A city with an important history beckons visitors with performing arts theaters, upscale restaurants and a new 4-star hotel. Check out The Westin Birmingham, new this February, for $119 per night and get daily complimentary Wi-Fi and parking.

Guests can check in Thursdays-Sundays through April 28 and save 40% on current rates. For $30 more per night, travel Thursdays-Sundays May 2 - June 30. Click here to learn more about the hotel.

Catch a jazz show or stroll a few minutes from the hotel to the Birmingham Museum of Art, which offers free admission to most exhibits. Travelers can see the history of the civil rights struggle unfold on a visit to sites like the 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

Not available on: April 12-13; June 14-16, 20-21