Spring Break Ideas for Families
We pulled these 274 spring break ideas out of our full catalog of kid-friendly spots in Texas, Hawaii, New York and Oklahoma. Every listing has the ages it suits, what it costs, how long to budget, parking notes, and what to pack.
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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
Glen Rose, TX
NatureDrive-through safari park near Glen Rose TX where kids hand-feed giraffes from the car - 1,800 acres …
Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
Plano, TX
HikingFamily-friendly trails and an observation tower in Plano. Free. Works from toddler age. About two …
The DoSeum
San Antonio, TX
Indoor-PlaySan Antonio children's museum with a multi-story climber, a robot lab, a mock vet clinic and a …
Witte Museum
San Antonio, TX
MuseumSan Antonio natural history museum with a dinosaur gallery and dig pit, Texas wildlife dioramas and …
Southwest Nature Preserve
Arlington, TX
HikingQuiet urban preserve with scenic lake overlook in Arlington. Free. Best from about age 3. About an …
McKinney Falls State Park
Austin, TX
HikingTwo limestone waterfalls with wading pools inside Austin city limits. Paid entry. Best from about …
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Austwell, TX
NatureEndangered whooping crane habitat with auto loop and observation tower. Free. Best from about age 3. …
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Dallas, TX
MuseumHangar museum at Dallas Love Field with thirty-plus aircraft, the Apollo 7 capsule, flight …
Kimbell Art Museum
Fort Worth, TX
MuseumFree permanent collection in a famous Louis Kahn building in Fort Worth, small enough for a one-hour …
Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center
Humble, TX
NatureBoardwalk trails through cypress swamp with free guided canoe trips. Free. Works from toddler age. …
SEA LIFE San Antonio Aquarium
San Antonio, TX
AquariumSmall River Walk aquarium in San Antonio with a walk-through ray and shark tunnel plus supervised …
Lake Somerville State Park & Trailway
Somerville, TX
CampingTwo-unit park connected by 21-mile trail with lake swimming. Paid entry. Works from toddler age. A …
Namakanipaio Campground
Hawaii National Park, HI
CampingDrive-up tent camping in a eucalyptus grove inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, minutes from the …
Manoa Falls Trail
Honolulu, HI
HikingRainforest hike to a 150-foot waterfall through a tropical jungle near Waikiki. Paid entry. Best …
Kailua Beach Park
Kailua, HI
SwimmingAward-winning white sand beach with turquoise water and gentle waves. Free. Works from toddler age. …
Haleakala National Park Sunrise
Kula, HI
NatureSunrise from 10,023 feet above a volcanic crater that looks like Mars. Paid entry. Best from about …
Ohe'o Gulch (Seven Sacred Pools)
Hana, HI
SwimmingCascading waterfall pools flowing from jungle to ocean in Haleakala National Park. Paid entry. Best …
Thurston Lava Tube (Nahuku)
Hawaii National Park, HI
HikingWalk through a 500-year-old lava tube surrounded by prehistoric tree ferns. Paid entry. Works from …
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Honolulu, HI
MuseumRestored seaplane hangars on Ford Island still bullet-scarred from 1941, holding a Japanese Zero, a …
Spouting Horn
Koloa, HI
NatureNatural ocean blowhole shooting water through a lava tube with an eerie moan. Free. Works from …
Garden of the Gods (Keahiakawelo)
Lanai City, HI
NatureOtherworldly red rock formations on Lanai's back roads (Keahiakawelo) - free to visit, but a 4WD …
Kauai Museum
Lihue, HI
MuseumSmall Lihue museum of Kauai history with koa canoes, Niihau shell lei, and a relief map explaining …
Ulua Beach
Wailea, HI
SwimmingSheltered beach with excellent easy snorkeling and frequent sea turtle sightings. Free. Best from …
Koke'e State Park
Waimea (Kauai), HI
HikingHighland trails and Na Pali Coast cliff-top lookouts in a mountain forest park. Paid entry. Best …
New York State Museum
Albany, NY
MuseumFree Albany museum with a full-size mastodon, New York habitat dioramas and a working 1890s carousel …
Bear Mountain State Park
Bear Mountain, NY
HikingHistoric Hudson River park with trails, pool, merry-go-round, and Appalachian Trail. Paid entry. …
Taughannock Falls State Park
Trumansburg, NY
HikingEasy walk to a 215-foot waterfall taller than Niagara Falls. Paid entry. Works from toddler age. …
High Falls Gorge
Wilmington, NY
NatureWalkway-accessible waterfalls through an ancient Ausable River gorge. Paid entry. Works from toddler …
Buffalo Museum of Science
Buffalo, NY
ScienceBuffalo science museum with dinosaur skeletons, a mummy, live animal encounters, and a rooftop …
Clarence Fahnestock State Park
Cold Spring, NY
HikingHudson Highlands park with lake swimming, Appalachian Trail, and camping. Paid entry. Best from …
New York Hall of Science
Corona, NY
ScienceQueens hands-on science museum with a build-and-test design lab, a room-size interactive ecosystem, …
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City, NY
Indoor-PlayFourteen hands-on galleries in Garden City with bubbles, a climbing structure, a sound studio, and a …
Finger Lakes National Forest
Hector, NY
HikingThe only national forest in New York with free camping and 30+ miles of trails. Free. Best from …
Beaver Meadow Falls Trail
Keene Valley, NY
HikingScenic river trail to a beautiful 30-foot waterfall in the High Peaks. Free. Best from about age 5. …
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Rochester, NY
ScienceRochester science museum with three hands-on floors plus the Strasenburgh Planetarium's dome star …
WonderWorks Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
Indoor-PlayIndoor science-and-illusion attraction at Destiny USA in Syracuse with a hurricane simulator, ropes …
Beavers Bend State Park Cabins
Broken Bow, OK
LodgingRustic and modern state park cabins in the pines at Beavers Bend, minutes from Broken Bow Lake and …
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City, OK
MuseumOklahoma City Western museum with a full-scale indoor frontier town, a kids cowboy corral, and rodeo …
Science Museum Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
ScienceHuge Oklahoma City science museum with a high-wire bike, tinkering garage, planetarium, and daily …
Robbers Cave State Park Camping and Cabins
Wilburton, OK
CampingClassic Oklahoma state park with campgrounds, cabins and a real outlaw cave in the sandstone bluffs …
Beaver Lodge Nature Trail
Broken Bow, OK
HikingEasy 2-mile forest loop trail through towering pines in Beavers Bend State Park. Free. Best from …
Beavers Bend Safari Park
Broken Bow, OK
NatureDrive-through and walk-through safari with 350+ exotic animals near Hochatown. Paid entry. Works …
Cedar Bluff Nature Trail
Broken Bow, OK
HikingEasy 0.8-mile river-view loop across from Dogwood Campground in Beavers Bend State Park - one of …
Riverman Trail Rides
Broken Bow, OK
NatureGuided horseback riding through the Ouachita Mountains overlooking the Glover River. Paid entry. …
Cedar Lake Recreation Area Camping
Hodgen, OK
CampingNational forest campground on a small lake with a sandy swim beach and a flat shoreline loop trail …
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Oklahoma City, OK
MuseumOklahoma City art museum built around a fifty-five foot Chihuly glass tower, with weekend family art …
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
MuseumOklahoma City state history museum with hanging aircraft, a full oil derrick, a Route 66 section and …
Pine Creek Lake Camping
Valliant, OK
CampingBasic Army Corps campgrounds on a quiet reservoir west of Broken Bow, for families who want an empty …