4th Grader Free National Parks Pass

If you are going to have a 4th Grader in August, check out this deal on a free National Park pass.

We did this when my son was a 4th grader & it was really easy & saved us some money.

Ohio One-Tank Trips

These are some of our family favorite one-tank trips from northeast Ohio for young kids (2-12 probably).  If you are on Pinterest, click out my links on the bottom left side of my blog.  If you have a zoo and/or science center membership (*), you can do these trips very reasonably.  You don't have travel far and spend a lot of money to make memories with your families.

Here's a link to cheap/free activities in our area.

Toledo

• Zoo* - Very nice zoo
• Science Center* - Imagination Station - one of our favorite science centers
• Sauder Village - kids are free on Sun

Erie - It's about 1/2 way between where I live & Niagara Falls.  Twice we have stopped here & spent a night to 2 on the way home from the Falls.

• Splash Lagoon - Friendly indoor water park for young kids, can ride double on some of the slides
• Waldameer - Memorial Day-Labor Day - great amusement park for young kids (under 12 probably).  Usually doesn't have long lines.  It's free to get into the amusement park which is great if you don't want to ride the rides but the rest of the family does.  All day wristbands not that expensive.  Also has a fun big water park.  We can easily spend a day at each park.
• Zoo*
• Presque Isle - nice beaches

Pittsburgh

• Science Center - Carnegie* - very nice for variety of ages
• Children's Museum* - nice for young kids
• Zoo*
• Aviary* - within walking distance of Children's Museum (save on parking)
• Inclines
• Kennywood - I have heard good things about this amusement park south of Pittsburgh

Cleveland

• Natural History Museum* - park once & go to art museum & botanical garden
• Art Museum - free
• Botanical Garden 
• Great Lakes Science Center*
• Zoo*
• Aquarium

Columbus

• COSI*
• Zoo*

Dayton

• Boonshoft Museum of Discovery* - on science center & zoo memberships
• Air Force Museum - free
• Young's Dairy

Cincinnati

• Zoo* - one of our favorites
• Aquarium
• EnterTRAINment Center - for kids that like trains
• Creation Museum & Ark
• Trammel Fossil Park - dig for your own fossils in nature for free

I'd love to know some of your favorite destinations.