Avalanche Bay Indoor Water Park (courtesy:www.flickr.com)

Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark is the largest waterpark in Michigan located over an area of 88,000 square feet on Boyne Mountain. This amazing Michigan weekend getaways houses 220-luxury rooms and Spa. It is the best weekend getaway for families and for those who are looking for an indoor fun.

This wonderful indoor water park offers Surf simulator, body slides, toilet bowl ride, lazy river, tube slides, huge interactive water play, structure with tipping bucket, activity pool, wave rider surf pool, climbing wall and whirlpool spas for visitors to have a lot of fun.

The park has mind blowing attractions that give great opportunities to enjoy with your loved ones such as – Splasherhorn – offers hours of fun with multiple levels, bridges, and water sprays. Rip Zone- offers a chance to test your tubular skills and see how long you can stay up before the wave shuts you down. Vertigo – it sends riders into a giant bowl around and around till you don’t go flushed into the pool below. Kitz Pool- offers entertainment and a safe environment for parents and children to enjoy together. Besides these attractions, there is South Wall – it is a wet wall that offers chance to climb the wall vertically, Boyne River – offers a chance to Chill-out and float on the boyne river, Downhill Mat Racer – offers a chance to compete against your friends in a race for the finish, Haute Route Water Crossing- gives you a chance to cross the floating icebergs of the haute route. Hang on to the rope net above. Super G- offers you a great riding. Blizzard Bay- offers a lot to do in the pool. And Glacier Hot Springs- offers you chance to take a soak in theses hot tubs.

The park is usually open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and costs between $19-30. there are many options for stay and for getting good available around the park.

Kovler Penguin and Seabird House, Chicago(courtesy:www.flickr.com)

Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the most wonderful family weekend getaway in Chicago established in 1868. It is located in Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois.

Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the last free-admission zoos of America. This is a world of wildlife, where animal lovers come to hear lion’s roar echo and to see gorillas climbing trees and rainforests and dry-thorn forests or spacious savannas. There are thousands of animals in the Zoo, that visitors can get to see. The best attraction of this Zoo is Regenstein Center, it is for African Apes. It is one of the best assemblages of gorillas and chimpanzees in the world. Where chimpanzees and giant gorillas eat and play around, you can even touch them.

Lincoln Park Zoo is home to several attractions such as – Regenstein African Journey, McCormick Bear Habitat , McCormick Bird House, Regenstein Birds of Prey Exhibit, Kovler Penguin and Seabird House, Helen Brach Primate House, Antelope & Zebra Area, Farm-in-the-Zoo, The Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo, Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo, Regenstein Small Mammal-Reptile House, Hope B. McCormick Swan Pond, Flamingo Habitat.

Besides you can go for boat riding on the pond and can visit the Lincoln Park located just outside the zoo. There are many seasonal events held in the park, that you can enjoy as well.