Want to make your next vacation a little greener? We've found the perfect place for your family enjoy an eco-friendly holiday—without shelling out for expensive plane tickets or forgoing the fun.

By now, you've probably heard about a magical place known as Great Wolf Resorts. Open year round, these family-friendly resorts decided to bring the slides indoors—and we’re not talking about the dinky little slides you find at motel pools. We’re talking 52-foot vertical drops and six-story funnels. This isn’t your grandmother’s water park.

The resorts aren’t just limited to aquatic activities either. Once you hop out of the many ponds, pools and lagoons, Great Wolf has a few more enticing amenities to keep you entertained. Themed restaurants, arcades, a full spa for adults—and to top it all off, a special children’s spa complete with ice cream manicures and pedicures. Pretty sweet, eh?

But while all this is enticing enough, we saved the best news for last: Great Wolf Resorts are the first and only national hotel chain to be 100% Green Seal certified. Unlike the other cookie-cutter hotels and water-wasting resorts, Great Wolf has undergone all the changes necessary to meet the nearly three dozen environmentally responsible criteria for lodging properties set forth by Green Seal. They have also launched an initiative called Project Green Wolves, which encourages kids to reduce their "paw prints" by conserving water and recycling.

As you plan this year’s family vacation, check out Great Wolf Resorts. With 11 locations around the country, there’s bound to be one close to you. Trust us, your kids will thank you.