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Readers' Choice: Staycation Destinations

Support your local museum, park, historical site or other family location against others around the northwest Atlanta suburbs.

  • May 7, 2012
 

Memorial Day is only three weeks away, meaning summer vacation season is almost here.

But with gas prices still above $3.50 a gallon and round-trip airfare for a family of four running more than $1,200 to get just about anywhere, a staycation is an enticing option.

You avoid the expense and stress of travel. You don’t have to stop the mail or board the pets. But you still get the time away from work and with your family.

The challenge is to avoid getting bored or spending hour after hour in front of the TV. That’s where staycation destinations come into play.

You need entertaining options for the whole family, from parks to museums to historical sites. That’s what this week’s Readers’ Choice is all about.

What’s your favorite place to go in Cobb, Cherokee, Douglas, Paulding and Bartow counties to spend a morning or afternoon with your family? What’s your pick for a staycation destination?

Here are your options in this week’s poll:

We can’t add any other options to this week’s poll, but if your favorite staycation destination isn’t on the list, let us know in the comments for next time.

You have until 9 a.m. Friday to vote and support your local attraction against those in nearby Patches.

The winner will be based equally on the poll results and on positive reviews and ratings on the directory listings for the businesses. So after you vote in the poll, be sure to click on the name of the destination above to give your pick a five-star rating and review.

If there's a tie, we'll break it based on the most positive comments, so tell us why you chose your favorite staycation destination spot in the comment space below.

We will announce the winner at noon Friday.

  • What's your favorite staycation destination?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Acworth Beach/Cauble Park
        10 (7%)
    • Allatoona Pass Battlefield
        1 (0%)
    • Booth Western Art Museum
        10 (7%)
    • Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
        2 (1%)
    • Cherokee County History Museum and Visitors Center
        2 (1%)
    • Downtown Woodstock (Dean’s Store, The Park at City Center and more)
        0 (0%)
    • Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site
        3 (2%)
    • Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
        1 (0%)
    • Lost Mountain Park
        0 (0%)
    • Marietta Square (Glover Park, Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum, Marietta Museum of History, Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art and more)
        5 (3%)
    • Pine Mountain Recreation Area
        22 (16%)
    • Red Top Mountain State Park
        5 (3%)
    • Seven Springs Museum
        0 (0%)
    • Smith-Gilbert Gardens
        3 (2%)
    • Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
        1 (0%)
    • Stars & Strikes
        4 (3%)
    • Sweetwater Creek State Park
        36 (27%)
    • Tanglewood Farm
        0 (0%)
    • Tellus Science Museum
        27 (20%)
    Total votes: 132
    • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Family Friendly, Readers' Choice 2012, and Staycation Destinations

Guinevere Khan

10:10 am on Monday, May 7, 2012

You forgot Pettit Creek Farms right here in Cartersville.

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Michael Jacobs

10:28 am on Monday, May 7, 2012

Hi, Guinevere: We considered including Pettit Creek Farms, but we had so many Cartersville attractions compared with other Patches in the area that we had to trim the list. It was my call, so blame me, not Brande. We'll try to give Pettit Creek its turn next time.

Ezra Hall

4:36 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012

You forgot Good ole' Rose Lawn!!!!

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Michael Jacobs

9:13 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012

HI, Ezra: Same answer as Pettit Creek Farms. We didn't forget it, but we had to make some hard decisions about what to include and didn't want too many entries from any one Patch.

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