Anonymous wrote:Basketball hall of fame is a great idea, but isn't that out of the way between dc & Portland?
Thanks so much to everyone for tips.
Doing the drive on my own with our 10 year old, hoping to make it fun instead of stressful!

No-- the BB HoF is in Springfield Mass., almost directly on the way (google maps suggests driving via Springfield adds about 15 minutes to the 9+ hr drive).

good luck!

Basketball hall of fame is a great idea, but isn't that out of the way between dc & Portland?
Thanks so much to everyone for tips.
Doing the drive on my own with our 10 year old, hoping to make it fun instead of stressful!

OP I am not sure what age/interests your other child is. MassMoca can be surprisingly fun for children (given its a modern art museum) but other possibilities in Western Mass. would be the basketball hall of fame, or maybe Old Sturbridge Village (sort of like Colonial Williamsburg-- another option like that is Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth but that's pretty far north).

Mass MOCA is wonderful and worth a day trip - I'm sure there are nice hotels near there if you want to do Western Mass. Mt Tom would be fun for the kids.

If you can find a place in the southern Hudson valley and then head east on 84 instead of 90 that would be better in terms of routing.

But mohonk is very nice.

Maps all sending me up 95, will try again going through Hudson River valley / western mass instead of 95 through RI which is what I was planning. Thanks for tips!

Anonymous wrote:Do not go to Maine via 95 thru RI -- that is an awful routing. I am sure you can find a place ib the Hudson River valley or Western Mass. that would be nice. I would stay in NYC before I detoured to Westerly.

Too early in the trip IMO and nothing special, though I do love NYC in general.

Do not go to Maine via 95 thru RI -- that is an awful routing. I am sure you can find a place ib the Hudson River valley or Western Mass. that would be nice. I would stay in NYC before I detoured to Westerly.

Mohonk Mountain looks nice

Anyone tried Wentworth by the Sea in Portsmouth, NH?

Anonymous wrote:Or, if you want to do the inland route and avoid 95 as much as possible, check out Mohonk Mountain House.

This.

RI is out of the way. But I suppose new paltz is well north of the tappin zee

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, looks really nice. Have you been there with kids?

Not yet - on my to do list - but everyone I know who has has raved about it!

Or, if you want to do the inland route and avoid 95 as much as possible, check out Mohonk Mountain House.

Thanks, looks really nice. Have you been there with kids?

Ocean House, Rhode Island

Can anyone recommend a fun hotel or resort to stop at between DC & Portland Maine. We are flexible on our route, and happy to take an extra day or two for a fun hotel. Doing camp pick up in Maine and want to make a road trip better for me & our other child riding along!
Thinking something with an indoor or outdoor pool, maybe a spa, just something a little different than the standard roadside hotel/ worth taking time off from the drive.