Price drop: 6 percent
Average daily rate: $79
Known as NoVa by residents, Northern Virginia has affordable places to visit in addition to cheap hotels. At the Arlington National Cemetery, people can walk the grounds see the graves of American service members, veterans, and their family members, plus where members of First families are buried. The Iwo Jima Memorial and US Air Force Memorial are also nearby. In McLean, visitors can check out Great Falls Park and the Aldren Theatre. They can also go the Fairfax Museum or the Blenheim home, both two places filled with Civil War history.