Sometimes we par­ents just need a to take a lit­tle adults-only vaca­tion and leave the kids in the trust­ing care of their lov­ing grand­par­ents. New Year’s Eve seems per­fectly suited to a quick adults-only get­away. On the other hand, it’s a also a great time to get your entire fam­ily together to ring in the new year. Whether or not you need a break from the kids or want to ring in the new year, fam­ily style, you’re prob­a­bly ask­ing your­self “isn’t it too late? And where should we go?”

Thrills, ter­ror and sheer excite­ment return to Calico Ghost Town on Friday, October 23rd dur­ing the annual Ghost Haunt. This year the town has gone all out to pro­vide new hor­rors to the delight of any­one who attends this year’s event dur­ing two fun-filled weekends.

California vis­i­tors can make every penny of their sight­see­ing bud­get gleam when they travel with CityPass. Romantic, quirky San Francisco’s most pop­u­lar six attrac­tions cost $56.00 less with CityPass. Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, star haunts and houses, and celebrity spot­ting saves the star-struck $51.00 with CityPass. And, within a few citypass.com clicks, admis­sion to Southern California’s most famous theme parks weighs in at about 30% less than reg­u­lar admis­sion prices.