Trip itinerary
New York & Washington, DC
7 daysUnited States
A seven-day New York and Washington, DC itinerary with three nights in each city, a practical Amtrak transfer, museum planning, and an editable template. Accommodation pins are approximate bases; replace them with your bookings. Unscheduled alternatives are in Ideas.
- Duration
- 7 days
- Destination
- United States
- Travel summary
- 21 places · 9h 45m travel
Day 1
Arrive and get your bearings
Bryant Park — central arrival reference
Bryant Park — central arrival reference, United States
9m on foot
Grand Central Terminal area
Grand Central Terminal area, United States
12m on foot
New York Midtown accommodation baseStay
New York, United States
21m travel
Day 2
Central Park and one major museum
35m by public transit
Central Park — Bethesda Terrace
Central Park — Bethesda Terrace, United States
15m on foot
The Met Fifth Avenue
The Met Fifth Avenue, United States
3m on foot
Upper East Side lunch — Madison Avenue
Upper East Side lunch — Madison Avenue, United States
54m travel
Day 3
Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn waterfront
35m by public transit
Financial District — Federal Hall exterior
Financial District — Federal Hall exterior, United States
11m on foot
9/11 Memorial plaza
9/11 Memorial plaza, United States
35m by public transit
DUMBO — Washington Street
DUMBO — Washington Street, United States
9m on foot
Brooklyn Bridge Park — Pier 1
Brooklyn Bridge Park — Pier 1, United States
1h 29m travel
Day 4
Train to Washington
40m by public transit
Moynihan Train Hall at Penn StationTravel
Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, United States
3h 30m by public transit
Washington Union StationTravel
Washington Union Station, United States
25m by public transit
Penn Quarter neighborhood
Penn Quarter neighborhood, United States
7m on foot
Washington Penn Quarter accommodation baseStay
Washington, DC, United States
4h 42m travel
Day 5
The monuments, with time to stop
35m by public transit
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial, United States
9m on foot
Reflecting Pool
Reflecting Pool, United States
7m on foot
World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial, United States
9m on foot
Washington Monument grounds
Washington Monument grounds, United States
59m travel
Day 6
One Smithsonian, then Capitol Hill
25m by public transit
National Museum of Natural History
National Museum of Natural History, United States
25m by public transit
US Capitol exterior
US Capitol exterior, United States
50m travel
Day 7
Leave from Washington
30m by public transit
Washington Union Station — onward referenceTravel
Washington Union Station — onward reference, United States
30m travel
Ideas
not scheduled yetLiberty and Ellis Islands — Battery departure reference
Liberty and Ellis Islands — Battery departure reference, United States
National Air and Space Museum — DC
National Air and Space Museum — DC, United States
National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture, United States
Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian approach — Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian approach — Manhattan, United States
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