# Which is better for a long weekend with the kids? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 9, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-for-a-long-weekend-with-the-kids/516941 "2009-11-09T20:31:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-for-a-long-weekend-with-the-kids/516941/1 "2009-11-09T20:31:04Z")
Savannah or Charleston (or somewhere else)? I’m looking to plan a weekend trip as a surprise for my wife. We’ll be coming from Charlotte, NC. We went to Myrtle Beach in July and I’m looking for something different this time. Here are the criteria: [ul] I’d like to keep it to no more than about 4 hours driving each way[/ul] [ul]Activities friendly for young kids (7, 3.5)[/ul] [ul]Near the water, rather than mountains (wife’s preference)[/ul] [ul]Activities open in winter (January)[/ul] I’ve been to both Savannah and Charleston, but without the kids and I wasn’t really paying attention to kid-friendly attractions. Other options would be Wimington; Hilton Head; etc. ---
**Author:** ![Countrypolitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@Countrypolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Countrypolitan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-for-a-long-weekend-with-the-kids/516941/2 "2009-11-10T01:54:26Z")
Charleston has the Aquarium, the _USS Yorktown_, lots of parks, historic forts–but it depends on what your kids are interested in or how short their attention span is. If you get a good guidebook to both cities, there will be a section on kid friendly attractions.