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Memorial Day honors those who died in military service and marks the unofficial start of summer. These picks combine remembrance with the best early-summer getaways.
Why Memorial Day
The National Memorial Day Parade and wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery honor fallen service members.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~79°F (26°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Intimate Beaux-Arts hotel a few blocks from the White House.
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Fleet Week usually brings Navy ships and sailors to New York over Memorial Day week.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~72°F (22°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- High · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Upper East Side hotel steps from Central Park and the Met.
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The Indianapolis 500 is held on Memorial Day weekend.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~75°F (24°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Downtown hotel near Monument Circle.
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Nantucket's summer season opens with the Figawi Race weekend.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~63°F (17°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Harborfront hotel steps from town.
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The unofficial start of summer on Cape Cod.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~66°F (19°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Waterfront inn with a private beach and its own farm.
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Maine's coast reopens for the season.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~66°F (19°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Classic New England inn known for its candlelit restaurant.
Hotels in Kennebunkport →Why Memorial Day
Newport's mansions and Cliff Walk in early summer.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~68°F (20°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Oceanfront mansion hotel at the start of the Cliff Walk.
Hotels in Newport →Why Memorial Day
The Hamptons and Montauk kick off the summer season.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~66°F (19°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Oceanfront resort with a seawater spa.
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Late-spring sunshine at Lake Tahoe.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~68°F (20°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Lakefront lodge on a championship golf course.
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The car-free island's summer season gets under way.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~63°F (17°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
A five-star stay in Mackinac Island, a strong base for Mackinac Island.
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Chicago's lakefront and rooftop season begins.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~73°F (23°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- High · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
Riverfront hotel in a Mies van der Rohe-designed building.
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Warm spring beaches in San Diego before summer crowds.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~68°F (20°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Victorian beachfront landmark from 1888.
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Santa Barbara beaches and wine country in late spring.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~70°F (21°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Beachfront estate in Montecito.
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Quieter late-spring weeks on Maui's south shore.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~83°F (28°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Oceanfront Wailea resort with an adults-only pool and whale-watching views from many rooms.
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Kauai's north shore dries out in late spring.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~79°F (26°C); occasional showers
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Sustainably designed resort overlooking Hanalei Bay.
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Charleston's Spoleto Festival USA usually begins over Memorial Day weekend.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~82°F (28°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Grand hotel overlooking Marion Square with a rooftop pool.
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Smoky Mountain hiking and fly fishing in late spring.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~79°F (26°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Farm-to-table estate in the Smoky Mountain foothills.
Hotels in Tennessee →Why Memorial Day
Grand Teton and Yellowstone roads open for the season.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~66°F (19°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Teton Village resort at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
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Willamette Valley wineries hold their long-running Memorial Day weekend open houses.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~70°F (21°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Wine country inn surrounded by vineyards.
Hotels in Oregon →Why Memorial Day
Warm evenings for Nashville's honky-tonks and live music.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~81°F (27°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Beaux-Arts landmark from 1910 near the State Capitol.
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