This Memorial Day weekend, Warren County is jam-packed with thrilling adventures, beautiful outdoor excursions, plus a host of free things to do for the perfect holiday getaway.

Kings Island has a huge Memorial Day weekend planned with the return of the Action Sports World Tour (May 29-31). See some of the top extreme sports stars jump, twist and spin in multiple performances each day!  Kings Island is also celebrating the Memorial Day holiday with FREE Admission to all active and retired military personnel! 

Of course no trip to Kings Island would be complete without a thrilling trip down The Beast or the pulse-pouding Diamondback. If you haven't taken your little ones to see the PEANUTS gang in the all-new Planet Snoopy, then now's your chance.  And don't forget you can cool off in Boomerang Bay - now open daily!

You can package the fun of Kings Island with the final weekend of Zoo Babies at the Cincinnati Zoo with the value-packed Ride and Roar package. For only $319 (plus tax) your family can get 4 tickets to Kings Island, 4 tickets to the Cincinnati Zoo, plus 2-nights lodging and much more.

More summer fun can be found at The Beach Waterpark, now open daily. Or you can take to the skies at Ozone Zipline Adventures for a memorable and high-flying trip through the Little Miami River valley. If you have never taken a trip along the Little Miami Bike Trail, then Saturday, May 29th, you'll want to take a guided tour of the trail for only $15.

Round out your weekend with a trip to Springboro and Franklin in the northern part of the county. You can catch an amazing matinee or eveneing performance of "The Church Basement Ladies" at La Comedia Dinner Theatre. There are also a host of free activities to make your weekend more enjoyable. Take a self-guided walking tour of Springboro which has a rich Underground Railroad history or head over to Franklin and see the city's history depicted on award-winning murals located on the outside of many of the city's buildings.

1. The Old Gym Shoes

This may be an odd item to have at the top of the list, but you know they've gotta go. Springtime means getting out of hibernation and rejuvenating our spirits and our bodies. So break down, go out and buy new gymmers for outdoor activities like walking the Little Miami Scenic Trail or hiking the picturesque grounds of Fort Ancient. Face it, your old gym shoes smell and give you shin splints anyway.

2. That "Must-Have" Wool Sweater from Winter ‘95

When you bought it, you proclaimed that you would wear it all the time, when in reality you wore it the day after you bought it and not a day since. It's only taking up space in your dresser, so let it go! Take a shopping trip Cincinnati Premium Outlets - one of best outlet malls in Ohio, for a cute, trendy skirt or a funky wrap-around spring top. Now those are "must-haves!"

3. The 10,000 Bottles of Half-Full Sun Tan Lotion You Have Accumulated

Do you really need 6 half-used bottles of the same SPF? At the end of last summer you declared "I'm throwing these out before next summer and buying all new." So we encourage you to get pitching! After your cupboards are bare of old sun tan lotion, make a trip to the local Target, purchase a fresh new bottle of SPF30... and grab a new swim suit while you're there. You want to be fully prepared to catch rays at The Beach Waterpark and Kings Island's Boomerang Bay this summer, don't you?

4. The "Spare Room" Junk Pile

This pile often includes leftover rolls of Christmas wrapping paper, old newspapers, and all those miscellaneous items that you tell yourself "I really should hold onto to these" and it spirals out of control in one corner of your least used room. Now, if you can't find it in yourself to throw these items away, "in case you need them," at least be free of the cluttered look. Channel "Martha Stewart" and stop into one of the antique and specialty shops in Lebanon or Waynesville to find yourself a great furniture piece to store all of your goods and pretty up your room.

5. The Frozen Fruitcake Leftover From Christmas

At the time it was a perfectly innocent thing putting a perfectly tasty loaf of fruitcake in your freezer, because you figured it would be great to munch on after the holidays. However, by April 1st, the cake of fruit is not looking too hot. Release it from its icy home and bite into some really tasty treats at Golden Turtle Chocolate Factory and Whits Frozen Custard in Lebanon or at The Cake Diva in Waynesville.