This posh North Atlantic island just a hop, skip, and a two-hour plane ride from Boston.
"From one end to the other, this tiny island gives Oz a run for its money. Just 600 miles off the coast of North Carolina, the 21-mile-long, fishhook-shaped paradise has the super-saturated colors of the tropics without the hassle of traveling to the Caribbean. Here, popsicle-hued sunsets and pink-sand beaches (which get their color from red sea organisms combined with the sand) vie for attention with candy-colored cottages, dense green foliage, a riot of flowers, and water that ranges from cobalt to sapphire blue. The whole island has a strong British vibe, from St. George’s in the north (the oldest British settlement in the New World) to the lively capital of Hamilton mid-island to the sleepy parish of Somerset Village in the south".