Summer's Essential Bucket List
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- Summer's Essential Bucket ListHave an outdoor barbeque or cookout for friends and family. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListBe a tourist in your own city and state, or visit nearby monuments. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListEnjoy the beach with friends. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListCatch a baseball game or any other sports game in your neighborhood. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListStuff your face at a food festival. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListGet wet! Run through sprinklers or try your hand at a Slip n' Slide. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListStay cool with a water balloon fight. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListGo on a hike or even try camping outdoors. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListJoin a sports league like soccer, kickball, dodgeball, running or basketball. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListGo see some summer blockbusters or see if there are any movies playing in the park. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListVisit a museum of choice on the hot summer days. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)(credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListGet your groove on at a music festival in your city or nearby. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListTake an evening stroll through your city, town or neighborhood. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListHave a picnic in the park, complete with sandwiches, sides and beverages. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListLounge by the pool with a good book and soak up the sun. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListTake a roadtrip with a friend, family member, or other loved ones. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)(Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket List - Universe/Space Generic(credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListScream your heart out on a rollercoaster at an amusement park.(Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListVolunteer in an outdoor setting, like cleaning up parks or planting trees. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
- Summer's Essential Bucket ListVisit the zoo for some fun time with exotic animals. (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
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