HAWKINS, IND.
( STRANGER THINGS, NETFLIX) ACTUAL LOCATION: Jackson, Ga., about an hour south of Atlanta
WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TODO: Just escaped becoming an experiment at the nefarious Hawkins National Laboratory and feeling hungry? Grab a bite at Benny’s Burgers— they’ll feed you even if you show up in a hospital gown. And if you’re worried your kids aren’t getting enough exercise, send them off with the local children on an unsupervised nightly bike ride.
QUIRKY NEIGHBORS: You don’t get much quirkier than Eleven ( breakout star Millie Bobby Brown), a preteen girl with a buzz cut and psychokinetic powers developed at the local government lab. And in Season 2, Hawkins will get its very own conspiracy theorist ( Brett Gelman, who also appears in Twin Peaks).