Holiday travel · November 11, 2026
Top 20 Hotel Destinations for Veterans Day
Honor those who served at the nation's most meaningful memorials and military museums, from Arlington and Pearl Harbor to the D-Day beaches of Normandy.
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Why Veterans Day
The National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~59°F (15°C); crisp
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
- family
Where we'd stay: The Jefferson, Washington DC. Intimate Beaux-Arts hotel a few blocks from the White House.
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New York, New York, United States
Why Veterans Day
New York's Veterans Day Parade on Fifth Avenue is the largest in the nation.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~54°F (12°C); crisp
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: The Peninsula New York. Beaux-Arts hotel on Fifth Avenue with a rooftop bar.
Explore New York City →Hawaii, United States
Why Veterans Day
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, including the USS Arizona Memorial and Battleship Missouri.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~82°F (28°C); passing showers
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
- beach
- city
- family
Where we'd stay: Halekulani. Classic Waikiki beachfront hotel with Diamond Head views.
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Coronado, California, United States
Why Veterans Day
The USS Midway Museum and San Diego's deep Navy heritage.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~70°F (21°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
- beach
- family
Where we'd stay: Hotel del Coronado, Curio Collection by Hilton. Victorian beachfront landmark from 1888.
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Louisiana, United States
Why Veterans Day
The National WWII Museum, one of the most-visited museums in the US.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~72°F (22°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- culture
- city
Where we'd stay: Windsor Court Hotel. Refined hotel near the French Quarter with afternoon tea and a notable art collection.
Explore New Orleans →Honfleur, Normandy, France
Why Veterans Day
Normandy's D-Day beaches and the Normandy American Cemetery, quiet in November.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~52°F (11°C); showers
- Crowds · season
- Low · Low
- Price level
- $$$
- culture
Where we'd stay: La Ferme Saint Siméon. Historic Honfleur inn about an hour from the D-Day beaches.
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England, United Kingdom
Why Veterans Day
Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph and poppies across London.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~52°F (11°C); damp
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: The Savoy. Thames-side landmark with an Art Deco ballroom and the American Bar.
Explore London →Virginia, United States
Why Veterans Day
Yorktown Battlefield, where the Revolutionary War's last major battle was fought.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~64°F (18°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Low · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- culture
- family
Where we'd stay: Williamsburg Inn. Regency-style inn in Colonial Williamsburg's historic area.
Hotels in Virginia →Missouri, United States
Why Veterans Day
The National WWI Museum and Memorial.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~57°F (14°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Low · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Hotel Kansas City. 1922 Tudor Revival landmark downtown.
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Pennsylvania, United States
Why Veterans Day
Independence Hall and the Museum of the American Revolution.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~57°F (14°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia. Grand rotunda hotel next to City Hall.
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11Boston
Massachusetts, United States
Why Veterans Day
The Freedom Trail and USS Constitution.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~54°F (12°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston. Back Bay tower hotel with skyline views.
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South Carolina, United States
Why Veterans Day
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, home to the USS Yorktown.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~70°F (21°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
- romance
Where we'd stay: Hotel Bennett. Grand hotel overlooking Marion Square with a rooftop pool.
Explore Charleston →Texas, United States
Why Veterans Day
San Antonio, 'Military City USA', with the Alamo and a Veterans Day parade.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~73°F (23°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Hotel Emma. Former 1890s brewhouse at the Pearl on the River Walk.
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14Savannah
Georgia, United States
Why Veterans Day
The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is just outside Savannah.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~72°F (22°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Perry Lane Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel. Design-forward hotel in the historic district with a rooftop bar.
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La Quinta, California, United States
Why Veterans Day
The Palm Springs Air Museum and warm desert days.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~78°F (26°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- romance
Where we'd stay: La Quinta Resort & Club. Spanish Colonial casitas with dozens of pools in the Coachella Valley.
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Arizona, United States
Why Veterans Day
Warm, sunny Scottsdale weather and Phoenix's Veterans Day parade.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~79°F (26°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- adventure
- romance
Where we'd stay: The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort. Sprawling resort at the base of Camelback Mountain with a 27-hole golf course.
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Key West
Florida, United States
Why Veterans Day
Key West's mild fall weather as hurricane season winds down.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~81°F (27°C); drier
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- beach
- romance
Where we'd stay: Casa Marina Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton. Historic 1920s oceanfront resort with Key West's largest private beach.
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18Naples
Florida, United States
Why Veterans Day
Gulf beaches as the humidity drops.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~81°F (27°C); drier
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- beach
- family
Where we'd stay: The Ritz-Carlton, Naples. Mediterranean-style beachfront resort on the Gulf.
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19Sedona
Arizona, United States
Why Veterans Day
Red-rock hiking in Sedona's cool, sunny fall.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~66°F (19°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- nature
- adventure
- romance
Where we'd stay: L'Auberge de Sedona. Creekside cottages along Oak Creek with red-rock views.
Explore Sedona →Kohala Coast, Hawaii, United States
Why Veterans Day
Quiet Big Island beaches between summer and the holidays.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~83°F (28°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Low · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- beach
- family
Where we'd stay: Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection. Laurance Rockefeller's 1965 resort on Kaunaoa Bay.
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