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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.

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.

River in Portland, Oregon.Ivey Redding/Travel + Leisure
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Craving sunshine and relaxing days on the beach?

Snowy street in Montreal.Leopoldine Bauer/Travel + Leisure

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

Fall foliage in Denver, Colrado.aphotostory/Getty Images

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

Street in Dublin.Griffin Ungar/Travel + Leisure

Las Vegas Strip.Taylor McIntyre/Travel + Leisure

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

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