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TNGreruns4ever t1_j3rgmn5 wrote

Genuinely curious/not trolling - is it intentional the trips are all inside PA? You've already gone to Reading, Jim Thorpe, Hershey and Stroudsburg ...and are now considering ...Harrisburg. DC and NYC are similar driving distances and (basically objectively) infinitely more interesting than all of these places combined. You liked Pittsburgh so it doesn't sound like you have an emphasis on smaller towns.

Also, is the 4-hour cap really crucial? A small amount more driving gets you to Newport RI, Vermont, coastal NH, Boston, the Berkshires in CT/MA, or even Williamsburg.

Alternatively, similar travel time involving an airplane and you can cheaply get to places like Charleston (2:00 $350), New Orleans (3:20 $400), Florida (3:00 $115), Denver (4:00 $210) or Chicago (2:30 $200).

Best of luck with whatever you decide.

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Excellent_Insect_270 OP t1_j3ro9oz wrote

I think we are interesting in exploring PA some more, but other states aren’t out of the question. We aren’t opposed to flying but only have 3 days so figured driving might be safer in case flights are delayed or cancelled. We love to travel and have actually been to all your flight suggestions together except for New Orleans, which might happen this summer :)

I used to live in DC so we have done a ton of stuff there. We’ve been to Baltimore, Philly, Boston, NYC together as trips. We were considering NYC again because there’s so much to do. I have been to Newport, RI and LOVED it, but wasn’t sure how it would be in mid March. I asked here really to see if there were other places in PA we weren’t considering, because we were so pleasantly surprised at Pittsburgh. Lots of good suggestions so far; definitely open to others though!

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TNGreruns4ever t1_j3rs9wy wrote

Ahh, makes more sense with the additional context. Working with those parameters in mind... Kent Falls/New Milford (CT), and Great Barrington/Stockbridge/Lenox (MA) are both potentially interesting road trips through quaint pockets of lower NE just around the 4-hour mark. I have also heard good things about Lititz (PA), Annapolis (MD), and Milford (PA)...but haven't visited those three yet.

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