We are both in our mid 20s. i thought an overnight train trip could be fun. Is there a national park or cheap(er destination weekend we can do with in not too far a distance from washington DC or baltimore? HELP!!!?? I am lost!
2006-06-27 09:45:06 · 4 answers · asked by dm 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Washington, D.C.
I just checked Amtrak for overnight trips from Union Station.
There are two.
The Crescent leaves DC at 6:30 p.m. and gets into Atlanta at 8:13 the next morning.
http://www.atlanta.net/index.html
The Silver Meteor leaves DC at 7:30 p.m. It gets into Charleston SC at 5:06 a.m. and Savannah at 6:44 a.m.
http://www.escapetothesoutheast.com/SC-DMO-Charleston.asp
http://www.savannah-visit.com/
National Parks
Atlanta:
ML King Historic Site: http://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm
Kennesaw Mountain: http://www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm
Savannah:
Fort Pulaski: http://www.nps.gov/fopu/
http://www.elizabethon37th.com/
http://www.mrswilkes.com/
Charleston
Fort Sumter: http://www.nps.gov/fosu/
Pinckney NHS: http://www.nps.gov/chpi/
2006-06-27 10:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rent a car and go to Shenandoah National Park, where you can experience Skyline Drive, and go further south to the Blue Ridge Parkway. In southwest Virginia there's Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, which is home to Virginia's tallest mountain. Plenty to see and do.
2006-06-28 19:05:38 · answer #2 · answered by Omar Y. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try grey hound bus - very cheap !
2006-06-28 04:05:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
amtrak is the way to go
2006-06-27 22:45:02 · answer #4 · answered by m_jonesiii 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋