4 Day Trips from New York City You Can Book Today

1.NYC: Empire State Building Tickets – Observatory & Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 25,757 reviews · 45 minutes - 2 hours · from $47Our pick

Review the Empire State Building observatories, museum, views, ticket choices, timing, accessibility, and value before you book.

“My friend and I booked this show on a whim not really knowing what to expect. We were both blown away by such a fantastic show it was amazing. We were sat up on the third mezzanine and the view was great. The whole experience was incredible and it is definitely worth seeing 🤩 Loved it ❤️❤️”

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2.From NYC: Guided Day Trip to Washington DC by Van or Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,418 reviews · 15 hours · from $104

Review of a $104 guided NYC to Washington DC day trip, covering monuments, Arlington, the White House, Capitol, museums, and travel tips.

“It was a perfect trip! Augustin and Enrique are the best! Nothing to improve!”

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3.From NYC: Day Trip to Philadelphia and Amish Country

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 805 reviews · 14 hours · from $149

Review of a 14-hour NYC day trip to Philadelphia and Amish Country, with historic sights, Rocky Steps, an Amish buggy ride, and market time.

“Leandro was amazing and really knew his history! Great day out”

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4.Washington DC Day Trip by Bus from New York City

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 600 reviews · 14 hours · from $129

Review of the $129 Washington DC day trip from New York, covering major memorials, Arlington Cemetery, transport, timing, and tour value.

“Absolutely amazing day trip, I would highly recommended it to anyone thinking about booking this. Steve our guide was so knowledgeable, friendly, fun and really made a difference to our experience. The sites are incredible and not to be missed. The journey isn't actually too bad, 4 hours there with a 20min service stop half way and the same back, while along the way Steve pointed out lots of places, bridges, settlement areas and shared lots of fun facts and the history around all the states and areas we visited. We visited all the sites including Arlington memorial, the Lincoln memorial, white house, congress, union station etc, Steve was also…”

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