kfernando

we're going on a business trip to NY and we'll be able to stay more 5 days around. What should we do? Stay at NY or go somewhere else? Thanks!

Cranachin

What kinds of things interest you? That would help people make suggestions.

Frankly, Boston is not somewhere I would recommend as a winter vacation choice (I say that as someone who lives in the metro area). If you want to go skiing in the mountains, that is an entirely different matter.

nytraveler

interests? budget?

NYC will be a bargain except for Valentirne's day and Superbowl weekend. But you will get real winter - but there are tons of things to do indooors - and outdoors isn;t TOO cold most of the time unless you are a delicate flower.

IMDonehere

Either stay in New York or go to DC. Philly is not worth five days and though I like Boston it doesn't have what NY and DC have.

Amy

If you haven't already been to New York, it will be simplest to just stay there; it's very easy to fill five days.

If you have been in New York, Philadelphia has a lot to offer; I could easily give you a variety of five day itineraries depending on your particular interests (art, history, science, food, shopping, etc.) and usually it's easy to get around by foot or public transportation, even in the winter. (I will say that this winter has had a few extremely cold days and more snow than usual, but hopefully that's in the past! And, of course, it's been the same in the whole area.)

schmerl

I agree with Amy. Stay in NY if you haven't been there before. However, Philadelphia has plenty to keep you busy for five days.

HKP

ANother pro-Philadelphia vote, although you can easily spend all 5 days in the NY City area.

An important issue, though, is what you like to do? Are you a museum/culture person? A history person? A local-flavor person? Lovely scenery? Meet people? Restaurants and bars? What?

kfernando

Many thanks, guys!
Well, I´ll stay at NYC for 14 days before. I´ll be working but I think I´ll be able to do some stuff by night. My wife will be joining me for a week and then we´ll be able to travel these 5 days. I think we ain´t got many budgets problems and probably we´ll be already satisfied with the museum/historic programs.We love bars, restaurants, sports and concerts. And we also love going to parks, rollercoasters, adventure stuff... The question is: since we ain´t got many days and we don´t live by the U.S., what we SHOULDN´T miss at all? Many thanks!!!

doug_stallings

You might want to spend a couple of days in NYC, but then head out and spend at least one day in Philadelphia (you can do that as a day-trip from NYC if you like) and then head to DC for at least 2 days.

If you really do want to see NYC more, then certainly spend more time here, but if you aren't from the US, it's worth going further out. You can also maximize your time by flying back from DC to JFK (or EWR) before you leave on your international flight home. That might give you almost a half-day more since most international flights are later in the day.

msteacher

Where are you coming from and in what month are you traveling? Not sure if you are accustomed to cold weather (or what the weather may likely be during your travel time). If you are coming soon, it will be too cold for roller coasters.

Personally, I'd head to Washington, DC. Easy train ride from NYC. Lots of terrific sites and museums, almost all of which are free. Weather should be slightly warmer than the other cities mentioned. Terrific choices for restaurants, bars, etc. Easy to get around the city via metro (especially helpful if the weather is cold). Have a great trip!

kja

I, too, would put most of that time in DC with a day or two in Philadelphia on the way. That said, I don't think of DC as a place to go for "bars, restaurants, sports and concerts... parks, rollercoasters, adventure stuff." I recommend DC more because of the rest of what you said: "since we ain´t got many days and we don´t live by the U.S., what we SHOULDN´T miss at all?"

DC's (mostly free) museums are diverse and hold some excellent collections, from art to news, space exploration to dinosaurs, the Holocaust to spies and just about everything in between. The mall is a park with some stunning memorials; the zoo is in a lovely park-like setting. And there are lots of other things of interest. DC has a much more diverse set of restaurant options than many cities of its size. And of course, it has bars and sports and concerts ... but not quite in the way that NYC does.

Hope that helps!

IMDonehere

I thought Georgetown was the night bar scene.

kja

Yep, Georgetown has a bar scene. Georgetown has Georgetown University. Ergo, Georgetown has bars.

To my knowledge, only Georgetown students and tourists go to Georgetown bars.

I could be mistaken.

IMDonehere

I think the original poster would qualify as a tourist.

kfernando

Many thanks! We´ve decided to go to DC! Best!