My wife and I are flying into Boston on May 9 and then flying out of Reagan Airport in DC on May 22. We plan to spend a few days each in Boston and DC, leaving about a week to spend between. We would like to try taking a train to get between Boston and DC, as we have never done a US train trip before (only in Europe).
The idea is to travel a bit, get off and explore a town for a night or two, then hop on and ride to the next city, repeating until we get to DC. We will have backpacks only, so don't need to worry about luggage. We haven't traveled in a year, so aren't worried about the cheapest route, but instead want the most interesting/scenic.
We have been to PHL and NYC before, but nowhere else along the way. So, we want to skip those two cities and stop off at smaller, lesser-known places. We enjoy food, history, architecture, walking, and nature. What cities should we visit?
In looking at the routes Amtrak offers, we would default to taking the coastal route, but we are game for going inland through Hartford or even along the Hudson River, if those are much more scenic or interesting.
BTW, Googling "best east coast cities to visit by train" and similar searches is giving the obvious choices like NYC. Googling "top east coast cities to visit" and similar gives lots of great places that you need a car or more time to visit. I hope somebody who knows the area can help with planning!
Submitted April 26, 2021 at 07:33PM by mikescha https://ift.tt/3vmo17z
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