New York, Boston & Washington D.C. — 14 days

Two weeks across Manhattan, New England, the federal capital and Niagara Falls. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Manhattan; Lower Manhattan; Midtown & Culture; Central Park & Upper Manhattan.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & Manhattan

15:00 — Arrival at JFK/Newark
17:00 — AirTrain + subway to the hotel — Aéroport → Midtown
18:00 — Hotel in Midtown or Brooklyn — Midtown
Walk to Times Square — Midtown → Times Square
20:00 — Times Square — for the experience — Times Square
Walk to dinner — Times Square → Midtown
21:00 — Dinner in an American diner — Midtown

Day 2 — Lower Manhattan

09:00 — Wall Street & the Charging Bull — Wall Street
Walk to the memorial — Wall Street → 9/11 Memorial
10:00 — 9/11 Memorial & Museum — 9/11 Memorial
Head to the Flatiron — 9/11 Memorial → Flatiron
13:00 — Lunch at an Italian food market — Flatiron
Walk to the bridge — Flatiron → Brooklyn Bridge
14:30 — Brooklyn Bridge on foot — Brooklyn Bridge
Walk to DUMBO — Brooklyn Bridge → DUMBO
16:00 — DUMBO — the best photos of Manhattan — DUMBO
Subway to Williamsburg — DUMBO → Williamsburg
18:00 — Brooklyn Brewery or a craft beer bar — Williamsburg

Day 3 — Midtown & Culture

09:00 — Top of the Rock — 360° view — Rockefeller Center
Walk to MoMA — Rockefeller Center → MoMA
11:00 — MoMA — modern and contemporary art — MoMA
Walk to Hell's Kitchen — MoMA → Hell's Kitchen
14:00 — Lunch in Hell's Kitchen — Hell's Kitchen
Walk to the High Line — Hell's Kitchen → High Line
16:00 — High Line from Gansevoort to 34th St — High Line
Walk to Chelsea Market — High Line → Chelsea Market
18:00 — Chelsea Market — Chelsea Market
Subway to Broadway — Chelsea Market → Broadway
20:30 — Broadway show — Broadway

Day 4 — Central Park & Upper Manhattan

09:00 — Central Park — Citi Bike ride — Central Park
Walk to the Met — Central Park → The Met
11:00 — The Met Museum — The Met
Subway to Harlem — The Met → Harlem
14:00 — Lunch in Harlem — fried chicken & soul food — Harlem
16:00 — Harlem — Apollo Theater, street art — Harlem
19:00 — Jazz concert in Harlem — Harlem

Day 5 — Brooklyn

10:00 — Brunch in Williamsburg — Williamsburg
Walk to Smorgasburg — Williamsburg → Smorgasburg
13:00 — Smorgasburg — outdoor food market — Smorgasburg
Subway to Prospect Park — Smorgasburg → Prospect Park
15:00 — Prospect Park & Brooklyn Museum — Prospect Park
Subway to Coney Island — Prospect Park → Coney Island
18:00 — Coney Island — beach & amusement park — Coney Island

Day 6 — Shopping & Neighbourhoods

10:00 — Soho — boutiques, galleries, cast-iron architecture — Soho
Walk to the Lower East Side — Soho → Lower East Side
12:00 — Lower East Side — Katz's Deli — Lower East Side
Walk to Chinatown — Lower East Side → Chinatown
14:00 — Chinatown & Little Italy — Chinatown
Walk to Greenwich Village — Chinatown → Greenwich Village
16:00 — Greenwich Village & Washington Square Park — Greenwich Village
Walk to dinner — Greenwich Village → Manhattan
19:30 — Gourmet dinner — Manhattan

Day 7 — Last moments in Manhattan

09:00 — American brunch — eggs Benedict and pancakes — Manhattan
Walk to Madison Avenue — Manhattan → Madison Avenue
11:00 — Last souvenirs on Madison Ave — Madison Avenue
Walk back to Midtown — Madison Avenue → Midtown
18:00 — Last night in New York before Boston — Midtown

Day 8 — Boston

08:00 — Amtrak New York → Boston — New York → Boston
12:00 — Hotel in Boston — Boston
14:00 — Freedom Trail — Boston
20:00 — Lobster dinner in Boston — Boston

Day 9 — Harvard, MIT & Cape Cod

09:00 — Harvard & MIT — Cambridge campuses — Cambridge
12:30 — Lunch in Cambridge — Cambridge
14:30 — Drive to Cape Cod — Boston → Cape Cod
17:00 — Hotel on Cape Cod — Cape Cod

Day 10 — Cape Cod

10:00 — Cape Cod beaches — Cape Cod
13:00 — Lobster lunch facing the ocean — Cape Cod
16:00 — Back to Boston then on to Washington — Cape Cod → Washington

Day 11 — Washington D.C.

08:00 — Amtrak/bus to Washington — Boston → Washington
13:00 — Hotel in Washington D.C. — Washington D.C.
Walk to the Mall — Washington D.C. → National Mall
15:00 — Smithsonian Museums (free) — National Mall
18:00 — Capitol & Lincoln Memorial — National Mall

Day 12 — Georgetown & Dupont Circle

10:00 — Georgetown — shops and architecture — Georgetown
13:00 — Lunch in Georgetown — Georgetown
Walk to Dupont Circle — Georgetown → Dupont Circle
15:30 — Dupont Circle — galleries and cafés — Dupont Circle
Walk back to the centre — Dupont Circle → Washington D.C.
20:00 — Farewell dinner in Washington — Washington D.C.

Day 13 — On to Niagara Falls

08:00 — Bus or train to Niagara Falls — Washington → Niagara Falls
19:00 — Hotel in Niagara Falls — Niagara Falls

Day 14 — Niagara Falls & Departure

09:00 — Niagara Falls — Canadian side — Niagara Falls
12:30 — Last lunch — Niagara Falls
15:00 — Back to New York — Niagara Falls → New York
21:00 — Return flight