10 Ways to Bring Adventure to Everyday Life

BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN

Take a trip to your local visitors bureau and pick an attraction or activity that you’ve never tried before. You’d be surprised how many hidden gems exist just around the corner.

TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Breaking out of our routines helps build a sense of adventure in mundane parts of our day. You might discover a park, neighborhood, or shop you’d like to visit later.

COOK OR GET TAKEOUT FROM A CUISINE YOU’VE NEVER TRIED BEFORE

Food is one of the best ways to connect with a culture, and trying new tastes, combinations, and textures is an adventure for our brains and palates.

TAKE A TRIP TO YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY

Books are little self-contained adventures and a library feels full of possibilities! Best part? It’s free!

GET OUT IN NATURE

Even in big cities, you can almost always find little pockets of nature to explore. Take turns leading family nature walks, and get curious about the flora and fauna that exists right in your backyard!

WATCH A CLASSIC FILM

Films are time capsules that allow us a window into how people thought and felt in a different era. Regardless of the plot, we’re able to see how filmmakers used the technology available to them to make their art.

LISTEN TO MUSIC FROM OTHER COUNTRIES OR CULTURES

Music is a universal language that connects us to each other, and listening to a different culture’s music exposes us to instruments, rhythms, and voices that can enrich our experience of being human.

VISIT A MUSEUM NEAR YOU

Exposure to art, history, and science expands our minds and allows us to experience the world through a different lens. Many museums are free or have free days, and docents are passionate people and often thrilled to be able to share their knowledge with visitors.

TURN OFF YOUR GPS AND USE A MAP

Whether in the car or public transit, it can be fun and character-building to navigate the oldfashioned way. Make sure to do this when you aren’t in a hurry (or hungry), and remember, you can always turn the apps back on if you get lost.

PUT ON YOUR FAVORITE TUNES AND HAVE A DANCE PARTY

Dancing, whether we’re good at it or not, gets our blood and endorphins moving. Learn a TikTok dance together as a family or try to copy the moves in a music video. We promise you will laugh and feel so good afterward!