We used to travel to escape. Now, more and more of us are traveling to remember. Call it the comfort trip. The “back-then getaway.” Or just a really good excuse to revisit your favorite childhood feels, only this time, with better cocktails, upgraded beds, and no parental supervision. Welcome to nostalgic travel , one of the year’s most emotionally charged vacation trends.

It’s not about going back in time; it’s about going back to your time. To the waterparks that defined your summers, the storybook escapes you imagined from your bedroom floor, or the quirky cult TV towns that lived rent-free in your teen brain.

Here are four destinations serving major nostalgia, reimagined for your adult self, with just the right mix of memory and modern magic.

For Recreating Waterpark Days – Sandos

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