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When it comes to summer vacations, most people play it pretty safe. Beach vacations and road trips are the top two vacation plans just about every year, and it’s easy to understand why: These kinds of trips are fairly easy to organize, provide a range of activities, and can be pretty affordable even when the price of gasoline resembles a bad earned-run average.
But how many times can you visit the same resorts, parks, or roadside attractions before you succumb to sheer boredom? Maybe this is the year you ditch the safe play and try something different. To that end, here are 12 summer vacation ideas you’ve probably never tried.