#Week long road trips from boston full#

We rested for a bit, then decided to head out for dinner and a walk on the National Mall.Īfter making a stop by the White House, we made a detour into Chinatown for dinner. Our experience has been that hotels near the White House have been both convenient and not as expensive as some of the other hotels in downtown Washington, DC. Distances are deceiving and you will get tired quickly if you try to walk too far. If you plan to do most of your travel by foot, our recommendation is to stay as close to the National Mall and other points of interest as possible. When we arrived inside Washington, DC around 5pm, we checked into the Downtown Residence Inn. It has more space for larger exhibits, and we hadn’t seen it before. metro area around 2-3pm, we went to the suburban National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia (different from the Air and Space Museum along the National Mall in DC), which was a great visit for our airplane enthusiast son. It was a fun stop, and while there are many more sights to see in Philadelphia, our goal was Washington, D.C., so we did a quick walking tour of the area, then hopped into the car and continued our drive.Īlong the way, we did stop for quick bite to eat in Delaware, since our kids hadn’t technically been in the state of Delaware yet (though that visit probably only marginally counts).

Constitution were signed, and showed them the picture of the building on the matching bill. Unfortunately, Independence Hall now requires advance reservations to enter, so we snapped a picture told the boys that this was where both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. With an inscription like “Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants thereof,” you can probably guess some of the purposes that various groups assigned to this bell!Īfter visiting the Liberty Bell, we moved on to Independence Hall. In addition to learning about the making of the bell and problems with its construction, you will also learn about its fascinating roll in both the abolitionist movement and the women’s suffrage movement. The Liberty Bell Center is quite fascinating! We parked near the Independence Visitor Center, then walked to the Liberty Bell Center. Our hotel choice set us up for an easy 30 minute drive into Philadelphia. Liberty Bell and Independence Hall in Philadelphia

#Week long road trips from boston full#

You can read about our full experience on an earlier post!Īfter leaving the amusement park, we drove a bit further south, staying the night in the Cherry Hill, NJ area, relatively close to Philadelphia. Lines were short, particularly in the morning, the boys had tons of fun, and we ended up not getting sick, so all-in-all, it ended up working out.

Then the next morning, after our hotel breakfast, we drove the remaining hour to the amusement park, making sure we were there 30 minutes before the park opening time. The evening drive was uneventful, getting in around 9-10pm. NYC itself is about a 4 hour drive from Boston, so we found a hotel maybe 4.5 hours from our house, near the freeway in New Jersey that roughly an hour from the theme park. We left the Boston area late afternoon on Wednesday, with the goal of getting past New York City and its associated metro traffic the following morning.

This park currently has the world’s tallest roller coaster, which is a positive for a pair of teen boys.

Our first intended destination was the Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park for the birthday of one of our kids, covid concerns aside.