Drive away family Christmas vacation ideas

Hey y'all
I need some ideas for a drive away family Christmas vacation. Needs to be able to entertain an 11 year old.

Ready? Go!

Cabin on Broken Bow....

Walley World

Great Wolf Lodge is fun for kids that age around Christmas. We did that the last 6-7 yrs. This year we are going to Graceland

11 year old? unlimited data and just drive around in a circle for a few days.

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There is a lot to do in Beavers Bend with low priced to very high priced "luxury" cabins to choose from. We go up every year for Thanksgiving, its usually pretty warm (mid 50's to high 60's). We went up for Christmas one year, it was cooler (high 40's) but the sun was warm.

I actually prefer Beavers Bend in the fall and winter.

If you do this, take your time and pick a cabin that backs the national forest or Weyerhauser land (timber land). They are much more private and more enjoyable.

Sea World
S Padre
Texas Bowl in Houston Tx January 27th

Big Bend National Park

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Pigeon Forge

Air Bnd house on grade isle, la

What's your 11 year old like to do?

Me and my will be 10yr old on christmas will be doing six flags magic mountain in California then hit vegas for some fun and a trip to play in the snow.

This if he likes hiking and being in the beautiful outdoors.

Great Wolf Lodge is a hit but $$$$

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Estes Park. Snow skiing, Bronco's play on the 22nd, mountains, and more.

Gatlinburg, TN

I, too, am always trying to drive away family during the holidays. The full Monty usually works.

Go star gazing at an observatory there are 3 in Texas. My choice would be George Observatory outside of Houston, there is also the Houston Space Center, lots of cool stuff their, and Galveston is short trip from there. He will love a ride on the Bolivar ferry and so will you, also there is Moody Gardens and more good seafood than you can eat. There is a jack up oil rig and the 1877 tall sailing Elissa if it in port. You can see big ships coming and going on the Houston ship channel, then there is the Galveston Strand during Christmas there Dickens on the Strand where dress up in period and costoms. If it were still there I'd say make a stop at the Battleship Texas and play on guns, I always liked playing on AA guns pretending to shoot down Jap planes. That is some of the things we did when I was a kid although the observatory and space center were not there.

I forgot to mention The Battleship Texas has been moved to dry dock for repairs and will not be returning to Houston very sad.

Solid advise. Real nice areas around there as well.