Day Trips From NYC You Can Take Without a Car
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Day Trips From NYC You Can Take Without a Car
Sandy Sanchez
The best towns to visit when you want to escape NYC for the day—because we’ve all been there.
In 2022, I decided to move to the Hudson Valley for a year! I rented a house around Cold Spring and I’ve gotten to explore so many little towns. The great part is there’s so many things to do just 1-1.5 hours from Grand Central Terminal. Before this, I lived in Brooklyn for 5 years and loved to take day trips and weekend trips to the Hudson Valley and Catskills. Sometimes you just need to get out of the city!
In this guide, you’ll see 3 towns you can take a day trip to, how to get to them, and fun things to do in each of them. They’re all right off MetroNorth stations and have Main Streets that are walkable, so there’s no need to have a car!
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Beacon
Beacon is one of my favorite towns in the Hudson Valley. It has an iconic art museum, as well as such a lively Main Street with so many restaurants and shops.
How to Get There
Take the Hudson Line to Poughkeepsie and get off at the Beacon Station. Download the app “TrainTime” and there you’ll be able to buy tickets! 🎫
Origin station: Grand Central Terminal or 125th Station
Destination: Beacon
*From the station, you can walk to both Dia:Beacon museum and Main Street in about 15 minutes. There’s also a small Beacon bus take does loops around the station, museum, and Main Street, but I usually just walk.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sandy Sanchez
I’m Sandy! I’m a freelance copywriter and content creator. I love learning about architecture, trying coffee shops all over the world, thrifting, finding old books, and sitting on park benches with freshly baked pastries.
I'm based in NYC but love doing long-term travel a couple of times a year. I've previously lived in Mexico City, Upstate New York, and Florence for several months.
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