9 Day Trip Ideas for Family Mini-Adventures

“Miniature adventures” can be fun, free, and quality family time.
9 Day Trip Ideas for Family Mini-Adventures
Head over to your local fair and enjoy a walk down memory lane while making new memories as a family. Biba Kayewich
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Great adventures don’t have to take you far from home. You and your family can create enduring memories just by taking a short drive and looking for the extraordinary in the ordinary. If you start to imagine yourself as a tourist in your own region, you’ll suddenly see it with fresh eyes and realize how much it has to offer.

In his book “Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes,” adventurer, author, and speaker Alastair Humphreys popularized the idea of miniature adventures, which are brief but exciting outings easily inserted into your life to break up your routine and keep life interesting. They don’t have to cost much or require extensive planning.
Walker Larson
Walker Larson
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Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."