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Far & Away

From as close by as the North Carolina mountains to the distant shores of Costa Rica, these last-minute summer getaways promise affordable, accessible adventures for Upstate residents in search of a relaxing hiatus this travel season.

Forest; Coasta Rica
Busch Gardens European-themed park; Colonial Williamsburg
Period housing; Colonial Williamsburg
Muscle Car City, a vintage-car museum, opened this year; Punta Gorda
Suspension bridge in Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, Costa Rica.
A champagne cruise on the “Miss Lucy,” which floats by the Greystone Inn; Lake Toxaway
Charlotte Harbor; Placida, Florida.
Some of the century's old ruins offer the ultimate tropical getaway; Coasta Rica
Sunset; Coasta Rica
The Goodwin Room, found inside the Williamsburg Inn, built in 1937 by John D. Rockefeller Jr; Colonial Williamsburg
The Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia
Beach on a Gulf Coast island
Magenta sunsets cap long beach days; Punta Gorda
Sunset; Lake Toxaway
Lake Toxaway; North Carolina