Originally Posted by
csycsycsy
Hi, apologies if this belongs in a master-thread.
This August I'll be in Philadelphia for a conference which ends on a Thursday, and I'm flying back to Spain Sunday night from JFK, so I have at most 72 hours in between.
Not been to Philadelphia or NYC before.
What would be the opportunity cost/next best alternative to spending Fri-Sun in NYC? Would like to visit DC but 2 days would not be enough.
I can't drive.
Thank you!
assume you end thurs at 5 pm and flight out is around 9 pm Sunday.
wherr is the conference in Philadelphia? In downtown area? You have museums therr and get around via subway/ light rail and see museum of srt ( Rocky steps) and to thr historic part of Philadelphia on the south side ( liberty bell, independence hall, get a Philly cheesesteak)
you could easily take an evening train to Manhattan on Friday. Then have almost 2 days of seeing things. There are many museums, coukd see a shoe on Broadway Saturday night. Could go to 9/11 memorial. Hang out in crntral park. Therr are many things thst you can’t do it all.
you coukd take a train to DC snd see free museums on “ thr mall”. Thr DC mall is a stretch of land gpfrom Lincoln mrmorial to thr US Capitol, about 2 miles in length. In thr middle is the Washington monument and the White House. Lincoln- monument area are memorials for people and wars fought.between Washington abs Capitol on each side are smithsonian museums thst are free except for special exibitd. On thr north side you have American history, natural history, sculpture garden, art museum south side is hirshorn, air snd space, Native American museum. Like in air and space you can see stuff for free but they have movies thry run thst cost extra for tickets. Innthr art museum thry can have special touring exhibits that cost a fee.
in all cities you have sports likely going on with baseball, soccer/ football,and other sports when you travel.