AMUSEMENT PARKS $8 beers. $6 hotdogs. Couples wearing t-shirts that say “I’m with Him” and “I’m with Her.” Frankly, if you don’t like the rides, you could spend the day getting material for a sitcom pilot.

BALTIMORE Ah yes, Baltimore … the Ravens, the Inner Harbor, the city that doesn’t deserve to have a baseball team.

CAMPING Bugs, bats and spiders. We can’t think of a better way to spend a weekend. Can you?

CRAFT SHOWS Face it, a Make Your Own Jewerly At Home kit just won’t work. What you should really do is head to the nearest craft show to pick up the good stuff.

FAIRS Not exactly the World’s Fair, but some interesting stuff all the same.

MUSEUMS We pass them everyday on the way to work. We all say to ourselves “I’m going to see that exhibit this weekend, I’ll just look in the paper and find out when it’s running.” We never do. Now you have no excuse.

PARKS Not just swing sets and sandboxes anymore. Today’s parks have tennis and basketball courts, frisbee golf and a whole lot of other stuff.

SHOWS Does the phrase “Disney on Ice” send shivers down your spine? Are you looking to “Rock the Rainforest?” Then have we got a page for you.

ZOOS and AQUARIUMS Zoos. We like Zoos. Enough said.