Trip From Columbus to New York
 

Dear All,

i'm in Columbus now and i'm planning to go for a road trip to New York City and from there i will flight home, while i'm looking to the options, i come out with two options which i need your recommendation and advises for which option is better and even what i should add to drop from any of the options, i will start my trip July 12 and i should be in New York July 24 before 4PM:

Option 1:

Columbus, OH .. to: Buffalo, NY .... then to: Watertown, NY .... then to: Green Mountain and Finger Lakes ... then to: Boston, MA ... then to: NYC

Option 2:
Columbus, OH .. to: Smoky Mountain, Tennessee ... then to: Myrtle Beach, SC ... then to: Philadelphia, PA ... then to: Six Flags Great Adventure ... then to: NYC


I really need your advises, i already rent a car to start tomorrow my trip.

Note: i'm going with my wife and two kids (7 & 12) years old, nothing specific (as a must) in our mind to see.

Thanks,

Well this time of year I would do a more northern route.

Are you going to Niagara Falls? Do you have the documents to go to the Canadian side which has much better views and more to see/do. (The area near the US side is not very pleasant.)

Any specific reason for Watertown?

Finger Lakes is in NY - Green Mountains are in Vermont - so these are out of order.

Nothing to do with time of year--I would do the southern route for more of a taste of Americana.
Stop in Asheville to see the Biltmore House.
Myrtle Beach is a "sight" and a taste of the American beach scene.
Perhaps instead of Philadelphia do Washington DC but in any case, do not miss Washington.
You can see a Six flags in Richmond VA, I think. Actually I think there is one in Cincinnati which you could do at the beginning of your trip.

thanks a lot Gretchen for the good advises, actually i love your suggestion about Asheville, we really like to see things in country sides more than cities, and please recommend me any country sides places which we can visit in our trip.

I think you will have enough on the way for the time you have.
In NC you will want to eat some BBQ--you'll find lots of places but on the way north from Myrtle Beach you could look near Goldsboro or Fayetteville (I95).