Help me pick a weekend destination

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My husbands birthday is in late June. We have an airline credit that will be enough for two plane tickets pretty much anywhere in the US. I want to surprise him with a weekend.

Limitations:
We only have Friday night to Sunday night because he has used up all his vacation days, so we would leave after work on Friday and come home Sunday night. Flying from east coast (mid-Atlantic). The shorter the flight the better, and the less time change the better.

Likes:
Pretty wide open. Good food, drinking, exploring a new city,, theatre/comedy shows.

Ideas:
1. New Orleans - he is dying to go here! Would love the food and scene, would love to see live jazz. Literally the only hold up for me is that the weather might be uncomfortable, I know June is not ideal.
2. Chicago - went once for a wedding and would enjoy seeing more of the city. He would love a comedy show. The con is that we've been there before and it wouldn't pack the same punch for a surprise trip.

Thoughts or other ideas?

[anna7602]

I don't know where you are flying from, but I absolutely love Charleston. Great food, very walkable, lots of night life going on- bars, live music, plays, etc. DH and I went last year for a week-long getaway without children and it was fantastic. We tried a new restaurant every day and had a lot of fun exploring day and night.

[frlcb]

I was going to say Charleston as well. Nashville is also fun.

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Great suggestions, will look into Charleston and Nashville. Thanks!

[neonpink]

I would go to New Orleans, especially since he's mentioned he wants to go there. It will be humid and hot but it will be a lot of fun.

[mdgirl]

Even before you said NOLA I was going to suggest it. Go and have fun!

[seabitch]

I so want to get to NOLA. Someday!

I would suggest seeing where you can get on a nonstop or quick flight to from your location at the times you can do. That will dictate your choices. Would be fabulous if you could get in for a later dinner Friday night, the entire day Saturday and not fly out until Sunday early evening.

Baltimore is such a city from my location. We can get there nonstop and get back with only a 1 hour flight. We can also get to Tampa with a non stop 2 hour flight so that would be another choice. I would want to maximize my time in the destination city.

I love this book for ideas of what to do within a city in a 36 hour time frame.  

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Thanks for the recommendations! NOLA it is - only it won't be a surprise now because of all things, yesterday out of the blue he suggested planning a weekend there soon and I was like...I'm already on it! I'm just going to book a hotel with a pool so we can take an afternoon swim break if it's insanely hot and muggy.

[spankswife]

I was going to say NOLA or Chicago.

Sounds like you made the right choice!!