Here's a sample itinerary for a drive from Portland (Maine) to Pennsylvania. If you're planning a road trip to Pennsylvania, you can research locations to stop along the way. Make sure you check road conditions to double check the weather. Traveling with a dog or cat? Find pet-friendly stops. Camping along the way? Search for RV campgrounds. Find the best hotels, restaurants, and attractions based on the most talked about places recommended by Trippy members.
10:00 am start in Portland (Maine)
drive for about 2 hours
11:45 am Boston
eat at Mike's Pastry
stay for about 4 hours
and leave at 3:45 pm
drive for about 1.5 hours
5:00 pm Old Sturbridge Village (Massachusetts)
stay overnight and leave the next day around 9:00 am
day 1 driving ≈ 3 hours
9:00 am leave from Old Sturbridge Village (Massachusetts)
drive for about 54 minutes
9:54 am Hartford
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 10:54 am
drive for about 1.5 hours
12:35 pm Poughkeepsie
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 1:35 pm
drive for about 2 hours
3:44 pm Scranton
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 4:44 pm
drive for about 2.5 hours
7:22 pm arrive at Pennsylvania
day 2 driving ≈ 7.5 hours
Boston (226 answers)
Faneuil Hall (30 mentions)
Freedom Trail (29 mentions)
Fenway Park (26 mentions)
Harvard Square (18 mentions)
Harvard University (17 mentions)
restaurants around Boston:
Mike's Pastry
Legal Sea Foods
Island Creek Oyster Bar
Neptune Oyster
Alden & Harlow
questions about Boston:
Best way to get to downtown Boston from Logan Airport
Is the Boston Freedom Trail worth a visit?
Worried about Boston cold weather. What should I wear?
Where are the best shopping deals in Boston?
What are the can't miss things to do in Boston?
Old Sturbridge Village (Massachusetts) (4 mentions)
Hartford (14 answers)
The Mark Twain House & Museum (4 mentions)
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (2 mentions)
questions about Hartford:
What is your favorite restaurant in Hartford?
Poughkeepsie (7 answers)
questions about Poughkeepsie:
Best free things to do in Poughkeepsie?
Scranton (7 answers)
This section could be endless, so rather than trying to suggest every local activity or attraction, we'll leave it open-ended.
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Angela from Wilkes Barre asked:
Looking for some good weekend trip ideas from NE Pennsylvania? (2 answers)
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Traveling from DC to NY. Any stopping points in Pennsylvania for 2-4 hours? (1 answer)
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