North East US trip Fly to Washington Return from NYC .

Six Flags is a generic chain. Hereshey has a lot of product placement for their crappy chocolate. More unique would be Kennywood in Pittsburgh, which is a bit outside your route. Coeny island still has a few amusement rides, but is a long way from Manhattan.

EWR has numerous motels nearby from a whole range or reliable franchises that often are relatively cheap. You also often can find good deals at the Hilton in downtown Newark, which is next to Penn Station and accessible via NJ Transit from EWR. The Ironbound neighborhood with Portugese and otehr restaurants is a short taxi ride from the Hilton.

#12's suggestion to drop off at EWR maximizes convenience, but not an attractive place to spend the evening and morning.

Well, the assumption, which I implied above (in #15, not #12), would not be that they stay in Newark, but drop off the car and head immediately into the city.

Thank you for your help , is it worth spending a night in Princeton ?

Thanks for all your help...

I think i have finally realised how large the US is and maybe I was being a little ambitious with my first suggestions. So the rough route we would like to take after spending 3 nights in DC - then have 8 spare days where i need a little more help with suggestions of nice places to stay .....before we fly home from NYC ...

So When we leave DC im thinking of heading south west taking a scenic drive (suggestions pls) towards Charlottesville staying somewhere nice between ?? ?

We would then head east towards Jamestown Yorktown, Williamsburg , Virginia beach area then drive up through Delaware Ocean city maybe then taking Cape may ferry then stay in Philadelphia and use this as a base to visit Amish region Lancaster ..then head back to NYC from Philadelphia by train , however Princeton has been suggested.

Hoping that this itinerary is more achievable .... So i'm looking really for any nice places to visit on route and any helpful advice to make our trip the best we can make it. ...

Going back to my earlier postings , we would like some good scenic road routes, some interesting and odd sights not to be missed and maybe taking in a theme park on route ... also any sporting events during May ....Me being an old Punk rocker i would also be interested in good live music events and the best websites for info on such ..

I appreciate I'm asking a lot here and no doubt i will not get all my answers but any little snippets would be greatly received..

Cheers

So When we leave DC im thinking of heading south west taking a scenic drive (suggestions pls) towards Charlottesville staying somewhere nice between ?? ?

Now you're overestimating the distances. DC to Charlottesville is roughly two hours. There is absolutely no need to stay somewhere along the way.

So i'm looking really for any nice places to visit on route and any helpful advice to make our trip the best we can make it

I stand by the earlier suggestions of Chincoteague and Assateague Island.

Thanks , I may need to check Google for times etc , cheers ...!!
Just Watched a TV documentary in the UK re the horse round up on Assateague , looked a lovely place.

DC to Charlottesville is roughly two hours.

It's going to be more than 3 hours with traffic, but as above no need to stay overnight enroute.

some interesting and odd sights not to be missed and maybe taking in a theme park on route

There is the Six Flags theme park, just outside of Washington DC in Largo, MD. Also there's Busch Gardens just outside of Williamsburg, which is sort of a faux old Europe theme park.

Oh, and if you're going to PA Dutch country, you could detour to Hershey, PA and take the chocolate tour, and visit Hershey Park (theme park).

Ty Mstep good suggestions .....

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