Anonymous wrote:MD/DE/VA beaches
Shenandoah for hiking/Luray Caverns
Harper's Ferry for history/hiking

These. Plus Sesame Place (haven't been but heard good things). Wildwood beach in Jersey also gets good reviews.

Baltimore is an option too (but less than a 2 hour drive).

Pittsburgh is 3.5 hours (depending where you live), so sounds like you are more looking for 2-3 hours away (we were born and raised in Pittsburgh, we drive there 4-5 times a year).

Hershey PA
DE Shore
Shenandoah