Where to go in October?

[kdonnel]

I am looking for suggestions for a long weekend trip in early October.

Leaving on a Thursday and coming home on Monday, meaning three full days somewhere.

I am thinking Branson, MO. We have never been.

What are some interesting, potentially uncommon, vacation places?

 

[Praying Colonel]

I am looking for suggestions for a long weekend trip in early October.

Leaving on a Thursday and coming home on Monday, meaning three full days somewhere.

I am thinking Branson, MO. We have never been.

What are some interesting, potentially uncommon, vacation places?

Where do you live? Will you be driving or flying?

 

[kdonnel]

Where do you live? Will you be driving or flying?

Flying out of Atlanta.

 

[Praying Colonel]

New England? Boston for a long weekend would be interesting.

 

[kymom99]

Mackinac island.

 

[CynBeth]

Depending on what you are looking for in a trip and not sure where you have been or where you want to go I would recommend New Orleans, Washington D.C, Baltimore, Nashville, Memphis, Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, St Louis, Philly, or Hersheypark.

 

[White Cat]

Bar Harbor Maine.

 

[easyas123]

New England? Boston for a long weekend would be interesting.

I went to Boston for work last August...been trying to plan on getting back ever since!

So, I second the idea of going to Boston.
Also -

Quebec
Williamsburg, Va
Key West
St.Augustine, FL
Annapolis/DC area
The Greenbrier
Coronado Island/San Diego


Someone up thread recommended Mackinac Island - I'd love to go there someday, it sounds lovely every time I hear about it.

 

[Travel60]

Mackinac island.

Not in October. Most folks go south/stores close by end of September.

 

[Travel60]

October:

For leaf peeping - Bar Harbor, ME, Mount Washington NH

For history - Washington DC, Williamsburg, VA, Savannah, GA, Charleston, SC, Philadelphia, PA

For culture - NYC, Boston, MA

 

[TCRAIG]

I’d go somewhere that has a great ghost tour…Baltimore or Boston or Charleston, Savannah or New Orleans maybe??

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Knowing you're from Atlanta, my first thought was Asheville, NC. You could drive there, then drive further into the mountains for more leaf peeping. October is a great time to visit Western North Carolina. I wouldn't call that an uncommon place to vacation in October though.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Also tempting to get one more bit of summer and go to the beach somewhere on the GA coast or FL.

 

[figment52]

Not in October. Most folks go south/stores close by end of September.

The Somewhere in Time weekend is always in October on Mackinac Island.

 

[kdonnel]

Thanks for the ideas.

 

[tcufrog]

Colonial Williamsburg has some fun fall events such as ghost tours and witch trials where you sit on the jury.

 

[Alicefan]

My go to is Gatlinburg just because there is so much to do that you just can't get bored.

 

[seshat0120]

I'd recommend Colonial Williamsburg. October 29 is the Haunting on Duke of Gloucester Street. Cry Witch, To Hang a Pirate, and Haunted Williamsburg should also be on the schedule at time (currently, the calendar does not go out that far). They should also have the Lighting of the Cressets that weekend.