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The week of Thanksgiving is a notoriously hectic and expensive time to travel.

Once your transportation and accommodations are squared away, its time to start planning your activities.

And dont forget to stop atPowellsto get a jumpstart on holiday shopping.

Colorful boats

Xochimilco in Mexico City.Credit:Stephanie Pollak/Travel + Leisure

Dublin, Ireland

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Dublinhas been having a moment in 2024.

In Raleigh, have brunch atHummingbird, lunch atBeasleys Chicken and Honey, and dinner atAjja.

If youre in Durham, dont leave without tryingSaltbox Seafood Jointor stopping byDurham Food Hall.

Skyline of Portland

River in Portland, Oregon.Ivey Redding/Travel + Leisure

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Craving sunshine and relaxing days on the beach?

Snowy street in Montreal.

Snowy street in Montreal.Leopoldine Bauer/Travel + Leisure

Myrtle Beach South Carolina SC at Sunrise.

Boardwalk in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.Kruck20/Travel + Leisure

Scenic of Denver Colorado skyline. City Park, Ferril Lake and Rocky Mountains. Located in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Fall foliage in Denver, Colrado.aphotostory/Getty Images

Park in San Diego

Balboa Park in San Diego, California.Chelsea Loren/Travel + Leisure

Street with Bars

Street in Dublin.Griffin Ungar/Travel + Leisure

The Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Strip.Taylor McIntyre/Travel + Leisure

Highway into Raleigh

Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina.Stephanie Pollak/Travel + Leisure

Doctor’s Cave Beach in Montego Bay.

Doctor’s Cave Beach in Montego Bay.Taylor McIntyre/Travel + Leisure