Many of us are short on cash these days. In today's travel tip, I want to talk about how we can save a bit of money and still enjoy our favorite local attractions. The zoo and the aquarium are some of my favorite destinations and Seattle has a great zoo in the Fremont neighborhood called Woodland Park Zoo.
Admission to the Woodland Park Zoo is $16.50 for adults, $11.00 for kids three and older (for toddlers admission is free) and another $5.00 to park. By the time you add in lunch, snacks, and couple of milks you are spending > $70.00 for an afternoon out (Mom helped me with the math). For many people this can be a lot of money so when they do go they try to get the most of it by visiting every attraction in the park. This makes for a very long day. Parents get frustrated as they try to move from exhibit to exhibit and still make it home in time for the afternoon nap (dad gets really cranky if he doesn't get is Sunday afternoon nap).
To help save money and increase family fun, I recommend the Wolf Pack Membership package. For $110 (less than two trips to the zoo per year), you can visit as many times as you want. This way you can take the time to enjoy each exhibit and still make home in time for nap time (though I don't mind getting a head start on the way home).
For more information on all the Zoo membership packages including partnering zoos across the country see the Zoo's website at http://www.zoo.org.
Happy travels!
Amelie
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