Friday, November 21, 2008

The Best Family Entertainment Pass!

We have been buying a Zoo Pass for the last two years, which for our family runs about $80. Actually, it has been a Christmas gift for my girls from Grandma and Papa! But this year, we have found an even better deal!

The Boonshoft Museum of Dicovery in Dayton, OH offers a family membership pass for $100. Why would you ever want a membership to a museum in Ohio? Well, their pass is part of the Association of Children's Museum reciprocal program, the Association of Science-Technology Centers, and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. What does all this mean? It means that for only $20 more than just a zoo meembership, your family gets admission into the Buffalo Zoo, the Explore and More Museum in East Aurora, the Buffalo Science Museum, and the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester (the best children's museum EVER)! AND it's also good at hundreds of places all over the country!!! What a deal!

Click here for more information. The $100 package is called the Adventurer and is good for both parents and all children under 17 in the household. The pass is good for one year from the date of purchase. Make sure you check with each individual museum or zoo when using reciprocal benefits. They all have their own rules - some may get you in free, others may give a discounted admission. I'm pretty sure that all of the ones around here are free admission.