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LadyStache

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Cheap Amusements
« on: August 25, 2014, 08:29:17 PM »
We're planning to go to a nearby amusement park later this week, which can be pretty costly. By purchasing tickets online I was able to save more than 50% on tickets and parking. Yay coupon codes!
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ohyonghao

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Re: Cheap Amusements
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2014, 03:05:07 PM »
I also found that our local library has yearly passes which can be checked out once a year to many places in our neighboring metropolis called Portland, and also some more local places.  My wife took a friend and his friends family, total of 4 adults and 3 children, for free to see a beautiful Japanese Garden which normally would have ran over $50!

Libraries, they're much more than just books.
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Re: Cheap Amusements
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2014, 05:38:22 AM »
I may have mentioned this elsewhere already, but it's worth repeating: the Toronto public library system has passes for pretty well every museum in the city, usually given out every Saturday morning. The popular/expensive museums (Science Centre, ROM, AGO) go pretty fast, so you need to show up early for them (my TO neighbourhood is smart/poor, so people sometimes line up for an hour or two before the library opens on Saturday!). But other cool small museums (textile, ceramic, shoe) are often available all week long.
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Re: Cheap Amusements
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2014, 04:33:01 AM »
My local library in upstate New York has passes to most of the museums in a 50 mile area.  You can take them out for 3 days and usually are for 2-4 people.  My daughter has managed to visit almost all of them and they're a great resource when people come from out of town.
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Re: Cheap Amusements
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2014, 12:22:32 PM »
If you're in the NYC area, most museums are free (pay what you want). Cloisters being a favorite of mine (an old European monastery with mideaval art/history stuff).
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Re: Cheap Amusements
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2014, 01:21:04 PM »
We go to a theme park here in pa called Knoebels ever year. This place is great; old school family fun, free to park and free admission. You only pay for tickets for rides, generally in the $1-$3 range. With little kids who aren't crazy about a ton of rides at this point we can spend all day and spend maybe $40-$50 and have a blast. They encourage you to bring in your own food/drink which saves even more.
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