Originally Posted by
acregal
... Also, don't bother renting a car. The rate for renting it is expensive, tolls are expensive, parking it is expensive, and gas is expensive. Unless you have money to blow and are willing to sit in traffic a lot, just don't bother with it.
+1 to everything above - except wherever it says "expensive," I'd substitute "outrageous." The extensive, convenient, comfortable train systems can get you to all of those kinds of places.