It's a Fall Weekend in NYC and you want to take a nice day trip/3-day weekend. Where do you go? (Beacon: rent, bus) - New York City - New York - City-Data Forum

Shaolin Shadowboxing · 09-23-2015, 10:00 AM

say...within an hour or two of NYC via car.

Beacon?

New Paltz?

Lake George?

what do??

Never Shuts Up · 09-23-2015, 10:02 AM

Philly. I guess you could always visit Stamford if you wanted.

Shaolin Shadowboxing · 09-23-2015, 10:47 AM

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Philly. I guess you could always visit Stamford if you wanted.

louie0406 · 09-23-2015, 11:02 AM

The Catskills or Adirondacks.

Javawood · 09-23-2015, 11:06 AM

2 hours? City Island or the Rockaways (lol)

WildCardSteve · 09-23-2015, 01:10 PM

I second City Island. Check out the Starving Artists Café and Gallery. I think there's a B&B up there, too.

You can take the bus there. Bx 13 from Pelham Bay Park station.

LizfromtheBronx · 09-23-2015, 02:23 PM

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I second City Island. Check out the Starving Artists Café and Gallery. I think there's a B&B up there, too.

You can take the bus there. Bx 13 from Pelham Bay Park station.

You would take the Bx 29 from Pelham Bay Station. I spend a lot of time on CI and was not aware of a B&B (not saying it's not there though). It's very nice in the fall....the overwhelming crowds of the summer are gone and you can actually enjoy the island again. I personally recommend Portofino for dinner.

Javawood · 09-23-2015, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by LizfromtheBronx

You would take the Bx 29 from Pelham Bay Station. I spend a lot of time on CI and was not aware of a B&B (not saying it's not there though). It's very nice in the fall....the overwhelming crowds of the summer are gone and you can actually enjoy the island again. I personally recommend Portofino for dinner.

Portofino is great! I don't head to City Island as much as I should due to distance, but it's a great daytrip from the city while still in NYC. I waste too much money at Sammy's Fishbox though.

Miss J 74 · 09-23-2015, 02:50 PM

Lake George is not within a 2 hour drive. More like a 4 hour drive.

Within 2 hours I would do Pennsylvania, or upstate, around Bear Mountain. I think I saw on Airbnb a dome you can rent up north that looked pretty interesting.

mathjak107 · 09-23-2015, 03:18 PM

cold spring / beacon on the hudson , also new hope and lambertsville in pa . we do a lot of 3 day trips