Where to go (w/ kids) the first weekend in November (w/in 4-6 hour drive from DC)

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Anonymous wrote:Are you voting absentee?

Not OP, but yes. We requested absentee ballots.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Pittsburgh? It's reasonably cheap (compared to e.g. NYC) and not too long of a drive.

It has a fun food culture, a really great science museum which should be a nice fit for all of your crew and a good indoor option if the weather is lousy. The funicular is a good time, too.

It's also a small city so it's easy to take a quick trip out of town into the surrounding countryside. We took kids there last year in October and there were a bunch of fall festivals with pumpkins and hayrides and stuff (not sure if they run into November, though).

We're planning to go to Pittsburgh for the that weekend in November. I'm happy to see all the good reviews! We're staying at the Omni William Penn. We'll definitely do the science museum. Any other good recommendations with kids?

Science Museum. Children's Museum (but for the younger kids). Zoo. Aviary. Phipps Conservatory. I always liked the Frick. Carnegie Art and Natural History Museum. Cathedral of Learning.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about Pittsburgh? It's reasonably cheap (compared to e.g. NYC) and not too long of a drive.

It has a fun food culture, a really great science museum which should be a nice fit for all of your crew and a good indoor option if the weather is lousy. The funicular is a good time, too.

It's also a small city so it's easy to take a quick trip out of town into the surrounding countryside. We took kids there last year in October and there were a bunch of fall festivals with pumpkins and hayrides and stuff (not sure if they run into November, though).

We're planning to go to Pittsburgh for the that weekend in November. I'm happy to see all the good reviews! We're staying at the Omni William Penn. We'll definitely do the science museum. Any other good recommendations with kids?

Science Museum. Children's Museum (but for the younger kids). Zoo. Aviary. Phipps Conservatory. I always liked the Frick. Carnegie Art and Natural History Museum. Cathedral of Learning.

Adding some more - see if the Duck Tours are running. And some of the boat tours (gateway clipper) from Station Square.

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Woodloch

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Anonymous wrote:Richmond
Raleigh
Shenandoah mountains
Pittsburgh
Finger lakes
Beach

Where in Shanendoah? What do you do there?

Winchester, Luray, Staunton are all cute little towns. There are some good museums, some wineries, some caverns, some outdoor activities (like horsebackriding). I adore the Shakespeare theater in Staunton, but that would only work for older kids.

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Did someone seriously suggest Raleigh? May as well go to Ashburn

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Richmond
Raleigh
Shenandoah mountains
Pittsburgh
Finger lakes
Beach

Where in Shanendoah? What do you do there?

I'm not this PP, but I am the PP who suggested Massanutten, where we went the day after spending time in Shenandoah. We went to the Route 66 potato chip factory, Shenandoah Caverns, and the nearby parade float museum. We enjoyed dinner in a small-town diner in the area. Our friends went home, and we stayed the night in Harrisonburg before heading to Massanutten the next day.

Yes to all of this. And down 81, the Frontier Museum in Staunton.

[Anonymous]

Going to NYC and voting absentee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pittsburgh -- lots of museums and other fun things to do.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about Pittsburgh? It's reasonably cheap (compared to e.g. NYC) and not too long of a drive.

It has a fun food culture, a really great science museum which should be a nice fit for all of your crew and a good indoor option if the weather is lousy. The funicular is a good time, too.

It's also a small city so it's easy to take a quick trip out of town into the surrounding countryside. We took kids there last year in October and there were a bunch of fall festivals with pumpkins and hayrides and stuff (not sure if they run into November, though).

We're planning to go to Pittsburgh for the that weekend in November. I'm happy to see all the good reviews! We're staying at the Omni William Penn. We'll definitely do the science museum. Any other good recommendations with kids?

Science Museum. Children's Museum (but for the younger kids). Zoo. Aviary. Phipps Conservatory. I always liked the Frick. Carnegie Art and Natural History Museum. Cathedral of Learning.

Actually my middle schoolers still liked the Children's Museum on the last trip -- not sure if was nostalgia or if they are still young at heart, but the Science Center and Science of Sports complex were closed due to a Steelers game, and they ended up staying at the Children's museum for hours.

Also Andy Warhol Museum, The Mattress Factory (which is a modern art museum with room-sized experiential art), Carnegie History Center in the Strip District, where you should walk around and have lunch.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about Pittsburgh? It's reasonably cheap (compared to e.g. NYC) and not too long of a drive.

It has a fun food culture, a really great science museum which should be a nice fit for all of your crew and a good indoor option if the weather is lousy. The funicular is a good time, too.

It's also a small city so it's easy to take a quick trip out of town into the surrounding countryside. We took kids there last year in October and there were a bunch of fall festivals with pumpkins and hayrides and stuff (not sure if they run into November, though).

We're planning to go to Pittsburgh for the that weekend in November. I'm happy to see all the good reviews! We're staying at the Omni William Penn. We'll definitely do the science museum. Any other good recommendations with kids?

Science Museum. Children's Museum (but for the younger kids). Zoo. Aviary. Phipps Conservatory. I always liked the Frick. Carnegie Art and Natural History Museum. Cathedral of Learning.

Actually my middle schoolers still liked the Children's Museum on the last trip -- not sure if was nostalgia or if they are still young at heart, but the Science Center and Science of Sports complex were closed due to a Steelers game, and they ended up staying at the Children's museum for hours.

Also Andy Warhol Museum, The Mattress Factory (which is a modern art museum with room-sized experiential art), Carnegie History Center in the Strip District, where you should walk around and have lunch.

I mean Heinz History Center (Carnegie's stuff in there though).