Most of us spend all year daydreaming about our next vacation: A sunny beach with a sand-castle-sized piña colada; cobblestone alleyways in Europe that scream “HI, I’M STARRING IN A ROMANTIC FRENCH FILM”; or, let’s be real, Tokyo Disney. IRL though, traveling is a difficult option these days. Enter: The Staycation.
Listen, “staycation” doesn’t have to be code for sulking alone in your room, endlessly scrolling Instagram to passive aggressively not double-tap other people’s idyllic vacation photos. It can be code for doing fun, cool sh*t in your hometown! Chances are, you probably have a bucket list of to-dos that you just never have the time for (cooking classes, anyone?). Now’s the perfect time to dust off the list and start checking those boxes.
To help you get started, we’ve rounded up the top 15 staycation ideas that you’ll actually want to do, no matter your vibe: fancy (hotel overnight and spa day) to brainy (museum, read-a-thon) to low-key (game night or movie marathon). And don’t forget: Vacations should rejuvenate you—not drain you—so make sure you pack your out-of-office schedule with stuff that will allow you to return feeling recharged and ready to take on…real life (😩).
