.states-grid{
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 30px;
  max-width: 75%;
  margin: auto;
  color: white;
  align-items: start;
}

.state-column{
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  width: 100%;
  background: rgba(18, 122, 98, 0.57);
  border-radius: 26px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 24px 28px;

}

/* Sheen overlay */
.state-column::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -2px;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 26px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(700px 240px at 20% 0%,   rgba(255,255,255,.16), rgba(255,255,255,0) 60%),
    radial-gradient(700px 240px at 90% 110%,  rgba(73,120,186,.22),  rgba(73,120,186,0)  55%);
  opacity: 0.95;
}

/* Top accent line */
.state-column::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 16px;
  left: 22px;
  width: 56px;
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,.55), rgba(255,255,255,0));
  opacity: 0.85;
}

/* Ensure card content sits above the overlays */
.state-column > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* Hover — shadow only, no translateY (avoids column-layout glitch) */
.state-column:hover {
  box-shadow:
    0 28px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}

/* ── Typography ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.state-column h2 {
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.state-column h4 {
  color: #7eb8f7;
  text-align: center;
  font-style: italic;
}

.state-column h5 {
  color: #fff;
}

.state-column small {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
}

/* ── List ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.state-column ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.state-column li {
  padding: 6px 0;
}

/* ── Links ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.state-column a {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
}

.state-column a:hover {
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* ── Reservations state headings ──────────────────────── */
.reservations-state-heading {
  color: white;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

/* ── Book Now Buttons ─────────────────────────────────── */
.state-column a.book-now-btn {
  display: block;
  background: white;
  color: #127a62;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 10px 0;
  transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
}

.state-column a.book-now-btn:hover {
  transform: scale(1.04);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #127a62;
}

.state-column a.book-now-btn span {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  margin-top: 4px;
  opacity: 0.8;
}