The Best Staycation in Every State

TripSavvy / Alison Czinkota

We know, we know: you're probably itching to travel. And while holing up in an all-inclusive resort in Mexico may seem tempting, we're strong believers that staying close to home right now is also the best way to stay safe. But that doesn’t mean you can’t venture out into your own backyard. Our beloved small businesses and cultural institutions need our support now more than ever, so we’ve rounded up 50 top staycation ideas—one for each state!—complete with where to stay, what to eat, and what to do, whether that’s getting out on the trails for a socially-distanced hike, diving into American history and culture, or sipping a local brew on a breezy patio.

Montgomery, Alabama

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Alabama’s capital city has a vital Civil Rights history, delicious food, and a surprising literary past.

 

Montgomery has worked hard to honor its sometimes upsetting history, and the 2018 opening of the must-visit Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice has helped the city confront its past. Leave yourself ample time for the museum and the moving memorial. Also, visit the Rosa Parks Museum and the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954 to 1960. Stroll through the Wynton M. Blount Cultural Park, which is also home to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.

 

Get your fill of fried chicken, collard greens, fried okra, and banana pudding at Martha’s Place for lunch and splurge on dinner at farm-to-table Vintage Year, which also has a stellar takeout menu. Book lovers will want to sleep at the former home of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, which is an Airbnb and also houses the F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum, filled with original letters, manuscripts, artwork by Zelda, photographs, and other memorabilia. —Devorah Lev-Tov