Get away ideas for spring- 2-3 hours from DC

[Anonymous]

In the fall I went to Luray/ Shenandoah for a weekend and where we stayed was MAGA central.

Any suggestions of places to go in the spring for a long weekend that aren't quite so like that (or not, I guess everything will be MAGA outside of our bubble)?

Group of mom friends with kids 1-3 yo. Would love kid- friendly activities, brewery/ winery, outdoor things to do.

Thanks for the suggestions.

[Anonymous]

Lancaster, PA - Dutch Wonderland amusement park is great for those ages plus farms, restaurants, etc. Trains and museums, college town...

[Anonymous]

Hyatt Chesapeake

[Anonymous]

Richmond has tons to do with kids, close to Charlottesville for wineries

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Richmond has tons to do with kids, close to Charlottesville for wineries

Richmond and Charlottesville are an hour apart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lancaster, PA - Dutch Wonderland amusement park is great for those ages plus farms, restaurants, etc. Trains and museums, college town...

Agreed! We did this when our kids were that age with two other families. We got an AirBnb/VRBO and stayed together. It was a lot of fun.
Animals, Dutch Wonderland, and trains were all part of the long weekend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lancaster, PA - Dutch Wonderland amusement park is great for those ages plus farms, restaurants, etc. Trains and museums, college town...

Agreed! We did this when our kids were that age with two other families. We got an AirBnb/VRBO and stayed together. It was a lot of fun.
Animals, Dutch Wonderland, and trains were all part of the long weekend.

Watch out for Thomas the Tank Engine dates
https://www.strasburgrailroad.com/special-events/ride-with-thomas/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Richmond has tons to do with kids, close to Charlottesville for wineries

I love Richmond and it has a lot of breweries: https://www.visitrichmondva.com/drink/richmond-beer-trail/

Don't drink so can't speak to specifics, but for kids you have the children's museum, science museum, Virginia Museum of History and Culture has a room for kids to play in if anyone wants to go there and switch off the museum is pretty small. Also right by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which is very nice and free. If you want only outdoors, you can walk by the river (probably too cold for a boat tour then?), there's Maymont with a nature center, and Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.

[Anonymous]

I bet Davis, WV would be nice for nature activities that time of year

[Anonymous]

Williamsburg or Lancaster

[Anonymous]

Agree with Richmond. St. Michaels could be fun as well.

[Anonymous]

The Homestead

[Anonymous]

News flash there’s Maga here - just stay in your house