North America is an incredible destination for its natural landscapes, but if you like the history of this part of the continent then your destination should be the east coast. The history of the United States and Canada has been forged on this coastline on the Atlantic and here are the most notorious cities.
My advice is that if you go to New York, schedule your trip to learn more and better. So, you can organize a trip to other cities like Boston, Washington DC, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec. You will discover fantastic, elegant and historical cities and if you want you can even get to know the famous Niagara Falls.
East Coast of North America
Focusing on the United States and Canada we have to on this coast there are the main metropolises of these countries, at least those that concentrate economic and political power.
On the North American East Coast the first British and French colonies were bet so the history here is centuries old. Just look at a map to understand how easy it is to link these cities, even when they are in different countries. I propose precisely that adventure.
New York
Around 50 million locals and tourists visit this city per year made up of different neighborhoods: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.
Among its main attractions is the Empire State Building, the theaters of Broadway, Ellis Island, Central Park, Times Square y many museums: The Metropolitan of Art, Natural History, and the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Jewish Heritage and Holocaust Memorial or the National Museum of the American Indian, just to name a few because in reality there are many in each neighborhood.
It all depends on your tastes. I would include more than one observatory since the city is fantastic seen from a good height: Top of The Rock, Empire State, One World Observatory, maybe. I would eat in the street and leave my dollars to go out at night well NY has a fantastic nightlife with bars, restaurants and clubs.
If you plan to get the juice out of NY then consider the New York Pass that opens the doors of 80 attractions and saves you time and money and includes the double-decker bus ride without a roof. There are 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10 days and it costs from 109 to 319 dollars, although if you buy it online at this time there are amazing discounts.
Boston
To get to Boston from New York you have several transports: the train, bus, car or plane. Boston is about 322 kilometers from NY so the journey is not long. The train is the fastest option. It departs from Penn Station in Manhattan and reaches South Station in Boston. The Acela line takes three and a half hours and other companies take between five and five and a half hours. If you visit the Amtrak website, you can purchase tickets there or in person at Penn Station. Last February, prices ranged from $ 67 to $ 164 per section.
You can also go by bus in four hours and few minutes, everything depends on the traffic. The Greyhound company departs from the Port Authorithy Bus Terminal but there is also Mega Bus and Bolt Bus, with lower prices. Calculate that in Greyhound the price of the ticket is between 23 and 37 dollars. Finely you can go by car or plane. If you rent a car you just have to go to Connecticut on I-84 to I-90. The route passes through two charming towns but you can get around them if you are in a hurry.
And if you are really in a hurry, there is the plane but the procedure involves its own time. It may be a bit cheaper, but the transfer to the New York airport is difficult because it is very far from the outskirts. What are the tourist attractions in Boston? Well, It is a beautiful colonial city that was the protagonist of the American Revolution so it is very visited by the citizens of that country.
To start the Freedom Trail It is the great attraction and it helps you connect on foot some of the most popular sites. This trail runs for about four and a half kilometers and passes through 16 important monuments and sites. Do not leave out of your visit Faneuil Hall, a Huguenot house built in the XNUMXth century, the adjacent XNUMXth century market, the Public Garden with its swans and small boats, the charming colonial neighborhood of Beacon Hill, Harvard and its art museums, Copley Square, Boston Harbor, the boardwalk, and of course its museums.
Washington DC
Both cities can be linked by train, by Amtrak, by bus, by car or by plane. The means of transport you choose will depend on your time, your money and what you want to see. You can find bus tickets from $ 48 and train from $ 79. A JetBlue flight or similar airlines are also inexpensive options and there are buses and subways from the airport to the center.
If you visit the city in spring or summer, keep in mind that there is more tourism and there will be more people at the attractions, so if you already know what to visit, you may want to buy your tickets beforehand. It is a city with a lot to see and do but I think there are two unmissable visits: the White House and the Pentagon.
To visit the White House you must book tickets in advance, months. Up to six months before, since the request goes through Congress. For foreigners it is necessary you must process it through the embassy in Washington. The same goes for visiting the Pentagon, you must book in advance. You can book the tickets from 90 to 14 days before the visit. Tours are Monday through Friday from 9 am to 3 pm and are free.
One option to get around Washington is to make use of the public bicycles or get around by metro and bus. The bikes cost $ 7 a day or $ 15 three days. There are 300 places to pick up and drop off your bike throughout the city. You can also join the tourist walks or buy the tourist pass DC GoCard o Explorer Pass of three or five attractions (59 and 89 dollars respectively per adult).
In spring the cherry blossoms donated by Japan are a charm, but you can add the Arlington National Cemetery, National Mall, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, Alexandria, the Holocaust Museum, Mount Vernon and the neighborhoods of Geogretown or Adams Morgan.
One has seen so much of America in the movies that it is almost a movie ride. Thanks to its powerful cultural industry, many people around the world know these places and want to visit them, not vicariously but in person. So far everything for today, but we still have the Canadian part of the east coast: Toronto, Montreal and Quebec.