So I mentioned the zoo last week for FSF (That’s Fun Stuff Friday!) and today I’m talking about something that you also have access to with the zoo membership…the 3 North Carolina Aquariums. One of our “Learning Adventure” days this summer was a mini-vacation that included a day at the beach with a friend of mine who goes all the way back to middle school days, then a trip to the aquarium at Fort Fisher and a ferry ride on the way home. This was a very inexpensive trip for us. We hung out at her parent’s beach house on the beach day, then drove down to Wilmington where we’d gotten a hotel room for $30 (gotta love priceline.com!), were admitted free to the aquarium with our NC Zoo Society card, and then paid $5 (I think, may be a bit higher or lower) for the ferry. It was a great trip and cost us very little out of pocket, even once we factored in gas.
The aquarium we went to was great. We got to see an albino alligator (beautiful animal!), turtles, ducks, fish and much, much more. It was a lot of fun for the boys, and mom and dad enjoyed it as well! It is a bit of a drive (the others are even farther away, but we hope to be able to afford some more mini-trips at some point to see them) so if you can turn it into a mini-vacation I highly suggest it. Nobody likes being stuck in the car with cranky kids for 6+ hours in a day!
Overall, I recommend them, especially if your family can be admitted at no charge!
