The trip in short
Four nights in New York first: the skyline of Manhattan, a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and the ferry to the Statue of Liberty. Then south in short drives, through the birthplace of the nation: Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the Amish farms around Lancaster and the battlefield of Gettysburg. After Baltimore's harbour come three days in Washington, among the monuments and the free Smithsonian museums. The great cities of the East Coast in one trip, and a fine first trip to America. More of the Northeast? See also Niagara Falls and the Finger Lakes or Washington and the Blue Ridge.