The results are in! The folks at Boston.com, based exactly where you’d suspect, held a fun competition. Bracketing 32 New England beach towns, over 10,000 travelers voted for their favorite picks. There were some huge surprises rounding out the top 4, but only 2 states were represented: Massachusetts, a state I can never spell on …

At Travel Off Path, we’re always on the prowl for overlooked destinations ready to delight you with surprising attractions and unexpected experiences. As such, we’ve had a helpful hand from what’s undoubtedly become the South’s trendiest state right now — none other than Mississippi, a word I still struggle to type correctly on the first …