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Clik here to view.Every city has that destination: the one hotspot where you need to book a room or house at least a year in advance because the entire city transports itself to a more beachy or lakey place to sip rosé and put their boat shoe clad feet up.
These places are famous for a reason, and have been for a long time.
From Hilton Head to Galveston Island, here are some of the top getaways around the US.
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Atlanta, GA: Chattanooga, TN
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Only two hours from Atlanta, Chattanooga is a favorite destination thanks to its prime position among the Appalachian Mountains and by the Tennessee River. Nicknamed the "Scenic City" (so you know you can't go wrong here), Chattanooga is ripe with river cruises — from steamboats to speedboats — as well as relaxed river rafting, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and tons of family-friendly attractions like the Chattanooga Aquarium, the Chattanooga Zoo, the Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center, and the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.
Boston, MA: Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
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This former whaling town, which is full of maritime history, is about as New England as it gets. The most high end of the island's three laid back towns, the swanky resort caters to wealthy Bostonites wearing Vineyard Vines with its high end shops and expensive restaurants, but also draws history buffs who can check out the legions of lighthouses and many stately mansions built by captains during the height of the whaling boom.
Chicago, IL: Lake Geneva, WI
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Urbanites from both Chicago and Milwaukee flock to Lake Geneva during the summer, and have been doing so since wealthy barons built their second homes here in the 1850s. Thus, the area is dotted with opulent historic mansions, built by the likes of the prominent Wrigley, Montgomery Ward and Sears families. The popular resort even became the site of Hugh Hefner's first Playboy Resort in 1968, which, though it closed in 1981, continues its legacy as the Grand Geneva Resort.
In the summer, water sports like paddleboarding, kayaking, parasailing, waterskiing and wakeboarding dominate (there's skiing in the winter), but landlubbers can enjoy miles of hiking and biking trails, horseback riding, or staying dry aboard speedboats and paddle wheel steamers.
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