You can camp in quiet woods at Rancho San Nicolas, just a 15 minute walk from the cafes and bars in the hip town of San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico.

BBC: Camping through Mexico and Central America

In fact, ask any sociable resident about what's hip and happening in town and he or she is likely to mention a recent stage performance.

CNN: GAINING CULTURAL CAPITAL

Rather, it captured Athens' unique culture as a strange mix of decaying South, hip art, small town and cosmopolitan sensibility, says Rodger L. Brown, author of Party Out of Bounds, a history of the Athens music scene.

WSJ: For R.E.M. Fans, Tunes May Linger But Trestle Faces Day of Reckoning