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Family Activity Cost Guides

Real costs for family activities in every city — admission prices, parking, food, and what a family of four actually spends.

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What Families Actually Spend in Williamsburg: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideWilliamsburg, VA

What Families Actually Spend in Williamsburg: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Williamsburg: Real Activity Costs Williamsburg looks like an affordable destination until you add Busch Gard…

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What Families Actually Spend in Washington DC: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideWashington DC, DC

What Families Actually Spend in Washington DC: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Washington DC: Real Activity Costs DC's reputation as a "free city" is half true. The Smithsonian museums an…

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What Families Actually Spend in Tampa: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideTampa, FL

What Families Actually Spend in Tampa: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Tampa: Real Activity Costs Most family travel content tells you an activity is "affordable" or a "great valu…

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What Families Actually Spend in St. Louis: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideSt. Louis, MO

What Families Actually Spend in St. Louis: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in St. Louis: Real Activity Costs St. Louis is genuinely one of the most affordable major cities in the U.S. fo…

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What Families Actually Spend in Sedona: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideSedona, AZ

What Families Actually Spend in Sedona: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Sedona: Real Activity Costs Sedona is one of those places where costs can sneak up on you fast. Jeep tours, …

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What Families Actually Spend in Seattle: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideSeattle, WA

What Families Actually Spend in Seattle: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Seattle: Real Activity Costs Seattle has an extraordinary number of free outdoor experiences — and some genu…

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What Families Actually Spend in Scottsdale: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideScottsdale, AZ

What Families Actually Spend in Scottsdale: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Scottsdale: Real Activity Costs Most travel sites tell you Scottsdale is "great for families" without tellin…

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What Families Actually Spend in Savannah: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideSavannah, GA

What Families Actually Spend in Savannah: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Savannah: Real Activity Costs Savannah has a reputation as an expensive Southern destination, mostly driven …

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What Families Actually Spend in Santa Cruz: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideSanta Cruz, CA

What Families Actually Spend in Santa Cruz: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Santa Cruz: Real Activity Costs Most family travel content talks about Santa Cruz like it's automatically af…

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What Families Actually Spend in San Juan: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideSan Juan, PR

What Families Actually Spend in San Juan: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in San Juan: Real Activity Costs Puerto Rico sits in a unique pricing position among US family destinations: so…

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What Families Actually Spend in San Francisco: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideSan Francisco, CA

What Families Actually Spend in San Francisco: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in San Francisco: Real Activity Costs San Francisco is an expensive city, but the gap between a costly family d…

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What Families Actually Spend in San Diego: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideSan Diego, CA

What Families Actually Spend in San Diego: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in San Diego: Real Activity Costs San Diego gets called one of the most expensive family vacation destinations …

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What Families Actually Spend in San Antonio: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideSan Antonio, TX

What Families Actually Spend in San Antonio: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in San Antonio: Real Activity Costs Most family travel sites talk about San Antonio being “afffordable.” But af…

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What Families Actually Spend in Salt Lake City: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideSalt Lake City, UT

What Families Actually Spend in Salt Lake City: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Salt Lake City: Real Activity Costs Salt Lake City is one of the most underrated family travel destinations …

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What Families Actually Spend in Portland: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuidePortland, OR

What Families Actually Spend in Portland: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Portland: Real Activity Costs Portland is one of the most family-friendly cities on the West Coast, and it w…

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What Families Actually Spend in Pigeon Forge: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuidePigeon Forge, TN

What Families Actually Spend in Pigeon Forge: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Pigeon Forge: Real Activity Costs Pigeon Forge has a reputation for being fun but expensive. That reputation…

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What Families Actually Spend in Philadelphia: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuidePhiladelphia, PA

What Families Actually Spend in Philadelphia: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Philadelphia: Real Activity Costs Philadelphia trips can be genuinely affordable or add up fast depending on…

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What Families Actually Spend in Outer Banks: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideOuter Banks, NC

What Families Actually Spend in Outer Banks: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Outer Banks: Real Activity Costs Most Outer Banks family budgets get consumed by the rental house. After pay…

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What Families Actually Spend in Orlando: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideOrlando, FL

What Families Actually Spend in Orlando: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Orlando: Real Activity Costs Orlando has a reputation for being brutally expensive — and for theme park days…

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What Families Actually Spend in New York City: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideNew York City, NY

What Families Actually Spend in New York City: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in New York City: Real Activity Costs NYC has a reputation as the most expensive city in America, and for some …

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What Families Actually Spend in New Orleans: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideNew Orleans, LA

What Families Actually Spend in New Orleans: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in New Orleans: Real Activity Costs Most family travel guides tell you New Orleans is "affordable" without ever…

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What Families Actually Spend in Nashville: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideNashville, TN

What Families Actually Spend in Nashville: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Nashville: Real Activity Costs Nashville gets marketed as a music city — which it is — but it's also a genui…

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What Families Actually Spend in Myrtle Beach: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideMyrtle Beach, SC

What Families Actually Spend in Myrtle Beach: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Myrtle Beach: Real Activity Costs Myrtle Beach vacation math gets weird fast. You budget for beach days — fr…

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What Families Actually Spend in Moab: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideMoab, UT

What Families Actually Spend in Moab: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Moab: Real Activity Costs Moab has a reputation as an expensive destination, and if you go in without a plan…

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What Families Actually Spend in Minneapolis: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideMinneapolis, MN

What Families Actually Spend in Minneapolis: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Minneapolis: Real Activity Costs Most family travel guides bury the prices or skip them entirely. That doesn…

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What Families Actually Spend in Milwaukee: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideMilwaukee, WI

What Families Actually Spend in Milwaukee: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Milwaukee: Real Activity Costs Milwaukee is one of the more affordable major cities in the Midwest for famil…

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What Families Actually Spend in Miami: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideMiami, FL

What Families Actually Spend in Miami: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Miami: Real Activity Costs Most family travel content tells you Miami is expensive and leaves it there. That…

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What Families Actually Spend in Maui: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideMaui, HI

What Families Actually Spend in Maui: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Maui: Real Activity Costs Maui is genuinely expensive. There's no version of this guide that talks you into …

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What Families Actually Spend in Los Angeles: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideLos Angeles, CA

What Families Actually Spend in Los Angeles: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Los Angeles: Real Activity Costs Nobody publishes real numbers. Every travel guide says "LA is expensive" wi…

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What Families Actually Spend in Las Vegas: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideLas Vegas, NV

What Families Actually Spend in Las Vegas: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Las Vegas: Real Activity Costs Las Vegas has an expensive reputation, and for good reason. But the city also…

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What Families Actually Spend in Lake Tahoe: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideLake Tahoe, CA

What Families Actually Spend in Lake Tahoe: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Lake Tahoe: Real Activity Costs Most family travel content skips the part where the budget blows up at the t…

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What Families Actually Spend in Kansas City: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideKansas City, MO

What Families Actually Spend in Kansas City: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Kansas City: Real Activity Costs Kansas City is one of the more affordable major family destinations in the …

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What Families Actually Spend in Jackson Hole: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideJackson Hole, WY

What Families Actually Spend in Jackson Hole: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Jackson Hole: Real Activity Costs Jackson Hole is not a budget destination. That's the honest starting point…

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What Families Actually Spend in Houston: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideHouston, TX

What Families Actually Spend in Houston: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Houston: Real Activity Costs Houston has a secret advantage over most major American cities: a massive free …

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What Families Actually Spend in Honolulu: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideHonolulu, HI

What Families Actually Spend in Honolulu: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Honolulu: Real Activity Costs Hawaii is expensive. That's just the truth. But how expensive depends entirely…

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What Families Actually Spend in Hilton Head: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideHilton Head, SC

What Families Actually Spend in Hilton Head: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Hilton Head: Real Activity Costs Hilton Head has a wide spread between free and expensive. Beach days are fr…

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What Families Actually Spend in Destin: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideDestin, FL

What Families Actually Spend in Destin: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Destin: Real Activity Costs Most family travel sites tell you Destin is "affordable" or "has something for e…

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What Families Actually Spend in Denver: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideDenver, CO

What Families Actually Spend in Denver: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Denver: Real Activity Costs Denver has a wide spread — from completely free nature refuges to $200 zip line …

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What Families Actually Spend in Dallas: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideDallas, TX

What Families Actually Spend in Dallas: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Dallas: Real Activity Costs Nobody wants a surprise at the ticket window. Here's what you'll actually pay fo…

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What Families Actually Spend in Chicago: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideChicago, IL

What Families Actually Spend in Chicago: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Chicago: Real Activity Costs Chicago has a reputation as an expensive city. For families, it's more nuanced.…

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What Families Actually Spend in Cape Canaveral: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideCape Canaveral, FL

What Families Actually Spend in Cape Canaveral: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Cape Canaveral: Real Activity Costs Most travel sites tell you Cape Canaveral is "affordable" without ever s…

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What Families Actually Spend in Branson: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideBranson, MO

What Families Actually Spend in Branson: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Branson: Real Activity Costs Branson has a reputation as an affordable family destination, and parts of it e…

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What Families Actually Spend in Boston: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideBoston, MA

What Families Actually Spend in Boston: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Boston: Real Activity Costs Boston isn't cheap. A family of four doing two paid activities in a day plus lun…

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What Families Actually Spend in Austin: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideAustin, TX

What Families Actually Spend in Austin: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Austin: Real Activity Costs Austin has a wide spread from completely free to genuinely expensive. The good n…

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What Families Actually Spend in Atlanta: Real Activity Costs
Cost GuideAtlanta, GA

What Families Actually Spend in Atlanta: Real Activity Costs

What Families Actually Spend in Atlanta: Real Activity Costs Nobody budgets enough for a family trip. Most travel sites give vague advice li…

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