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Summer Family Travel - Sharks, Penguins, Cowboys and Bugs Print E-mail

The Daily Buzz - Tuesday, June 20, 2006

thedailybuzzlogo Summer is here and no matter where your family vacation travels take you this season; there are endless attractions at local theme parks, hotels, museums and aquariums you should visit. All this summer, catch my summer family travel segments on The Daily Buzz for my picks on must visit attractions no matter if you are visiting the Big Apple or Blowing Rock!

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Adventure Aquarium

At the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, if you are feeling a little daring you can stick your hand in the water at the Shark pool and touch Smooth Dogfish sharks and Southern Stringrays. It's your opportunity to touch one of the most feared creatures on Earth. For those not so daring, there are 20 African Penguins swimming around on Penguin Island for you to check out.

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Tweetsie Railroad Wild West Theme Park Adventure

Celebrating its 50 year anniversary is the Tweetsie Railroad Wild West Theme Park Adventure in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Be a cowboy, Indian or engineer. And take a ride behind their historic locomotive Number 12 which is listed n the National Register of Historic Places. Kids under 2 are free, children 3-12 years old are $19 but if you arrive between 3 and 6pm, you can visit again the next day for FREE!!

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Inn by the Sea

It's a bug's life at the Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Kids learn about bug life and the roles insects and butterflies play in maintaining a healthy environment. Through garden tours and a lesson with the Inn's head gardener, kids will examine a variety of bugs to learn the difference between "good" and "bad" bugs. The session concludes with fantasy bug costumes created by the students and includes an overnight stay in an ocean view suite; prices start at $374.

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For more Savvy Mommy Summer Family Travel getaways, watch The Daily Buzz every week. If you know of a family travel attraction that should be featured, let me know.

 

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