day.
Several people have passed over The Falls and some survived. The most notable was a child in the 60's that went over the Horseshoe Falls and survived.
Enjoy the trip.
The Canadian side reminds me of Universal Studios. Kind of a theme park without the admission prices but high sales taxes. There are several good tours, Maid of the Mist, the tour where you walk behind The Falls and a trip down the river to see a Cat-5 Rapids. The Horseshoe Falls is only visible in Canada unless you do the bridge in the USA but why? They also have a nice night show with lights, or used to.
Some interesting facts are that the breaks they put on at night help retard the erosion. The Falls moved over 7 miles in 300 years because of the soft nature of the landscape but the breaks now retard that erosion quite a bit. The froze falls has happened a few times, there are many pictures of people walking on it at those times. The amount of water that passes over The Falls from what I remember is something like 90 million gallons of water a day.
Several people have passed over The Falls and some survived. The most notable was a child in the 60's that went over the Horseshoe Falls and survived.
Enjoy the trip.
Stacey K
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We also have done a few short trips. Chicago is definitely the favorite so far. We did the museums, the bean and Mike Ditkas Steak House, best meatloaf I ever had in my life!
St. Louis was fun too. The Arch isn't worth the money. The City Museum was AWESOME!!!! Took in a baseball game and the area around the stadium is built up and new. The hood appears out of nowhere there...we learned real quick not a good idea to walk around there.
Graceland is next on the list. I think I need to add Niagara Falls after this conversation!
St. Louis was fun too. The Arch isn't worth the money. The City Museum was AWESOME!!!! Took in a baseball game and the area around the stadium is built up and new. The hood appears out of nowhere there...we learned real quick not a good idea to walk around there.
Graceland is next on the list. I think I need to add Niagara Falls after this conversation!
JamesLam
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If Allegiant flies into an airport near you and offers direct flights to Niagara that might be an option. Niagara Falls airport is an Allegiant hub as well. Mind you a drive from NJ to Niagara Falls is just a good days car ride so flying and then renting a car here may not make sense.
Stacey K
I like making signs
Mike we decided to all order a different meal and then we tried everyone's food since it was hard to decide what to order LOL!!! The steak was DELICIOUS also! We ate Chicago style pizza at Uno's also which was also excellent. BBQ ribs in St. Louis were very good!
I think one of the best things about traveling is trying the local food. When people visit us in Wisconsin we make sure to fry some Johnsonville brats and serve locally baked hard rolls. We also get fresh cheese curds from the cheese factory down the road.
Heading to Mexico tomorrow so looking forward to trying some new Mexican dishes!
I think one of the best things about traveling is trying the local food. When people visit us in Wisconsin we make sure to fry some Johnsonville brats and serve locally baked hard rolls. We also get fresh cheese curds from the cheese factory down the road.
Heading to Mexico tomorrow so looking forward to trying some new Mexican dishes!
Texas_Signmaker
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I was in Colorado and couldn't figure out where to eat... so we ended up going to Texas Roadhouse..... It felt lame but they know what Texans like
Johnny Best
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It is a beautiful ride from New Jersey to Buffalo. Croton-on-the-Hudson and upstate New York , through Corning New York. But, only in Spring, Summer and early Fall.