Family Road Trip to New England

Old Apr 6th, 2012, 10:07 AM
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Okay, to go back to your original post...

Tolls around NYC are expensive. The GW Bridge is about $12...the Tappan Zee is $5, I think. The Mass Pike (I90) will have tolls as well.

To skip tolls from DCA to NYC, take I295 after the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Take it all the way up to the vicinity of Fort Dix (Route 206???) to skip a few tolls on the Jersey Turnpike.

With so many states in only 12 days, you are going to miss a lot. Here is what I would try to cram in...trying to find things a 7 year old would enjoy.

DC - the beauty of DC is most things are free. Maybe visit the zoo and the monuments.

On the drive to NYC you could stop in Philly. Visit sites like the Liberty Bell and grab lunch at Reading Terminal Market. Maybe run up the art museum stops a la Rockie.

Nothing in NJ I'd stop for given your time.

NYC - American Girl Place???

RI - Newport for the mansions

Mass - I'd skip Cape Cod on this trip...not enough time. Spend some time in Boston, take a duck tour. Grab dinner in the north end. You could visit Lexington and Concord if you folks are in to history. Drive up 95, thru NH to Maine.

Maine - stay south due to time. Either Portland, York, Kittery. Kittery has huge outlet stores. Portland has great restaurants. Obviously there are beaches...cold water.

Then go west into NH. I'd do the White Mts and the Kanc. You could visit Storyland or Santa's Village for a day. If you like to hike, some easy-ish family hikes are Lonesome Lake and Diana's Baths.

Drive into VT. If you stay north, you can do the Cabot tour and the Ben and Jerrys tour.

Then drive across NY State, through Syracuse to get home.
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Old Apr 7th, 2012, 06:58 PM
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Just a tip about the tolls on the highways - you can get an EZpass that is good for all tolls from DC to Maine. The transponder does not cost anything - you just order it ahead of time, using a credit card it automatically keeps your balance at $20 and deducts any tolls. This saves a lot of time, especially in the summer, most EZpass lanes don't even require the driver to slow down - in fact the signs say not to!
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Old Jun 23rd, 2012, 03:37 PM
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We had a great trip! We drove over 2400 miles and saw 12 states. It was busy but amazing. My daughter had a great time in the car reading books and maps about all the places we were going or had been.

Day 1 - drove to Albany NY
Day 2 - drove through Green Mts into the N. Conway and up Mt Washington. Scary but amazing!
Day 3 - drove through Portland & to Kennebunkport, Maine
Day 4 and 5 - Maine
Day 6 -8 Boston - drove through the cliff walks
Day 8-10 NYC
Day 10 -12 Washington DC
Thanks for all the tips!
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