Detroit, Michigan
Why you'll love it: Plan a cheap family vacation to Detroit and you'll experience the rise, fall and rebirth of a legendary American city in just one weekend. Detroit is one of the best in America hidden gems, a city where you can visit the birthplace of the Model-T at the Ford Piquette Avenue factory, experience and play the unique blend of soccer and bowling that was invented at the Fowling warehouse, gawk at the weirdness from the backyard known as Hamtramck Disneyland, play on Belle Isle Park between Michigan and Ontario, and visit the Henry Ford Museum and GreenField Village in nearby Dearborn. There is so much vital American history here (the good and the bad), as well as a bright future still being written today.
Budget advice: You'll want to visit the Detroit River Conservancy, where you can walk, bike, or bike along the 3.5-mile riverwalk while enjoying the city's impressive skyline. It's one of the best free tourist attractions in the country.
How to get there: Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a hub for national airline Delta, is just a 25-minute drive from downtown.
Where to stay: Although you'll find a number of larger hotels in Motor City, a stay at Downtown Courtyard provides easy access to the Detroit People Mover, an automated transit system that runs through the hotel and makes it easy to travel to locations around the city, including the waterfront and Comerica Park (to see a Detroit baseball game Tigers).
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Why you'll love it: This beautiful seaside town in South Carolina is a water sports playground for all ages and a golf enthusiast's paradise, whether members of your family enjoy playing a full 18 holes or prefer a friendly competition of mini golf with pinwheels. decorative wind.
Budget advice: At most golf courses along the Grand Strand, children under 16 can play for free with a paying adult, saving you a lot of money. Need more convincing? Myrtle Beach consistently ranks among the most inexpensive beach destinations in the country, and if you plan your trip correctly, you can enjoy one of the many free art and music festivals it hosts throughout the year. year, making Myrtle Beach a goldmine for budget family travel. !
How to get there: The closest airport is Myrtle Beach International Airport, but for more flight options (and prices), consider flying into Charleston, South Carolina (about 2.5 hours away), as well as to Wilmington, North Carolina, for short domestic flights.
Where to stay: There is cheap beach hotelsbut the Homewood Suites by Hilton at Grand Mall is the ideal headquarters for affordable family fun in Myrtle Beach. With five golf courses within a 15-minute drive, beaches just three miles away, and a multitude of restaurants and shops just steps from the lobby, it's ideally located for whatever you and your family want to do. Additionally, there is an outdoor swimming pool for children.
Central Ohio
Why you'll love it: It's a rare opportunity to disconnect in a completely unique place. Located in the woods (but still so close to so much to do), the surprising destination of Glenmont, Ohio offers plenty of unique family fun, whether you're in the mood for a three-hour zipline adventure or of a nine-mile canoe trip. on the Mohican River, a horseback ride through the countryside, an ATV jaunt, or a less strenuous visit to Amish country near Millersburg, Ohio, for shopping for crafts and furniture and lots of baked goods. Everything is pretty darn perfect and Instagram-worthy, if you ask us.
Budget advice: Plan to spend your time unplugged and in nature, which notoriously doesn't cost a dime. From biking and hiking to burning calories and eating delicious Amish baked goods, this is the cheap family vacation you need.
How to get there: The Columbus Airport is just an hour and 20 minutes away. Or consider making it part of a ultimate family road trip or a quick a weekend getaway.
Where to stay: There is one specific place you should stay in central Ohio: The Mohicans Treehouse Resort in Glenmont. The cabins, the magnificent farms and, you guessed it,epic treetop hotelsincluding an Airstream trailer perched in the trees, are truly one of a kind.
