I was fortunate to have a partner in our concession business and he and I would both take a day off. Since we were traveling all over the USA, I would use my day to enjoy the unbelieveable Museums and Historical attractions in the area that we were playing. And of course, lets not ignore that we all have to scout out the local laundry and super markets on one of the days. The Wife generally took care of that but once in a while it fell to one of the partners.
When we played around NYC, I would always take the time to take in a couple of Broadway shows and since this was before satellite tv, we would do a family movie once a week also.
Life in the Carnival biz and on the road can be great or it can be a living hell. It is what you make of it. If you are afraid to leave the lot, well, then you missing the whole idea of the travelin' life.