Top 8 Destination Memorial Day Weekends

With the economy ever so surely climbing to a more stable level, this is the first holiday in a while where it won’t break the bank for family vacation travel time!

It might be last minute, but family travel vacations are the best ways to get closer with your family and learn more about what Memorial Day actually means. These 8 family vacation travel destinations treat your family, and your wallet, with the respect that this weekend of remembrance should emanate.

1. Washington, D.C. – The capital of our country is the perfect place to travel for this holiday. The countless monuments paying tribute to our fallen soldiers are not only beautiful but breathtaking in their surroundings. The Tomb of the Unknowns in the Arlington National Cemetery, Vietnam Veteran Memorial, World War II memorial and U.S. Navy memorial all have amusements throughout the day including performances by the National Symphony Orchestra and a National Memorial Day Parade.
2. New York City – The staple of NYC during Memorial Day weekend is its annual Fleet Week. This family vacation travel event brings hundreds of sailors and marines to the city to participate in parades.
3. Charleston, South Carolina – There is no better place to pay respects to the fallen soldiers of the south other than Charleston. History is still present in the historic architecture and horse drawn carriage rides offered throughout the city.
4. Chicago – The Memorial Day Parade on the Saturday of Memorial Day is an annual tradition for this lakefront city. For the baseball lovers in your family, the Cubs are playing their arch rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, in the famous Wrigley Stadium.
5. Hilton Head, South Carolina – The month of May is the perfect time to visit Hilton Head. The near-perfect weather, apple blossoms, marshlands, beaches and annual art-and-culture festival all make this town one to visit, if not for Memorial Day, then sometime soon!
6. Palm Springs, California – What was once a town exclusively for the rich and famous is now available for everyone while keeping the glitz and glam of its previous heyday.
7. Yellowstone National Park – This park is the first ever national park in the US. It’s beautiful scenery of lush forests and snowcapped mountains offer activities for everyone in the family, giving the perfect family travel vacation.
8. Austin, Texas – The southwest’s essence is captured in this city. The numerous galleries, museums and music venues offer family-friendly entertainment without losing its charm of a small city.