Day trip recommendation from NYC

Here's the BA bar/brewery/beer store list. It's pretty comprehensive. If you know where you're going to be or have more specific parameters, we may be able to give you some suggestions but truthfully there are many great beer bars and most will have several quality local offerings.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...bar-store-restaurant-and-brewery-list.200513/

 

Philly would seem the best. 2 hour train or bus ride and so much to do as far as beer, food, culture.

 

a day empty in NYC. Thats terrible. Being stuck in a place like that where's there is nothing to do.
Give the beer a rest for the afternoon. Go to the Met, take the circle line see a show on Broadway (or better yet off Broadway) and go to a good beer bar after dinner.

 

Your right Philly has so much more good and culture than NYC. He can go to Pats and than see the mail in the basement of the Vet.

 

What's this about MORE than NYC? I said none of this. Just throwing out a suggestion as he asked for a day trip recommendation outside of NYC.

But I do think there's some good stuff to see in Philly and I'd skip Pat's and Geno's. Reading Market (I think that's the name) is where I'd do some heavy grubbing. Then you got the Liberty Bell, site of the Constitutional Convention, the Rocky steps. What's wrong with Philly all of the sudden? haha.

 

I love Philly.
It just annoys me that he has a free day in NYC and can't figure out what to do.
Are you headed to the big Apple?

 

I'm giving him some leeway. He didn't share much about his visit so I don't know how short or long he's been here and he didn't say why there's a gap. Could be he left a gap to do something outside of NYC, which is reasonable.

I will be in NYC myself in about a week or so and then will be there frequently from here on out. I've been trying to get some of you East Coast BAs coordinated for a Taste of New Mexico share. Have you any interest?

 

Take a picture of the corner of 1st Ave and 1st street the Nexus of the universe. Btw 9th street espresso for all your coffee needs. Also, if you like French food in a laid back setting check out Almond in the flatiorn district. And the flatiron bldg is the most iconic and photogenic bldg in NYC IMO.
Cheers.

 

What were hoping to do/see on Long Island?

 

Go to Coney Island see how many Hot Dogs you can eat.

 

if you want a day trip outside of NYC and have no license and obvisouly you are a fan of beer I would hit up the Carton tap room in NJ. It's a really nice ferry ride from the city and can def be done in a day with some time to spare to do a few other things in NYC.

 

This is a great idea. The ferry has two stops, WTC and somewhere else in Manhattan, and then goes to 2 stops in Jersey - Highlands and Atlantic Highlands (I believe). You can rent bikes at Sandy Hook, see the absolutely beautiful beaches (some of my favorite in NJ), and then hit up Carton after. Also, you can take lots of beer home with you (Carton's limits have been anywhere between 1 and 4 cases of beer lately ) depending on what is available that day. Also, lots of us have good food recommendations! @augiecarton knows even more, he has given this spiel before.


EDIT here's an old post:

 

Great idea but Carton is open limited hours so check with them first.

 

I'd take the Metro North up into the Hudson Valley. There's great hiking and spectacular scenery as well as beer spots up that way.

 

train to Barrier than a day at the ocean in Long Beach,
ferry to Carton from lower Manhattan then hit NJ beach
or the Metro North and stop at Peekskill
no car necessary