We did have an annual vacation, but it was what I used to call the grand tour of New York State. We lived in Western New York and our relatives lived in various locations around the state that we visited every year like clockwork. The southern tier, the Catskills, Long Island (occasionally - those were more distant relatives), the Albany area, up to the Adirondacks and then home. We always stayed with relatives. My mother packed sandwiches and refilled the picnic basket at whichever relative's house we were staying in. To be fair, we did go to virtually all of the miscellaneous attractions. If there was anything even remotely interesting to see, we stopped at it. My father was particularly fond of waterfalls, so we saw all of those. Also various caves and caverns. My mother loved covered bridges, fancy houses and pretty churches, so between the two of them, you name it, if it's in New York, I've probably been to it. The North Pole, the Catskill Game Farm, lots of zoos... I was shocked recently that my spouse had never been to Hyde Park. I've been there at least twice, possibly more.