Best weekend getaway destinations
Destinations that deliver a complete trip in a weekend — no wasted transit, hit the highlights, home refreshed.
30 destinations · 4 continents
Europe
Salt-mine lakeside village Instagram-famous for a reason
Red-brick arcades, ragu birthplace, oldest university
Medieval canals, chocolate shops, storybook alleys
Waffles, chocolate, beer, and Art Nouveau
Five pastel villages clinging to the Ligurian coast
Amber-colored Hanseatic port city rebuilt with care
Medieval canals without the Bruges crowds
Alhambra at sunset and free tapas in every bar
Fairy-tale capital on a dragon-guarded river
Covered bridges, Mount Pilatus, Lake Lucerne clarity
Baltic art nouveau capital with medieval heart
Bold post-war architecture and reinvented harbor
Mozart's city framed by Alpine peaks
East-West crossroads with Ottoman bazaars and Olympic history
Asia
Modern Jordanian capital, gateway to Petra and Wadi Rum
Sultanate capital of gold-domed mosques and water villages
Silicon Valley of India with craft beer and colonial parks
Tamil culture, Marina Beach, and South Indian thalis
Port city gateway to tea country and tropical beaches
Moving Peace Memorial and nearby Miyajima's floating torii
Lantern-lit UNESCO old town and tailor shops
Kenrokuen garden and preserved samurai/geisha districts
Portuguese egg tarts beside Vegas-scale casinos
Spanish colonial intramuros and gateway to 7000 islands
The Rose City carved into Jordanian rock
Registan square and Timurid blue domes