The Best Cities to Vacation in While on a Budget

When your finances might not take you on the extravagant venture you have experienced in past years, there is still plenty to do without breaking the bank. There are thousands of cities with magnificent sights and adventures to see and do without spending a cent. Then there are others when visiting, your family will have a great time at minimal cost.

Las Vegas, California

The entertainment capital of the world knows how to get you there and keep you there with hundreds of free activities. Casino owners simply want to get you to Las Vegas. Once there they realize that many will visit their casino. So, to get you there, they offer all kinds f freebies to attract families, couples or honeymooners. Their list includes free entertainment such as The Fremont Street Experience. This adventure is a four block long electronic canopy prepared to attract visitors to the downtown area. The entertainment begins nightly right at dusk. visitors are treated with spectacular sight and sound shows. With over two million ligates, cascading through the airways, with sounds from 28 speakers blasting at 540,000 watts blasting through the airways. This is just one of the hundreds of attractions vacationers can enjoy without spending a dime.

Daytona Beach, Florida

If Florida is your destination this vacation season, visit Daytona. Daytona has enough ventures for the family on a budget, you might never consider spending money again. For the chocolate lover or chocolate loving family, plan to spend a couple of hours at Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory. They offer a 30 minute tour of the factory providing information on their system which make some of this country's best chocolates. The tour is available to the public Monday through Friday from 10 am through 4 pm with a two hour break for lunch. Then visit the Casements. The home of multi-millionaire John D Rockefeller was deeded to the city and now serves as a cultural center and museum. Visitors will enjoy walking around the center viewing the many historical pieces and information regarding the area along with art from around the area and country. And while there, don't miss the tour of Mary McLeod Bethune home and Grave site which sits on the campus of Bethune-Cookman Boulevard hundred of Thekman University.

Los Angeles, California

If your family enjoys the life of the rich and famous, surely they will be e intrigued to see the footprints and hand prints of Hollywood's greatest legends planted forever in the cement outside. Right on Hollywood boulevard hundreds of Hollywood's best have stood an placed their ion hands and feet in the cement solidifying their place in history. Stars such as Rock Hudson, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and more have been immortalized in the cement at Grauman's. And for those who love to look at the stars an space, the Griffith Observatory provides an ast has gronomy museum free to any visitor who wishes to take a glimpse of 'Heaven.' Take a look through the Zeiss Telescope and see farther than most men without actually traveling through space. The feature is so popular, they advise visitors to come early. Anxious viewers line up early and Griffith limits the number of visitors allowed entry nightly.

Missoula, Montana

If you love clean living with wide open spaces, visit Montana. Or should we say Missoula, Montana. Any location in Montana is great but for brevity sake, let;s take a look at the great area of Missoula. Take for instance Lost Creek State park. With a number of amazing attractions that seem to take you back to the days of the west. Visit Lost Creek Falls while in Missoula. Lost Creek Falls is described as one of the feature attractions with a fifty foot cascade. For decades this has been on of the most popular scenic attraction in Lost Creek State Park, Missoula. Or visit the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula. Fort Missoula was one of the first forts built in Montana. The locomotives, fire lookout tower seem to be a hit with small children.