

Equal parts Southern Gothic and garden party, Savannah is all about humid charm and haunted beauty. Designer and hostess-extraordinaire Rebecca Gardner has spent two decades falling deeper under its sway.

Nobody moves through the world quite like international man of mystery Zach Weiss, luckily, we caught him in one place long enough to share his hacks for shipping things ahead, and avoiding cowboy faux pas at the airport.

Whether you spent the summer chasing ferry schedules or just dreaming of the vacation you didn’t quite take, our City & Country series is here to stretch the season—with eight weekend getaways from creative friends with roots in NYC and homes by the sea or in the woods.

We’re constantly fielding the question, Where should I stay in New York? And while there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, we pulled together our collective recs that fulfill every New York need, from uptown to downtown (and across a bridge or two).

Spend a late summer weekend on Deer Isle along Maine’s Midcoast and you’ll see why the state earned its slogan, “the way life should be.” With artist studios at every turn, an endlessly craggy, untouched coastline, terrible cell service, and humble seafood shacks, Carly Shea finds the draw is its unapologetically salt-of-the-earth spirit.

At Ser Casasandra, the soulful 18-room retreat on Isla Holbox with electric-blue water and easygoing vibe, the shrimp aguachile—a spicy Mexican riff on ceviche—is the house specialty.

In Wisconsin’s North Woods, Minocqua is pure summer nostalgia—lake swims, water-ski shows, square dancing, and fudge shops straight out of another era. Photographer Sophie Elgort has been coming back for 12 seasons and finds that its low-key appeal never gets old.

Holbox’s OG hotel still feels like the most soulful and stylish place to stay on this laid-back—if increasingly touristed—bohemian beach haven.

A late-summer one-pot riff on the Provençal classic from Matt Hranek’s A Man & His Kitchen—made with market vegetables at their peak and served with charred bread for mopping up every last bit.