This Wisconsin Town On The List For Top 10 Affordable Family Adventures

As soon as school is out for the summer, families start packing their bags for fun vacations.  Stats are showing that 85% of parents will be heading out on a vacay with their kids in the next 365 days.  But in 2025, families are watching their pennies a little more closely and finding an affordable vacation has been a top-searched item on Google.

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Thanks to research by U.S. News & World Report, the top 10 family vacations that won't max out your credit cards have been found!  And while quite a bit of driving will need to happen for several on the list, one spot is right here in the Midwest.   I can even vouch for quite a few of these...I've been to 6!  (I do have a quick word of caution if you visit #1 on the list though.  You'll see it below...and a photo that I probably should NOT have taken while I was there.)

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Caution: Do Not Touch The Fluffy Cows at Yellowstone National Park

I've been to Yellowstone National Park a few times now and during one of the visits, I may have gotten a little bit too close to the bison.  They are everywhere - honestly, you won't be able to miss them.  They might even stop traffic for a few hours.  (True Story).

Before all of the news stories started popping up about people being attacked by bison because they got too close, I got a quick selfie with one.

Some people have freaked out because of this photo.  I can assure you that I was standing right next to a car that had its door wide open for me to get in.  And the bison was much farther than it appears in this photo.  Seriously.

Regardless, don't touch the fluffy cows. (which I didn't, btw)  You will encounter wild animals at Yellowstone and remember that this is their home.  YOU are the visitor.

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