Away for the Weekend: New York: Great Getaways Less Than 200 Miles from New York City for Every Season of the Year - Softcover

Berman, Eleanor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0609805967 ISBN 13: 9780609805961

Publisher: Crown Publications, 2000

Synopsis

A timely traveler's guide to fifty-two seasonally organized weekend destinations, all withing two hundred miles of New York City, recommends brief excursions to parks, cultural events, fairs, and historic sites in the Eastern United States. Original. 10,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

ELEANOR BERMAN has guided thousands to rewarding travel adventures with her popular Away for the Weekend® travel series, which also includes books on New England, the Southeast, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, and Northern California.

From the Inside Flap:

When you need to get away from it all, you don't have to go far. For memorable weekend getaways in nearby New York State, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, did you know you can . . .

¸  take a romantic sleigh ride through snow-covered mountains?
¸  listen to summer symphonies in a Venetian theater?
¸  tour a 77-room Louis XVI French château with a formal garden?
¸  kayak and hike, or ride horseback across breathtaking sandy beaches?

In the revised and updated best-selling travel classic Away for the Weekend®: New York, Eleanor Berman presents 52 exciting 2- to 4-day vacations from New York City that take full advantage of the seasonal highlights offered at various locations. Whether it's a historical summer weekend in Massachusetts; a fall foliage tour aboard Connecticut's Valley Railroad; maple tree tapping in Stamford, Connecticut, in winter; or mansion hopping along the picturesque Hudson River in spring, each weekend getaway is enticing and flexible, with a multitude of activities and sights to explore. Each trip offers a clear itinerary with suggestions for hotels, inns, bed-and-breakfasts, and restaurants for every price range. In addition, destinations and activities that are well suited to children are noted, and five easy-to-read maps make navigation simple. Featuring advice on where to go, how to get there, and what to see, this is the perfect guide to unusual and interesting short trips that promise something for everyone.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Publications
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0609805967
• ISBN 13: 9780609805961
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304