The Best . . . and Worst . . . Affordable Travel Destinations in the U.S.

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The Best . . . and Worst . . . Affordable Travel Destinations in the U.S.

Travel is expensive these days . . . even a simple two- or three-hour road-trip is something that needs to fit in the gas budget.  But you work hard, and you deserve to get away.  So where to go?WalletHub has a list of the best “budget-friendly” U.S. destinations.

They analyzed 100 of the largest metro areas across 41 “key indicators” . . . including stuff like:  The price of flights, “local costs,” the number of attractions, pools, weather, safety, and the number of “beer gardens per capita.”

In the end, Atlanta is #1.  Orlando is second, followed by Austin, Texas.  The rest of the Top 10 is:  Washington, D.C. . . . Honolulu . . . Tampa . . . Philadelphia . . . Salt Lake City . . . Cincinnati . . . and Richmond, Virginia.

The WORST area to visit is Ventura County, California, just north of L.A.  That includes Thousand Oaks, where Britney Spears has her 20-acre estate.  

Hidalgo County, in Southern Texas is second-worst, followed by Lansing, Michigan . . . Norwalk, Connecticut . . . San Jose, California.  (Fortunately, those cities probably aren’t high on most people’s bucket lists.)

 

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Courtesy of  WalletHub.com