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What is a good 2-3 day trip around NYC for toddlers, at the end of May. TIA.
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03.26.09, 09:01 AM [ Flag ]
- OP here again - what about a trip to DC? Anyone taken their toddler there?
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  - we are taking our kids to DC in a May for the weekend. The National Zoo is great
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    03.26.09, 09:05 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - It is a pretty long trip - but DC is great. Zoo, museums, mall (and monuments) - I grew up there and loved it
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    - or: yes the 5 hr drive is long but you can break it up. I love the diff. things to see once you're there. My dds (ages 9yr and almost 5yr) are so excited to go. Our youngest is 5mo..but this won't be an issue for him
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      - I agree - but it is a long trip for a 2.5yo, you could take the train as well, but it is expensive.
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        03.26.09, 09:08 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        yes agree..the train is $$$.
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        03.26.09, 09:08 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Just checked train fare - it would be $324 for all three of us. Kind of expensive, driving might be better.
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        03.26.09, 09:09 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        yes we are going to drive..and leave the car at the hotel
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        ^^^we are 5 and would have been too $$ with train
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        03.26.09, 09:11 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        depending on when you drive it can be 5+ hours (traffic on turnpike and near Baltimore), but if your dc is up for it
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        03.26.09, 09:11 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - I agree. I think my 2.5 year old would LOVE the museums. He has that "Goodnight Washington DC" book and likes reading it, so I think DC might be a good choice.
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  - We did. Took kids there when #2 was about 17 months and #1 was 5. Went for Easter weekend, saw the cherry blossoms, went to the space museum. It was fun. Easy drive, too.
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    03.26.09, 09:06 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- how about philadelphia. there's the please touch me science museum. the liberty bell (for older kids). it's not too far.
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  03.26.09, 09:16 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - I think that's an excellent idea! I actually lived there until I was 10, and so would love to take my DS there.
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What is a good 2-3 day trip around NYC for toddlers, at the end of May. TIA.

OP here again - what about a trip to DC? Anyone taken their toddler there?

we are taking our kids to DC in a May for the weekend. The National Zoo is great

It is a pretty long trip - but DC is great. Zoo, museums, mall (and monuments) - I grew up there and loved it

or: yes the 5 hr drive is long but you can break it up. I love the diff. things to see once you're there. My dds (ages 9yr and almost 5yr) are so excited to go. Our youngest is 5mo..but this won't be an issue for him

I agree - but it is a long trip for a 2.5yo, you could take the train as well, but it is expensive.

yes agree..the train is $$$.

Just checked train fare - it would be $324 for all three of us. Kind of expensive, driving might be better.

yes we are going to drive..and leave the car at the hotel

^^^we are 5 and would have been too $$ with train

depending on when you drive it can be 5+ hours (traffic on turnpike and near Baltimore), but if your dc is up for it

I agree. I think my 2.5 year old would LOVE the museums. He has that "Goodnight Washington DC" book and likes reading it, so I think DC might be a good choice.

We did. Took kids there when #2 was about 17 months and #1 was 5. Went for Easter weekend, saw the cherry blossoms, went to the space museum. It was fun. Easy drive, too.

how about philadelphia. there's the please touch me science museum. the liberty bell (for older kids). it's not too far.

I think that's an excellent idea! I actually lived there until I was 10, and so would love to take my DS there.

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