Staycations Across the Nation: 85 U.S. cities to enjoy on a budget!

Yes­ter­day I shared all sorts of great things to do this sum­mer in Phoenix and Omaha–on a bud­get. How­ever, many of you don’t live in those areas (and aren’t plan­ning a visit any­time soon). So, I teamed up with over 75 blog­gers from across the nation to bring you a fab­u­lous list, with inex­pen­sive and fun things to do in cities all over the USA! We’ve got some­thing from the major­ity of the states, so whether you’re plan­ning a stay­ca­tion in your own back­yard, tak­ing a trip some­place fun, or just want a lit­tle vir­tual vaca­tion, you should find some good budget-friendly ideas here!
Enjoy!

New Eng­land

West­ern Maine — Bub­blegum and Lol­lipops
Con­necti­cut — Par­ent­ing Mir­a­cles
Boston, Mass­a­chu­setts — ‎ Maven of Savin’
Man­ches­ter, New Hamp­shire — Com­mon Sense with Money

Mid-Atlantic

Erie, Penn­syl­va­nia — Grow­ing Kids Min­istry
Get­tys­burg, Penn­syl­va­nia — Some­what Crunchy
Har­ris­burg, Penn­syl­va­nia — Fam­ily Bal­ance Sheet
Buffalo/Niagara Falls, New York — Coupons, Deals and More
New Jer­sey — Oh! Diane
Wash­ing­ton, DC — The WiC Project
Bal­ti­more, Mary­land — The Happy Housewife

South Atlantic

Vir­ginia Beach, Vir­ginia — The Sin­gley Fam Blog
Rich­mond, Vir­ginia — Daily Dwelling
Hamp­ton Roads, Vir­ginia — A Home Made by Kiki
Char­lottesville, Vir­ginia — How to Have it All
Black­wa­ter Falls State Park/Davis, West Vir­ginia — Holy Spirit Led Home­school­ing
Ft. Bragg, North Car­olina — Mil­i­tary Wives Sav­ing
Char­lotte, North Car­olina — The Car­olina Clip­per
Greens­boro, North Car­olina — Mrs. Happy Home­maker
Lake Nor­man, North Car­olina — Stretch­ing Pen­nies Sav­ing Dol­lars
Charleston, South Car­olina — The Tween & Me
Alpharetta, Geor­gia — Cupone­ando
Atlanta, Geor­gia — See Jamie Blog
Augusta, Geor­gia — Hyper­ac­tive Lu
Athens, Geor­gia and Mis­sis­sippi- Trac­tors and Tire Swings

Jack­sonville, Florida — Sav­ing The Fam­ily Money
Orlando, Florida — Orlando’s Best Deals
Trea­sure Coast, Florida — The Cardamom’s Pod
Saint Augus­tine, Florida — Jyp­sie Visions

Mid­west

Mans­field, Ohio — Live the Adven­ture
Cincin­nati, Ohio — Sav­ings Lifestyle~Cincinnati
Mount Ver­non, Ohio — Liv­ing Bet­ter One Day at a Time
Day­ton, Ohio — Sav­ings Lifestyle~Dayton
Grand Rapids, Michi­gan — Kitchen Stew­ard­ship
Metro Detroit, Michi­gan — “Cents“able Momma
Oak­land County, Michi­gan — Bar­gain Shop­per Mom
War­ren, Michi­gan — Sav­ing Dol­lars and Sense
Indi­anapo­lis, Indi­ana — Bar­gain Bri­ana
South Bend, Indi­ana — Excuse The Mess
Chicago, Illi­nois — Chicagoland Home­school Net­work
Cham­paign, Illi­nois — Cham­banamoms
Rochester, Min­nesota — Every­day Notions
Madi­son, Wis­con­sin — Many Lit­tle Bless­ings
Oshkosh, Wis­con­sin — A Lit­tle Bit of This and That
Grand Forks, North Dakota — Fru­gal Front Porch
Black Hills, South Dakota — Lit­tle House on the Prairie Liv­ing
Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Indoor Gar­den Mus­ings
York, Nebraska — Heav­enly Home­mak­ers
Omaha, Nebraska — Mom Endeav­ors (Yours Truly)
Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri — Kansas City Mamas
St. Louis, Mis­souri — The Pick­led­pigs­feet
Bran­son, Mis­souri — Get­ting Free­dom from Debt
Spring­field, Mis­souri — I Think I Can

South Cen­tral

Checo­tah, Okla­homa — Blessed With One Income
Tulsa, Okla­homa — Lynn’s Kitchen Adven­tures
Dal­las, Texas — Funky Faith Girl
Dal­las, Texas — Gro­cery Shop For FREE
East Dal­las, Texas — Sur­viv­ing The Stores
Fort Worth, Texas — Smock­ity Frocks
Austin, Texas — Stet­ted
Hous­ton, Texas — Moms Travel Tales
McK­in­ney, Texas — Wis­dom Begun
East Texas — The Full Pantry
Murfrees­boro, Ten­nessee — Life in a Barn
Nashville, Ten­nessee — The Coun­try Chic Cot­tage
Gads­den, Alabama — Aint Mimi
Mobile, Alabama — A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned
Birm­ing­ham, Alabama — iGoB­OGO
Lit­tle Rock, Arkansas — It’s Real Life

Moun­tain

Phoenix, Ari­zona — Mom Endeav­ors (Your truly again)
Tuc­son, Ari­zona — Sav­ing with Pam
Albu­querque, New Mex­ico — The Chou Life
Salt Lake City, Utah — Just the 2 of Us
Den­ver, Col­orado — Den­ver Bar­gains
Col­orado Springs, Col­orado — Col­orado Springs Bar­gains
Ther­mopo­lis, Wyoming — The McDon­ald Fam­ily
Kalispell, Mon­tana — Our Fam­ily Adventures

Pacific

San Diego, Cal­i­for­nia — Life As Mom
Yosemite National Park, Cal­i­for­nia — Hand­book of Nature Study
Port­land, Ore­gon — Fru­gal Liv­ing NW
Willamette Val­ley, Ore­gon — An Ore­gon Cot­tage
Seat­tle, Wash­ing­ton — Queen Bee Coupons & Sav­ings
Whid­bey Island, Wash­ing­ton — Man­ning the Home­front
Olympia, Wash­ing­ton — The Coupon Savant

Fru­gal Vaca­tion Tips

Vaca­tion or Stay-cation: Eat­ing with­out Bust­ing the Bud­get — Eat at Home

*Spe­cial thanks to Car­rie of Springs Bar­gains and Toni of The Happy House­wife for orga­niz­ing everything!