Cheapest Cities in the U.S. to Visit

If you're vacationing with an eye on the budget this year, you might take a look at this list of ten places suggested at Kiplinger.com. Factors considered included cost of airfares, and affordable hotels and meals -- of course, if you can pile the kids into the car and drive to the destination, so much the better, budget-wise.

Tampa, FL, Riverside, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Charlotte, NC-- check out the full list of ten Cheapest Cities.

And see also our own list of Affordable Vacation Towns, for places that are easy on the budget and which also have many fun things to do with kids.