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Parentmos: Likely taking kid on East Coast History trip in July. Will be boring?
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Date: April 20th, 2026 2:57 PM Author: (*)> (i'm in your city) Westcoastmo that lived on the East Coast for a long time like 14 years. I fear this is going to be boring.
DC will probably be entertaining and we'll be there for the fourth. will find a rooftop to see the fireworks from. any recommendations for beating crowds are welcome.
then we'll go to Phila and see the town while staying with family. then to Boston. I lived in Boston for forever so the itinerary that Chat GPT gave me sounds incredibly boring and like nothing special at all
I have to do this right? kids have to do this kind of thing once? this year also makes sense due to travel costs and America 250? Japan or literally anywhere else will be there next year? |
Date: April 20th, 2026 3:02 PM Author: niggerstomper59 (✅🍑) obviously take your kid up to the Rocky statue and show him the movie (or at least the montage) beforehand if he hasn't seen it yet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829655) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:03 PM Author: Buses age, gender, interests? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829657) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:06 PM Author: (*)> (i'm in your city) 42, M, butt stuff
dottir is 9, F, she's into surfing/skiing, outdoor stuff. synchro swimming idk. i'm not that in tune with what she talks to her 9 year old girl friends about we just got back from a trip to Mexico so we know the rhythm of a trip like this. it will just be the two of us |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:07 PM Author: niggerstomper59 (✅🍑) at that age she will absolutely love just having daddy to herself (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829673) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:10 PM Author: (*)> (i'm in your city) yeah we have a good time. i'm mostly thinking of ways not to bore myself though as the East Coast is nothing new to me. although Gettyburg could be interesting and sounds like Philly has some cool new stuff it didn't have before (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829688) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:14 PM Author: Buses I took a trip out there at that age from the west coast.
colonial Williamsburg was more memorable to me than anything plus all of the smithsonian which are nice because they are themed so you can just skip air and space if no one cares without having to walk a mile through the exhibits.
If your wife is a bucket list shrew then I would recommend doing the opposite and showing dottir that you can just go into a museum for 10 minutes and leave without having to spend 4 hours there
DC is great for that age and I think philly and boston are pretty boring. lots of walking and lots of standing in lines for things they dont care about = non stop whining
idk about rooftops in DC in general. i used to recommend the post office for views but i think thats the place trump turned into a hotel. dont really like that place as an adult so only go in and out
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:23 PM Author: (*)> (i'm in your city) we have to do Boston and Phila though I think.
Phila - we're literally never using our vacation to do this bullshit again so this is the only chance to see family that lives there unless they come to us
Boston - I lived there for forever and always talk about it and she wants to go. I know how to have fun in Boston now that I think about it |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:25 PM Author: Buses both are good and fine. just saying dc is worth more time than the others because its just a lot easier on a kid.
for a girl i might think williamsburg would beat gettysburg but maybe you should do neither if you are doing 3 cities. |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:36 PM Author: (*)> (i'm in your city) yes these are good points. i think we skip the side quests altogether and focus on core cities. rough dates would be:
- DC - July 3-July 6, arrive DC on July 3, sightsee 7/4-7/6, train up to Philly evening of July 6
- Philly - July 6-July 7 - arrive Philly evening of July 6, sightsee July 7 and part of July 8, depart for Boston late afternoon / early evening July 8
- Boston - arrive evening July 8, sightsee July 9, fly home July 10
what do you think of this plan? if it's too much time in DC on the front end we could do this
yes these are good points. i think we skip the side quests altogether and focus on core cities. rough dates would be:
- DC - July 3-July 5, arrive DC on July 3, sightsee 7/4-7/5, train up to Philly evening of July 5
- Philly - July 5-July 6 - arrive Philly evening of July 5, sightsee July 6 and part of July 7, depart for Boston late afternoon / early evening July 8
- Boston - arrive evening July 7, sightsee July 8, fly home July 9 (evening flight ET fine due to time change) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 5:59 PM Author: Buses Looks good man. Give her some homework imo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49830169) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:03 PM Author: Mcp I did this last year with my son. Fuck Boston. We added Gettysburg and colonial Williamsburg instead. Go to six flags too, mix it up. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829658) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:06 PM Author: niggerstomper59 (✅🍑) Gettysburg is great, there is an "audio tour" that you drive around listening to a National Park Service app with recordings of battles (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829668) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:31 PM Author: Mcp Yeah it was 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829794) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:07 PM Author: (*)> (i'm in your city) Gettysburg is a great idea actually. Colonial Williamsburg could do during third day in DC. we have to go to Boston because I've talked about it so much she wants to go now. we could go to six flags new england or like up to Hampton Beach or something though good idea (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829670) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:01 PM Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, have him watch a 10 minute or so vid about the battle. it'll whet his appetite and when he sees the features mentioned in the vid is will be 10x more exciting. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49830173) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:04 PM Author: Cletus Van Damme the south is 180 for a road trip. the north is like 130. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829662) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:05 PM Author: Big Clique Energy How old are your kids
For Philly, the American Revolution museum is fairly new and clean and has stuff to do for kids. It’s near the other historical stuff like the Liberty Bell and Betsy Ross’s house. The latter two don’t have much but you don’t have to stay long.
The Franklin Institute has kid stuff as well.
The Please Touch museum is good but only for little kids.
(I’m assuming you are Loser Clique and your kids will be interested in history and science.)
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:09 PM Author: (*)> (i'm in your city) dottir is 9, F, she's into surfing/skiing, outdoor stuff. synchro swimming idk. i'm not that in tune with what she talks to her 9 year old girl friends about we just got back from a trip to Mexico so we know the rhythm of a trip like this. it will just be the two of us
i'm jock / prep I guess? i don't keep up with this stuff man. we like history, culture, and active stuff. like we'd surf if we could but no point in the slightest of traveling all the way to the east coast just to surf they're tiny waves
sounds like Philly could actually be good though? recs welcum my friend |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:09 PM Author: Noah Tannenbaum Philly: don’t forget to get tickets ahead of time for constitution hall tour. It’s good. Check out Rittenhouse park and eat at Parc restaurant. Go to art museum and take in view from top of the stairs. Walk behind the art museum and stroll down the schuykill river trail. You can do all of this basically in one day and get a good sense of the city layout and stuff. For cheesesteak cafe Carmela in northeast Philly or do Angelo’s in south Philly. Oh and if you have time Chinatown is cool and so is the little Italy/ little Mexico/little Vietnam area at 9th and Washington. Get pho 75 if you end up there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829682) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:11 PM Author: (*)> (i'm in your city) 180 thanks bro. could we do this on day 1 then Gettysburg on Day 2 then gtfo of Dodge on Day 3? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829693) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:14 PM Author: niggerstomper59 (✅🍑) I have done Gettysburg on a day trip from the Philadelphia area. It is about 2.5 hours drive there, a good 2 hours on site, and then back. If you go on a Sunday and drive through Lancaster instead of on the interstate you will see a bunch of Amish people and buggies (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829701) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:50 PM Author: Noah Tannenbaum I’d get up early go to Gettysburg’s and then come back to Philly for dinner somewhere then head out. Gettysburg is just empty fields not much to see if you’re not a history buff. Second the recommendation to drive through Lancaster and see the Amish. Maybe buy a pie or some other homemade treats from one of the farm stands or country stores. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829882) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:15 PM Author: Big Clique Energy Agree with most of this but he’s not dragging a 9 year old to the Northeast or deep South Philly. For cheesesteaks, probably best to go to Passyunk, do the tourist Pat’s or Geno’s thing, and walk around the Italian Market. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829706) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:23 PM Author: (*)> (i'm in your city) 180. dottir is a vegetarian anyway (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829749) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:47 PM Author: Noah Tannenbaum Angelos isn’t Deep South Philly imo. They can walk to the 9th street market from there. Also they have eggplant parm that’s really good for vegetarians. I didn’t realize he had younger kids. Agree cafe Carmella is far off the beaten path. Oh and also go to reading terminal market. It has AC and a lot to see and eat. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829864) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:53 PM Author: Big Clique Energy Reading Terminal is a good call, kids will love all the different food stalls and sights and smells and general organized chaos. The donut place there (Beiler’s) alone is worth the trip. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829895) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:13 PM Author: Jason Clothmoa Everywhere will be shitty and full of violent swarthy minorities (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829698) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:31 PM Author: Jason Clothmoa https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGW_Bt5XcAAGW7r?format=jpg&name=large (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49829797) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 5:34 PM Author: peeface (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49830124) |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 5:30 PM Author: setstein Jews caused that. Why? |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 3:48 PM Author: '"'"'"''" https://danielladyfarm.com/events
Not flame, you should do the first day of Gettysburg reenactment on July 3 and then go to DC for the 4th. |
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Date: April 20th, 2026 5:36 PM Author: fartman just stay in california you gook (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858756&forum_id=2).#49830132) |