We visited 11 states in 11 days. We drove round trip from Baltimore (due to cheap flights on Southwest Airlines
Tuesday
- Leave FLL 8:25 AM Arrive to BWI 10:55AM
- Rental Car – Dollar
- Lunch at noon Ellicott City Manor Hill Tavern and Ice Cream Scoopahdeedoo
- Drive to Gettysburg (1h 20m) – National Park (free entrance)
- Maybe outlets if time?
- Drive to Hershey Chocolate World (1h) – tour runs every 30 min
- Dinner – Irv’s Pub 12m drive – (reservation) 7pm
- Stay in Holiday Inn Express West Harrisonburg (booked FREE) 30m
Wed.
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Hershey Park (bought) 30m $176 tickets, $15 parking -10am-10pm
- Second night at Holiday Inn
Thurs.
- Breakfast at the hotel – leave by 7
- Drive to Ithaca – See Cornell University
- Lunch – Ithaca Beer Company (3h 30m)
- Drive to Taughannock Falls State Park (20m) $8 fee (Gorge Trail)
- Damiani Cellars (27m)
- Drive to Watkins Glen State Park (10m) $8 fee (Gorge Trail)
- Drive to dinner (40m) – Kindred Fare reservation 7pm
- Stay at Hyatt Regency (booked FREE) 50m
Fri.
- Breakfast at Starbucks in hotel – leave by 8am
- Drive to Niagara Falls (1h 30m)
- Maid of the Mist ride (booked – printed)
- Lunch – Third Street Retreat
- Drive to Old Fort Niagara (30m) and see Lake Ontario
- Drive to Lockport Cave Tour (30m) (booked 4:30pm)
- Dinner – Tap and Mallet
- Second Night Hyatt Regency
Sat.
- Breakfast at Starbucks in hotel
- Rochester museum of Play (booked – printed) opens at 10am
- Lunch – The Gate House
- Drive to Cooperstown (3h) visit Hall of Fame (booked- tickets by mail) closes 9pm
- Dinner – Mel’s at 22 – 7:30pm
- Drive 1h to Stay at Holiday Inn Johnstown (booked FREE)
Sun.
- Leave by 7:30am
- Drive to Fort Ticonderoga (2h) (booked) opens at 9:30am (10:40 family tour)
- Drive to Burlington, VT (1h 20m)
- Lunch – Farmhouse Tap and Grill
- Drive to Ben and Jerry’s factory tour (20m) ($4 adults – buy there)
- Optional – Drive to Sterling Pond Trail (1h)
- Visit Cabot Cheese, Smuggler’s Notch Distillery, Champlain Chocolates – Waterbury
- Dinner – Prohibition Pig or Blackback Pub
- Stay in Fairfield Marriott Waterbury (booked FREE)
Mon.
- Breakfast at hotel leave by 7am
- Drive to Augusta (4h) to have lunch – Tio Juan’s Margarita’s
- Drive to Bar Harbor (2h) and check into Wonder View Inn (Expedia – $145 paid)
- Hike – Ocean Path Trail and Bar Harbor Trail low tide
- Dinner – Side Street Cafe or Geddy’s
- Sunset Cadillac Mountain 8:12
Tues.
- Start Hike at 8am – Bubble Rock Trail Hike to Jordan’s Pond
- Lunch – Jordan’s Pond House or Charlotte’s Lobster Shack (Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse)
- Drive to Portland (3h 15m) stop at Vineyard Vines Outlet in Freeport
- Beer Tour at Allagash Brewery (4:30pm Tour)
- Drive to Portland Head Lighthouse (15m)
- Dinner – Nosh, Thirsty Pig
- Drive 26 m to Holiday Inn Express Biddeford (booked FREE)
Wed.
- Breakfast – drive 15m to Holy Donut (leave by 7:30)
- Drive to North End area Boston 1h 30m – park and walk around
- Lunch – Pauli’s (sandwich place and Mike’s Pastry)
- Drive to Pilgrim Memorial State Park 45m – Plymouth Rock
- Drive 40m to Falmouth, Cape Cod
- Rent bikes from Corner Cycle $12 adults and $8
- Drive 40m to Cape Cod Factory – closes at 5
- Drive (1h 30m to Newport) – dinner Brick Alley Pub
- Check in Courtyard Providence Warwick (FREE)
Thurs
- Leave by 8am – Drive 11m to Knead Donuts in Providence, see waterfront area and Brown Univ
- Drive 2h 50m to Wooden Spoon in New Rochelle for lunch
- Drive 30m to Yankee Stadium then go to AirBnB on Upper East Side (paid $208)
- Walk 15 min to Central Park
- Walk south 15m to Top of the Rock $34 adults and $28 kids (print)
- Walk 8 min. to Times Square
- Dinner – Patzeria Family and Friends
- Take subway back to AirBnB
Fri.
- Breakfast – bagels
- Drive to New Jersey Terminal Liberty State Park (be there by 8:00) printed
- 9am Statue of Liberty tour
- Drive to Philadelphia (2h)
- Stop in Staten Island for lunch – G-Knows Cheesesteaks
- Smith Playground
- Dinner with the Fergusons
- Stay in Airbnb (paid $158)
Sat.
- 9am – Liberty Bell and Independence Hall
- US Mint Tour (free)
- Lunch – Independence Beer Hall
- Drive back to Baltimore – Stop at University of Delaware (50m drive) 1h 8m to go
- Must leave Delaware by 3:30 pm
- DInner at airport – Flight 6:40pm
