Where to go for the weekend from New York

With the arrival of spring, I often want to spend weekends in nature, but many try to choose inexpensive and fast options.

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Edition Rtvi gathered a list of places near New York where you can have a fun and inexpensive weekend.

Philadelphia

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Distance from New York: 160 km

Travel time: 2 - 2,5 hours

Transport and cost: bus (Peter Pan, Greyhound, Boltbus) - from $ 10 one way; a train (Amtrak) - from $ 50 one way.

Philadelphia is one of the oldest American cities, it was there that the colonists proclaimed the independence of the states from Great Britain and adopted the US Constitution. Tourists waiting for a very well-preserved historic center, the oldest street in the States, good restaurants and vibrant nightlife. A trip to Philadelphia is worth spending two or three days.

Montok

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Distance from New York: 190 km

Travel time: around 3 - 3,5 hours

Transport and cost: suburban train Long island railroad from $ 21-29 to one side.

This small coastal village is located on the easternmost point of Long Island. The largest New York borough Queens and Brooklyn are also located there. Montok is famous for its picturesque beaches, good restaurants with seafood and the famous 1796 lighthouse built. In the caretaker's house there is a museum with rare documents signed by George Washington. And nearby - the National Park "Heroes' Camp", created on the basis of the former American military base.

Greenwich, CT

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Distance from New York: 49 km

Travel time: 50 minutes - hour

Transport and cost: suburban train North West worth $ 10,25 one way

In just an hour from New York you can get to the classic town of New England. Greenwich is the capital of the famous "golden coast" of Connecticut, where the richest families of America live. The cheapest house here is worth at least $ 2,6 million. In addition to restaurants and architecture in Greenwich, you can wander around the places where you rentedStepford wives"- the famous black comedy about flawless housewives and their terrible secrets.

Branch Brook Park in Newark

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Distance from New York: 24 km

Travel time: 1 - 1,5 hours

Transport and cost: you need to get to the PATH station Newark penn station ($ 2,75), and then transfer to Newark light rail to the side NLR Grove Street and drive six more stops, getting on Park Avenue Newark Light Rail Station (about another $ 2).

Brunch Brook is the best place for walks in the flowering period of cherry, sakura and magnolia. He is known for the largest collection of flowering cherry trees in the United States - there are only 18 varieties of them and more than five thousand trees. In the spring, this park is even called Cherryblossomland ("The Country of Blooming Cherry").

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