4. Saratoga, Wyoming
If you’re a fan of communal bathing, then you have to go visit Saratoga, Wyoming. Take a free dip at Saratoga, which is 125 miles west of Cheyenne and is home to the 24-hour natural pool known as Hobo Hot Springs. Alternatively, reserve a spa treatment (starting at $85) at Saratoga Hot Springs Resort to go into the thermal pools shaded by tepees.
Saratoga, which is located on the North Platte River between the Sierra Madre and Snowy mountain ranges, draws outdoor enthusiasts with its reasonably priced recreational options, which include fishing in the region’s well-known trout rivers and hiking in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
This place is great for winter skiing as well! You may do it for free if you’re 70 years of age or older. Embark on an adventure with me and visit Saratoga this year, as it’s on my to-do list!
5. Buffalo, New York
“Traveling on a budget as a senior isn’t possible in New York”, you may be tempted to say. With new attractions like the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, which recently doubled the museum’s display capacity (admission is $18 for adults, $16 for those 62 and over; some areas are free), and repositioned its newly included sculpture garden as an urban town square, New York’s second-largest city can hold its own when it comes to cultural appeal.
Travel from Buffalo to the neighboring Niagara Falls, where a new visitor center worth $46 million is anticipated to open in 2024 at Niagara Falls State Park. The facility will have accessible trails, a museum, and outdoor displays. Admission is free.
There are also plenty of free audio tours around the town. Also, if you’re traveling to Buffalo and you’re passionate about vintage cars, don’t forget to check out the Pierce-Arrow Museum.
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all liberal states no thank you
Ummm, Idaho, Wyoming, and Indiana are red states. . .
thank you!
Jonathan Ray Selsor,
You can’t be serious. You are joking, right?
First of all, Wyoming and Indiana listed in this article are a deep red, Right-Wing states.
Second, are you paying attention to the destruction of your social security and Medicare by Trump and Musk, as they happily slash all government services and programs for senior citizens, children, students and the poor? You can’t possibly still support the MAGA, Far-Right Nazi Party called Republicans, I hope?
your loss
I’m 74, living on a military retirement, and social security. After taxes, Medicare, rent, utilities, and groceries, we barely have enough to go across the street.
We aren’t the only ones in our situation. Our budget is tight and we’ve had to cut most of our budget.
So unless you were pretty well off before retirement there is no way to enjoy these things.
Who in the world would want to go to any of those places?!?!
Nope, they go south for the noce weather.
Keep an open mind. I’ve lived in CA for the past 50 years and within the past 4 years visited North and South Carolina and had a marvelous time, enjoying all the southern hospitality and similarities in people’s personalities and that’s where I kept the focus on the similarities not so much on the differences. We’re all genuinely good people and want the best for ourselves, and our families, and believe it or not for others as well…