I have a week off... Where should I go?

[Agschmid]

I really just can't decide and the prices are pretty similar (within $100)... Help me!

I put how many times I've been there before, but I would go back I liked them all.

Remember I live in Mass...

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[femmocrat]

1. Since you are in the path of a spring snow storm, I picked Miami!

Enjoy your vacation.

[Agschmid]

2. I hear that! I'll miss skiing, but this winter was a bust for that anyways.

[Major Nikon]

3. A Canadian dollar costs 77 cents

There's some very nice destinations in Quebec. I was there last August.

http://vimeo.com/137444462

[Agschmid]

4. I've done Montreal a few times, I've never been to Toronto or Quebec City however.

Where did you go?

[Major Nikon]

7. I did a flying tour that went down the St Lawrence and came out at Niagara

So my experience was a bit different in that most of my experiences were in the air, although I've been to Canada the traditional way many times.

I spent the night at the island in the video and a couple of other places along the way. The old part of Quebec City is worth seeing if you haven't been. L'Isle-aux-Coudres has scooter rentals which is a great way to see the island. The little villages along the north bank of the St Lawrence east of Quebec city are very picturesque, so I can imagine if you rented a car and drove to the island it would be a great experience, although that's not the mode of transportation I used. I did very much wish I could have seen them closer.

This is the place where I stayed on the island. The music in the video is performed live by the innkeeper during the evenings and the food is quite nice. Her name is Catherine and she speaks English pretty well, but it's not as common to find English speakers in the rest of Quebec compared to the tourist areas of Montreal.
http://hotelducapitaine.com/

[Number9Dream]

5. Savannah Lakes Resort...

http://www.savannahlakesresort.net/

[Agschmid]

6. Is it green down there yet? I need green, everything is brown around here.

[Number9Dream]

9. "Azaleas start blooming in March..."

"Azaleas start blooming in March (sometimes as early as late February) and other flowering species follow in the weeks after."

http://gosouthsavannah.com/visitor-info/savannah-in-spring.html

[GoCubsGo]

39. They are in full bloom now.

Better hurry.

[BooScout]

19. I second Savannah!

It's a great town! Lots of restaurants, cafes, bars, shopping....beach is close by, River Street, big old huge houses, gorgeous squares, friendly people! And it will be a lot warmer there than where you are....and green.

[eppur_se_muova]

8. Drumheller, Alberta -- "in the heart of The Badlands"

Oh, and they also have a few dinosaurs.

[sharp_stick]

13. That's near my hometown

My kids love going to the Tyrell whenever we get a chance to go home and visit. Now that my son is 8 he's planning his entire itinerary for our next visit around the Tyrell.

[bigwillq]

10. Seattle or Chicago, since you've never been to either place (nt)

[Wounded Bear]

11. Seattle is green all year...

was a really light snow year. Cloudy and some rain, but green.

[roody]

12. In Chicago you can see a Broadway

show for a much lower price than the coasts. You can eat great pizza too.

[TexasBushwhacker]

14. Since the worst of winter is over, I choose Chicago

Great mass transit means you don't really have to rent a car. I just used the buses and trains during the day and cabs at night. GREAT museums.

If you like blues, you can go to Buddy Guy's Legends. He only plays there in January, but if he's not on the road, he might just be hanging out at the club. I sat at the bar one night and someone came up and asked the man sitting next to me for an autograph. It was him! I didn't even notice because I didn't expect him to be there. Lots of other good music venues too.

And go on a tour of the 90 year old Chicago Theater. Very cool! I love visiting Chicago.

[Agschmid]

15. Which museums are MUST see?

I think I'm leaning there for the mass transit as well.

[TexasBushwhacker]

16. Depends on what you're into

At the Art Institute you'll see paintings you've only seen in books.

http://m.artic.edu


The Field Museum of Natural History usually has some cool exhibits.

https://www.fieldmuseum.org


The Museum of Science and Industry is like no museum you've ever been to.

http://www.msichicago.org

If you're into architecture, Chicago has several hones designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and they have tours.

http://www.flwright.org/tours

If you want to see more than a couple of places, a City Pass might be a good deal for you.

http://www.citypass.com/chicago

I recommend staying on Michigan Ave (Magnificent Mile) or the Loop. You'll have the best access to mass transit and will be able to walk many places. I've stayed at the Palmer House and the Fremont (both nice) and the House of Blues Hotel (men).

[IrishEyes]

23. The Museum of Science & Industry is my favorite museum.

It is one of the best museums in the world. I used to live in Chicago. The Art Institute and Field Museum of Natural History is wonderful as well. I recommend going to see an improv show at Second City. It has been around since 1959. A lot of the great comedians came from there.

[mackerel]

17. Let me know if you choose S.F.

I'll give you some recs. If you're working on a budget there are some decent hostels in the City.

[mnhtnbb]

18. This time of year? Right now?

I'd vote New Orleans for the spring.

It won't be spring yet in Chicago. I've never been to Seattle--going in August for the first time myself--but I'd check the 10 day weather
if you're thinking about going right now.

[nolabear]

21. August is one of the best times to come to Seattle. Summer begins July 5th.

Local joke, but it's ridiculously true. The end of July through October are just plain gorgeous. The rest of the time it...you know...rains. And I'm not kidding.

But being an old NOLA girl I love it like life itself, though I used to have a bad habit of going home in August, when it's a slice of hell. Thank GOD there's a nice dark bar with incredible music like very fifty feet.

[nolabear]

20. I'm in Seattle but from New Orleans. They don't get much more different.

Is this a right now thing? If so I vote New Orleans though it's having crazy weather. It's my heart and I go back as much as I can.

But since you've never been to our fair Seattle it's worth a look, if you love a big, progressive place surrounded by almost unbearable gorgeous and this time of year a whole lot of that gorgeous is obscured by rain. But the orcas and other whales are migrating, the food is amazing, the islands are unbelievably pretty, pot is legal, the mountains are gorgeous and Vancouver is 90 miles north. It's a cosmopolitan, gorgeous twofer!

[rurallib]

22. I was going to say Minneapolis, but then I remembered it is March

Ask again in October.

[mnhtnbb]

24. Here's another idea: do both Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC

It only takes a couple of hours to drive between them. Stop in Beaufort for lunch.
Spend more days in Charleston.

If you are going right now--or very soon--spring will be beautiful.

[GoCubsGo]

40. Yep, lots to do in and around Charleston.

Personally, I think Savannah is overrated. Hunting Island State Park, which is near Beaufort, has a really lovely beach. It is often uncrowded. They filmed the "Vietnam" river scenes in "Forrest Gump" there, BTW. In between Charleston and Beaufort is the ruins of the Old Sheldon Church: http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/beaufort-county/old-sheldon-church.html. it's worth a short stop, if one has the time.

[Rhiannon12866]

25. I've never been to Seattle, though it's on my list, but I have been to San Diego and loved it

Lots to do and see, good food that's not necessarily expensive and the weather was just great, though I was there in June. Wherever you go, be sure to take pix and share them when you return...

[Inkfreak]

26. Mystic, Connecticut.

Since you're close, you may have been there. It's really nice. And they've got a cool aquarium.

[Agschmid]

27. I went when I was much younger but I did really enjoy it!

[Fla Dem]

28. Go warm up in Miami, kick back and enjoy the Latin culture.

Around Miami Beach it's almost like going to a another country. Or you can rent a car and take a drive down to Key West. It's a 3:30-4 hour drive, but stay over a night and watch the sunset. What ever you do enjoy and have fun.

https://www.mallorysquare.com/sunset-celebration/

[greatauntoftriplets]

29. I voted Chicago, but if you're looking for warm and green, choose somewhere else.

We have the occasional warm day, but probably more cold and lots of rain. Not very different from where you are.

[So Far From Heaven]

30. Whistler Canada

You have to fly to Seattle, NOT Vancouver.

Rent a car and get ready for the most spectacular drive you've ever had.

Try not to wreck the car staring out the window.

Stay at least a couple evenings in the Chateau Whistler while you explore that part of British Columbia.

Best trip I ever had.

[yuiyoshida]

31. T A H I T I

[steve2470]

36. I second your suggestion, yuiyoshida!

That would be an awesome vacation!

[yuiyoshida]

37. Yup, I been there

it was.

[Fla Dem]

32. So where did you end up going? nt

[Agschmid]

33. It's the first week of April, so I haven't gone yet...

It's looking more and more like DC/Baltimore but it's still up in the air, I won't make solid plans until next week.

[Fla Dem]

35. Well enjoy, relax and have fun wherever you end up! nt

[Arugula Latte]

34. How about Vancouver BC?

I love that city.

[GoCubsGo]

41. Victoria is also wonderful!

I would move there in a heartbeat, if there was a job for me there.

[Arugula Latte]

43. Yes. The ferry ride from Vancouver to Victoria is gorgeous, too.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

38. Boston - Miami is frequently < $100 on American n/t

[cynatnite]

42. We had a great time at Virginia Beach...

We went on July 4th a few years ago. Lots of good restaurants, lazed on the beach and toured a battleship. We drove from TN and back. Stopped off at a few historical sites along the way. We wanted to spend a lot more time at Jamestown.