Vacation ideas for October?

[bobotron3000]

I took vacation days for mid-October so now I just need a destination!

We live in Ohio and are looking to keep things relatively inexpensive but still want a fun trip (under $2000, less would be better). We don’t have passports. We’re both pretty open to any kind of trip – very active or very relaxed. I guess I’m leaning towards a little more relaxed because I’m burned out at work. And we’ve haven’t traveled much which makes it hard to choose.

I’ve been looking to Maine because a few coworkers went recently and absolutely loved it. DH mentioned Nashville.

Any other suggestions?

[yourmom]

If you have any interest, the best time of the year to visit San Francisco is September/October.

[incognitotoday]

Salem, MA - especially if you are into the whole Halloween/Autumn theme. There is SO much to do for the whole month. It doesn't sound like a great trip, but we went all the time growing up, and the whole town gets into the season/holiday. You can easily do a long weekend there for less than $2K.

[mdgirl]

If you've never been to Vegas it's a good time to go. It's still warm and sunny but not beastly hot, so you can do outdoorsy stuff (like hiking!), and you could do the Grand Canyon as a day or overnight trip, too. It also can be fairly cheap since so many airlines have flights there, you can usually find a good deal on a decent hotel and rental cars are cheap.

[hz80408]

Good to know on LV and SF!!

[Deleted]

Newport RI
Mystic Ct
NYC
Boston
Charleston

[Deleted]

If I could piggy back, we, too are throwing together a last minute October trip out of STL. Front runners are Napa, New Mexico, or somewhere in CO. Any ideas or tips?

[Deleted]

We're going to Vegas in October.

Also NOLA might be good (note I have not been but have heard it is a good time to go because some of the heat/humidity will be gone. We plan on going next October.)