Travel/Road Trip Itinerary – A Northern East Coast Adventure (7 Days)

As native New Yorkers, we’ve been to so many parts of our state that it was difficult to come up with an opinion on exactly where someone else should visit when traveling here. We finally tried looking at it from a different perspective and realized that anyone who was visiting New York for the first time absolutely had to go to “The Big Apple” and experience New York City! It’s one of those iconic places that everyone needs to experience for themselves at least once. Beyond that, we wanted to show people that the northeast part of our country isn’t just about the big city and snowstorms… so the remainder of this trip is going to explore some of the beautiful beaches we have to offer (as well as a visit to our nation’s capital)! This trip includes stops in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Washington D.C… So here’s the itinerary…

• Day 1 – Fly into New York City
  • Stay overnight here in New York City
  • “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – Peaches HotHouse, Roll-N-Roaster, The Commodore
• Day 2 – Things to do/see in NYC…
  • Rockefeller Center
  • FAO Schwarz
  • Times Square
    • Dave & Busters
  • Empire State Building
  • Grand Central Station
  • Broadway or Off-Broadway Show

• Stay overnight here in New York City again
• “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – Park Avenue Tavern, O’Hara’s Restaurant and Pub, Royale
• Day 3 – More to do/see in NYC…
  • Central Park (Central Park Zoo)
  • Statue of Liberty
  • Wall Street Bull Statue
  • One World Trade Center

• Stay overnight here in New York City again
• “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – Brennan & Carr, Butcher Bar, Kent Ale House
• Day 4 – Drive 2:30 to Cape May, NJ
  • Spend the day at the beach!

• Stay overnight here in Cape May
• “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – Exit Zero Filling Station, Lucky Bones Backwater Grille, C View Inn
• Day 5 – Drive 2:15 to Bethany Beach, DE
  • Spend the day at the beach!
  • Drive 0:14 and go Jet Skiing at Sharks Cove Marina/Route 54 Watersports

• Stay overnight here in Bethany Beach
• “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – Off The Hook, Mickey’s Family Crab House, Cottage Cafe
• Day 6 – Drive 0:26 to Ocean City, MD
  • Spend the day at the beach!

• Stay overnight here in Ocean City
• “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – Dead Freddies Island Grille, Coins Pub & Restaurant, Harpoon Hanna’s
• Day 7 – Drive 2:45 to Washington D.C.
  • Things to do/see in our nation’s capital…
    • The White House
    • Washington Monument
    • Lincoln Memorial
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
    • Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
    • Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
    • Smithsonian National Zoo
    • Albert Einstein Memorial

• Fly home tonight out of Dulles International Airport