Unplug the Kids
Unplug the Kids and Celebrate "Visit a New Museum Month"
Local Search Tool Finds Day Trips so you can Turn Off the Video Games and Turn On the Kids to Educational Outings
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – A Day’s Outing, an online tool for discovering local day trips and weekend getaways, today announced that March is Visit a New Museum Month. With chilly temperatures and falling rains across the country, why not escape with the kids and check out museums, quirky galleries and local art centers? Each of these options offer great places to visit while unplugging the kids from technology, getting out of the house and staying warm and dry all at the same time.
Specialty Museums Abound
Whatever your favorite hobby might be, there is probably a museum dedicated to it. There are specialty museums of all sorts, including ones that feature dollhouses, miniature trains, soul music and cartoons. We know young children love discovery museums, but have you taken older children to a contemporary art museum lately? Modern art captivates kids and keeps them engaged.
“It’s nice to have quality time with the kids in a museum when we’re out of the house and away from the distractions of the video games, computers, mobile devices and television,” commented Elizabeth Muse, CEO of A Day’s Outing. “With my own 8 and 10-year old children, I have found that the American and European art that I love simply won’t hold their attention. But when I show my kids cutting-edge contemporary art, they will ask questions and quickly become excited.”
Here are a few of the crazy, fun and favorite museums from around the Mid-Atlantic region that’s you can find using A Day’s Outing:
Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA
National Museum of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD
National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall, Washington D.C.
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA
Southern Appalachian Radio Museum, Ashville, NC
Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA
With any search for day trips using A Day’s Outing, there is a one page where users choose their preferences for an outing, one page with personalized results for day trip ideas, and one page with details about the outing they are interested in. The focus on simplicity eliminates getting lost on the site, saving users time and hassles whenever they want to consider or plan a trip. A Day’s Outing also incorporates Google Maps to help users review a visual map so they can see and gauge the driving distance and location of each possible outing before making a decision.
About A Day’s Outing
Based in Charlottesville, VA, A Day’s Outing is an online search tool for short-distance day trips and weekend outings. A Day’s Outing is the first online search tool aimed at women to help them quickly find outings for themselves or their families. Users benefit from the service’s simplicity, highly personalized outings and events, and timesaving functionality. For more information about A Day’s Outing, please visit www.adaysouting.com.
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