Looking to escape for a few days? There’s nothing better than a Weekend Getaway with your family, don’t you agree? That’s why we’ve done the planning for you in our 2024 Weekend Getaway Guide, presented by Madison Honda. Our Guide is PACKED with drivable family destinations and all the essentials you’ll need for the perfect weekend away. Check out our list below for the best spots to Stay, Eat and Play in some of our favorite getaway locations!
Baltimore, Maryland
STAY
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore
Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor
Hotel Indigo Baltimore Downtown
Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor
Hotel Revival Baltimore
Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor
Lord Baltimore Hotel
ROOST Baltimore
Sagamore Pendry Baltimore
The Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore
EAT
Alexander’s Tavern
Angie’s Seafood
Blue Moon Cafe
Golden West Cafe
Johnny’s
Little Havana
Miss Shirley’s Cafe, Inner Harbor
Mother’s Federal Hill Grille
Nick’s Fish House
The PaperMoon Diner
Papi’s Tacos
Peabody Heights Brewery
R. House
Rusty Scupper Restaurant & Bar
Twist Fells Point
Union Craft Brewing
Verde
Wicked Sisters
PLAY
American Visionary Art Museum
B&O Railroad Museum
Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum
Baltimore Museum of Industry
Baltimore Water Taxi
Bengies Drive-In
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Carrie Murray Nature Center
Chessie Dragon Paddle Boats and Electric Pirate Ships
Fell’s Point
Fort McHenry
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum
Lightship Chesapeake
Maryland Center for History and Culture
Maryland Science Center
Maryland Zoo
National Aquarium
Our Playground at Stadium Place
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Port Discovery Children’s Museum
Sherwood Gardens
Star Spangled Banner Flag House
Top of the World Observation Level
Urban Pirates
USCG Cutter37
USS Constellation
USSTorsk (a submarine)
Lake Placid, New York
STAY
The Boha Hotel
Cambria Hotel Lake Placid
Crowne Plaza Lake Placid
Eastwind Hotel
Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort
Grand Adirondack Hotel
Hampton Inn & Suites Lake Placid
The Haus, Lake Placid
High Peaks Resort
Lake Placid Lodge
Mirror Lake Inn
Saranac Waterfront Lodge
Whiteface Lodge
EAT
Big Slide Brewery + Public House
The Breakfast Club, etc
Dack Shack
Dancing Bears Restaurant
Great Adirondack Brewing Company (formerly Great Adirondack Steak and Seafood)
Kanu at Whiteface Lodge
Lake Placid Pub & Brewery
Lisa G’s
Maggie’s Pub
Mirror Lake Inn’s Cottage Restaurant
The Pickled Pig
Smoke Signals
PLAY
Adventure Trail in Ausable Chasm
Experience ADK Outdoors
High Falls Gorge
Lake Placid Toboggan Chute
Lake Placid Olympic Museum
Mirror Lake Boat Rental
Mt. Van Hoevenberg Cliffside Coaster
Olympic Jumping Complex
The Olympic Oval: Inline or Ice Skate
Whiteface Veterans’ Memorial Highway
The Wild Center on Tupper Lake
Cape May, New Jersey
STAY
Beach Shack
Congress Hall
Grand Hotel of Cape May
ICONA Diamond Beach
La Mer Beachfront Resort
Montreal Beach Resort
Ocean Club Hotel
Virginia Hotel & Cottages
EAT
The Blue Pig Tavern
Cape May Fish Market
Hemingway’s Steaks & Seafood
La La Lobster Cape May
The Lobster House
Lucky Bones Back Water Grille
The Mad Batter Restaurant & Bar
Peter Shields Inn & Restaurant
The Pier House
Oceanview Restaurant
Tisha’s Fine Dining
PLAY
Aqua Trails Kayakin
Birding By Boat on the Osprey
Cape May County Park & Zoo
Cape May Cycle Cruises
Cape May Lighthouse
Cape May Point State Park
Cape May Stage
Cape May Winery
Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center
East Coast Parasail
Emlen Physick Estate
Fireman’s Hall History Museum
Gateway 26
Harriet Tubman Museum of New Jersey
Historic Cold Spring Village
Jersey Shore Alpacas
Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Water Parks
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
Pedego Electric Bikes Cape May
Raging Waters Water Park
Revolution Rail Co.
Skimmer Tours – Salt Marsh Safari
Tree To Tree Cape May
Washington Street Mall
PORTLAND, MAINE
STAY
AC Hotel Portland
Black Point Inn
Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
Holiday Inn Portland-by the Bay
Inn by the Sea
Portland Harbor Hotel
Portland Regency Hotel & Spa
Portland Sheraton at Sable Oaks
The Press Hotel
Sea Rose
The Westin Portland Harborview
EAT
Bayside American Cafe
Becky’s Diner
DiMillo’s On the Water
Docks Seafood
Duckfat
Flatbread Company
The Front Room
Gilberts Chowder House
The Great Lost Bear
The Highroller Lobster Co.
Hot Suppa
Luke’s Lobster Portland Pier
Miss Portland Diner
Portland Lobster Company
Salvage BBQ
Terlingua
The Thirsty Pig
PLAY
Bug Light Park & Lighthouse
Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine
Deering Oaks Park
Fort Allen Park
Fort Gorges
Fort Williams Park
Maine Duck Tours
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad
Portland Museum of Art
Portland Observatory
Round1 Bowling & Arcade
Spare Time Portland
Southworth Planetarium
Umbrella Cover Museum
Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
Victoria Mansion
LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK
STAY
Georgian Lakeside Resort
The Heritage of Lake George
Lakefront Terrace Resort
Lake Crest Inn
The Lodges at Cresthaven
Marine Village Resort
The Sagamore
Scotty’s Lakeside Resort
The Quarters at Lake George
EAT
Adirondack Pub & Brewery
Boardwalk Restaurant & Marina
The Breakfast Spot
Capri Pizzeria & Restaurant
Charlie’s Bar & Kitchen
Gaslight
Giuseppe’s
Jack Barry’s American Pub
The Lagoon
Lake George Beach Club
The Lobster Pot
Lookout Cafe
Mario’s Restaurant
Mezzaluna Restaurant
Moose Tooth Grill
Saluti
White Lion Restaurant
PLAY
Delong-Usher Park
Fort William Henry Museum
House of Frankenstein Wax Museum
Kayak Lake George
Lake George Distilling Co
Lake George Historical Association
Lake George Steamboat Company
Lake George Waterfront Cruises
Magic Forest
Million Dollar Beach
Parasailing Adventures Lake George
Prospect Mountain
Saddle Up Stables
Shelving Rock Falls
Wax ‘n Wix Candle Making Studio
CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS
STAY
Chatham Bars Inn
The Club at New Seabury
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cape Cod – Hyannis
Falmouth Tides
Green Harbor Resort
Inn on the Beach
The Mansion at Ocean Edge
Margaritaville Resort Cape Cod (formerly Cape Codder Resort &Spa)
Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club
Red Jacket Beach Resort & Spa
Sea Crest Beach Resort
Wequassett Resort & Golf Club
Wychmere Beach Club
EAT
Arnold’s Lobster & Clam Bar
Baxter’s Boathouse
Black Cat Tavern
Captain Parker’s Pub
Grumpy’s Pub
Hot Chocolate Sparrow
Ice Cream Cafe
Land Ho!
Katie’s Homemade Ice Cream
Keltic Kitchen
The Knack Orleans
Mattakeese Wharf Waterfront Seafood Restaurant
The Marshside
Moby Dick’s Restaurant
Red Cottage Restaurant
Sesuit Harbor Cafe
The Skipper Restaurant and Chowder House
Spanky’s Clam Shack and Seaside Saloon
Wee Packet
PLAY
Adventure Park at Heritage Museums and Gardens
Beachcomber Boat Tours
Cape Cod Children’s Museum
Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Cape Cod Museum Of Natural History
Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Cod Toy Library
Cape Codder Water Park
Captain John Whale Watching & Fishing Tours
Coast Guard Heritage Museum
Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch
Grand Slam Entertainment, Cape Cod
Holiday Cycles
John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum Foundation
Massachusetts Air and Space Museum
Monomoy Island Excursions
National Marine Life Center
Nye Museum
Seaside Le Mans
Whydah Pirate Museum
OLD SAYBROOK, CONNECTICUT
STAY
Copper Beech Inn
The Griswold Inn
Madison Beach Hotel
Quality Inn Old Saybrook
Saybrook Point Resort & Marina
Water’s Edge Resort & Spa
Westbrook Inn Bed and Breakfast
EAT
Cantina Beach
Cuckoos Nest
The Essex
Fresh Salt
Jack Rabbit’s Burgers, Wings and Things
Little Pub Old Saybrook
Luigi’s Restaurant
Monkey Farm
Old Saybrook Pizza Palace & Restaurant
Otter Cove Restaurant & Bar
Penny Lane Pub
The Rabbit Hole
Rosemary & Sage
Skippers Seafood Restaurant
TJ’s Restaurant & Pizza
PLAY
Barker Character, Comic, & Cartoon Museum
Chatfield Hollow State Park
Childrens Museum of Southeastern Connecticut
The Dinosaur Place
Essex Indoor Golf Center
Gillette Castle State Park
Hall’s Arrow
Hammonasset Beach State Park
The Kate
Sea Sprite Sport Fishing
Shoreline Segway
SuperCharged Indoor Karting & Axe Throwing
Mini-Golf at Saybrook Point
Nature’s Art Village
Niantic Children’s Museum
Ray of Light Farm
Sea Turtle SUP
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
STAY
Bouchard Restaurant & Inn
Castle Hill Inn
The Chanler at Cliff Walk
Forty 1° North
Hotel Viking
Hydrangea House Inn
Newport Harbor Island Resort
The Vanderbilt
Wayfinder Newport
The Wynstone
EAT
22 Bowen’s Wine Bar & Grille
Annie’s
Bar ‘Cino
The Black Pearl
Clarke Cooke House
Diego’s
The Dining Room at Castle Hill Inn
The Hungry Monkey
Jo’s American Bistro
Lucia
The Red Parrot Restaurant
Mamma Luisa Ristorante Italiano
The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar
Newport Sticks & Cones
Perro Salado
Sardella’s Italian Restaurant
Scratch Kitchen & Catering
Smoke House
Sprinkles Ice Cream & Espresso Bar
Stoneacre Brasserie
PLAY
America’s Cup Charters
Bike Newport Rentals
Brenton Point State Park
Castle Hill Lighthouse
Cardines Field
The Cliff Walk
Coastal Queen Cruises
Green Animals Topiary Garden
Fort Wetherill State Park
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Newport Mansions
Newport Trolley Tours
Norman Bird Sanctuary
Newport Equestrian Academy
Newport Helicopters Tours
Rail Explorers
Rose Island Lighthouse
The Sailing Museum
Sightsailing of Newport
Washington, DC
STAY
Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Convention Center
Fairmont Washington D.C. Georgetown
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC
Hilton Club The District Washington D.C.
Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC/U.S. Capitol
Hyatt Regency Washington On Capitol Hill
Marriott Marquis Washington DC
Salamander Washington DC
The Watergate Hotel Georgetown
EAT
BeerLab DC
Carmine’s
Clyde’s of Georgetown
DCity Smokehouse
Duke’s Counter
Farmers Fishers Bakers
Foggy Bottom
Founding Farmers
Good Stuff Eatery
Old Ebbitt Grill
Open City
Oyamel Cocina Mexicana
Pinstripes
P.J. Clarke’s DC
Silver Diner
The Smith
Ted’s Bulletin
Tonic at Quigley’s Pharmacy
PLAY
Arlington National Cemetery
Eastern Market
International Spy Museum
The Lincoln Memorial
National Air and Space Museum
National Children’s Museum
National Building Museum
National Gallery of Art
National Law Enforcement Museum
National Museum of African Art
National Museum of American History
National Museum of the American Indian
National Museum of Natural History
National Postal Museum
National Zoo
Planet Word
Rock Creek Park
U.S. Botanic Garden
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Washington Monument
The White House Visitor Center
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