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Day trips and getaways from New York City and New Jersey — the Hamptons, the Hudson Valley, the Jersey Shore, wine country, ski areas and more.
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Day Trips & Destinations
Asbury Park mixes a revived boardwalk, the Stone Pony and Springsteen history, beaches and restaurants — with Victorian Ocean Grove next door. How to plan it.
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Plan an Atlantic City day trip: the first boardwalk in America, casinos, beaches, shows and dining — plus drive times, timing and group transportation tips.
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Bear Mountain State Park offers Hudson River views, the Perkins Memorial Tower, the Appalachian Trail, a historic inn and the 1924 Bear Mountain Bridge.
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New York to Boston is about 215 miles and four to four and a half hours by car. Routes, traffic, tolls, and when a car beats Amtrak or a short flight.
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Cape May, at the southern tip of New Jersey, is famous for Victorian architecture, beaches, birding and sunsets. Drive times from NYC and what to see.
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The Catskills offer waterfalls, mountain towns, ski resorts and farm-to-table dining 2–2.5 hours from NYC: Woodstock, Phoenicia, Hunter and more.
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Cold Spring is a Hudson River village about an hour from NYC: antique shops, river views, Breakneck Ridge, Boscobel and a perfect pairing with Beacon.
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How to plan a multi-campus college tour from NYC or NJ: grouping schools by route, timing info sessions, drive times between campuses and travel tips.
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The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area spans New Jersey and Pennsylvania: Mount Tammany, the Appalachian Trail, Old Mine Road and river trips.
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Dia:Beacon fills a former Nabisco box-printing factory with monumental modern art. How to plan a visit from NYC, what to see and what else to do in Beacon.
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Duke Farms in Hillsborough, NJ, is Doris Duke's former 2,700-acre estate, now a free nature preserve with trails, lakes and an orchid range. Visit tips.
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Scenic fall foliage drives near NYC: the Palisades Parkway, Bear Mountain, Storm King Highway, the Taconic, the Catskills and the Delaware Water Gap.
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The New York area has legendary golf: Bethpage Black, Shinnecock Hills, Winged Foot, Baltusrol and Liberty National. Championships, access and travel tips.
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Greenwich, Connecticut, is under an hour from Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue shopping, the Bruce Museum, waterfront parks and fine dining. Planning tips.
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Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ, is a 42-acre sculpture park founded by J. Seward Johnson. What to see, dining, timing and pairing it with Princeton.
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How to get from NYC or New Jersey to the Hamptons by car: routes, summer Friday traffic, drive times, beach parking rules and what to see in each village.
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The best Hudson Valley day trips from NYC: Beacon, Cold Spring, Hyde Park, Tarrytown, Rhinebeck and Hudson — with drive times and itinerary ideas.
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A north-to-south guide to Jersey Shore towns: Sandy Hook, Asbury Park, Spring Lake, Point Pleasant, LBI, Atlantic City, Ocean City, Wildwood and Cape May.
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Twin river towns Lambertville, NJ, and New Hope, PA, offer antiques, galleries, restaurants, canal walks and a historic playhouse — about 90 minutes from NYC.
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Long Beach Island is an 18-mile barrier island on the Jersey Shore with Barnegat Lighthouse, family beaches and Beach Haven. Drive times and planning tips.
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