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RAVEN RUN NATURE SANCTUARY Lexington – 5888 Jacks Creek Road (I-75 exit 95. Take SR 3055 west to Jacks Creek Road. near US 25/421 south) 40515. Phone: (859) 272-6105. Hours: Daily 9:00am-5:00pm. Trails close 30 minutes before park closing. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Admission: FREE. Follow trails lined with native flora and fauna, rock fences, [...]

LANE SOUTHERN ORCHARDS Fort Valley – 50 Lane Road (I-75 exit 142 west on Hwy 96. Look for the rows and rows of crop trees -you can’t miss it) 31030. Phone: (478) 825-3592 or (800) 277- 3224. www.lanesouthernorchards.com. Hours: Daily 9:00am-5:00pm. Till dark during Peach season. Admission: FREE. $5.00 for orchard tours or field trips. [...]

CINCINNATI ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS Cincinnati – 3400 Vine Street (I-75 to exit 6, Mitchell Ave) 45220. Phone: (513) 281- 4700 or (800) 94-HIPPO. www.cincinnatizoo.org. Hours: Daily 9:00am-6:00pm (Summer); 9:00am-5:00pm (Winter), 9:00am-8:30pm (Summer Saturdays). Admission: $13.00 adult, $9.00 senior (62+), $9.00 child (2-12). Children’s Zoo and rides are $2.00- $6.00 additional. Parking Fee $6.50. Advance [...]

ATLANTA BRAVES MUSEUM / TURNER FIELD TOURS Atlanta – 755 Hank Aaron Drive (I-75/85 exit 246, Fulton Street East) 30315. Phone: (404) 614-2310. http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com. Hours: The museum opens two and a half hours before each game and closes in the middle of the seventh inning. Admission: Museum Only: $2.00-$5.00. Tour/Museum: $12.00 adult, $7.00 child. FREE [...]

GEORGIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME Macon – 301 Cherry Street (I-75 to exit I-16 east to MLK, Jr. exit to Cherry St) 31201. Phone: (912) 752-1585. www.gshf.org. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:00am- 5:00pm, Sunday 1:00-5:00pm. Admission: $8.00 adult, $6.00 senior (60+), Military, College Students; $3.50 child (6-16); $15.00 family. Begin your sports experience in the museum’s theater [...]

VAN BUREN LAKE STATE PARK Van Buren – State Route 613 (1 mile East of Van Buren, I-75 exit 164) 45889. Phone: (419) 832-7662. www.dnr.state.oh.us. Hiking trails circle the lake. Hikers, horseback riders, and mountain bikers are welcome on 6 miles of multiple-use trails traversing steep ravines and gentler terrain in scenic woodlands. 296 acres [...]

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME Knoxville – 700 Hall of Fame Drive, near Volunteer Landing (Follow directions to Volunteer Landing. Then, follow Hall of Fame Drive to corner of Hill Ave) 37915. Phone: (865) 633-9000. www.WBHOF.com. Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00am- 5:00pm (summers). Tuesday-Friday 11:00am-5:00pm & Saturday 10:00am- 5:00pm (rest of year). Closed on winter Sundays & [...]

BAY CITY STATE RECREATION AREA Bay City – 3582 State Park Drive (I-75 exit 168 east to Euclid Avenue) 48706. Phone: (989) 684-3020. www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/. Admission: $6.00- $8.00 per vehicle. Lots of camping (tent and cabins) plus a swimming beach free from sharp zebra mussels found in the area, make this an attraction. Also find boating, [...]

SPRING BREAK Although our family’s Spring Break doesn’t start until Easter Weekend, many moms I talked to this week DID NOT make elaborate plans this year for Spring Break or Easter. They’re just winging it right now. Maybe we can help. Honestly, most of our spring breaks have always been about quick trips or local [...]

DON GARLITS MUSEUM OF DRAG RACING AND CLASSIC CARS Ocala – 13700 SW 16th Avenue (I-75 exit 341, one block east on CR 484) 34473. Phone: (877) 271-3278. www.garlits.com. Hours: Daily (except Christmas) from 9:00am-5:00pm. Admission: $15.00 adult, $13.00 senior (60+) and youth (13-18), $6.00 child (5-12). Mention the name “Big Daddy” around anyone familiar [...]