1.0Cheapflightshttps://www.cheapflights.com/newscheapflightshttps://www.cheapflights.com/news/author/cheapflightsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VCVlXnSTdq"><a href="https://www.cheapflights.com/news/top-10-weekend-trips">Top 10 weekend trips</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.cheapflights.com/news/top-10-weekend-trips/embed#?secret=VCVlXnSTdq" width="600" height="338" title="“Top 10 weekend trips” — Cheapflights" data-secret="VCVlXnSTdq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.cheapflights.com/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> If you’re taking a long weekend, don’t pick a place that leaves you either overwhelmed or unfulfilled. Going too far away defeats the purpose, as does staying too close. Here are our favorite picks for cities nearby that are little vacations all on their own.