Hate to break it to you, but you aren't the only one who's noticed that flights to Italy are almost cheaper than flights across the US right now. Don't not go -- go! -- but understand that top dogs like Rome, Venice, and Florence will be even more zoo-like than in years past. Bucket list cities the lot of them, but Italy's unforgettable food, favorable climate, and historical badassery span across the boot.

So book that cheap-ass flight to Rome, throw your coin in the Trevi Fountain, then get the heck out of Dodge. These oft-overlooked locales are all worthwhile destinations in their own rights, and won't be teeming with quite so many, yugh, people.