This morning, you’ll board a train in Boston. As the train whistle blows, we’ll follow the train’s journey to New York, America’s largest city. Along the way, you’ll admire countless ports, ships, and bridges, along with breathtaking views of the Connecticut coastline and its picturesque scenery. Upon arrival in New York, we’ll join our guide to visit several famous landmarks and learn more about the city’s unique history and culture!

Itinerary:

Take a train from Boston to New York (train ticket included, about 4 hours) → New York → Hudson Yards, Lunch, and The Edge (120 mins, The Edge are optional ) → Museum of Modern Art (Optional, 90 mins) → Times Square (20 mins) → Broadway (Optional for Musicals)

Special Note:

1. Preferred Train Schedule: Amtrak – 171 Northeast Regional; Coach Seat

Departs  Boston, MA – South Station (BOS) – 8:15am

Arrives New York, NY – Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta.(NYP) – 12:24pm

2. The resources of train tickets are tight. It is strongly recommended that you book as early as possible to avoid that the tickets cannot be booked due to sold out. If the tickets are sold out, we will switch to another train to New York.

3. There is no tour guide on the train. 

Recommended Disney Musicals: “Aladdin” ,”The Lion King”.
Seating Area: Orchestra Or Front Mezzanine.
Price: $280/person (Including: a musical ticket + Chinese transfer service to the hotel after the performance).

Recommended Broadway Classic Musicals: “Wicked”, “MJ: The Musical”.
Seating Area: Orchestra Or Front Mezzanine.
Selling Price: $260/person (Including: a musical ticket + Chinese transfer service to the hotel after the performance).

Recommended Broadway Classic Musicals: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”.
Seating Area: Orchestra Or Prime Dress Circle.
Selling Price: $260/person (Including: a musical ticket + Chinese transfer service to the hotel after the performance).

Note: Broadway Musical tickets cannot be refunded or changed once booked.

Afternoon

Hudson Yards

In 2019, Hudson Yards opened with great anticipation, becoming the most dazzling skyscraper cluster on the far west side of Manhattan, subverting the public’s imagination of the city! But the miracle of Hudson Yards is far more than that… The most eye-catching one should be the new landmark Vessel, known as the “Eiffel Tower of New York”, with a hollow spiral staircase connecting the two, which is extremely subversive and controversial. 30 Hudson Yards also has the highest city observation deck in the Western Hemisphere, the Edge, which is higher than the Empire State Building Observation Deck at 1,050 feet and the Rockefeller Center Observation Deck at 850 feet above the ground! Of course, Hudson Yards has become a popular check-in destination in New York, and the 7-story luxury mall The Shops next to it is also worth a visit. The Shops covers an area of 1 million square feet and includes New York’s first and only high-end department store Neiman Marcus, which includes more than 100 brands. The food market, known as “Little Spain”, was co-founded by three Spanish chefs. Walking into it feels like a Spanish tapas street. The New York Times introduced the top 20 foods here, and Iberian ham ranked first. It uses Libyan pigs that are only three weeks old. It is worth a try. Of course, there is also the Spanish paella that you can never go wrong.

Edge NYC

Edge is the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere located at 30 Hudson Yards, with a one-of-a-kind design. It’s suspended in mid-air, giving you the feeling of floating in the sky with 360-degree views you can’t get anywhere else. Look 100 stories down from the thrilling glass floor, lean out over the city on angled glass walls and sip champagne in the sky. Enjoy your adventure up in the sky!

Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), one of the world’s most outstanding collections of modern art, was built in Manhattan by the Rockefeller family. It houses numerous exhibitions of cutting-edge modern and contemporary art, encompassing fine art, architecture, sculpture, film, and design. Among its most celebrated works are Van Gogh’s “Starry Night,” Picasso’s “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon,” Monet’s “Water Lilies,” Dalí’s “The Persistence of Memory,” and Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.” Furthermore, the museum’s courtyard is also breathtakingly beautiful. From the museum’s enormous floor-to-ceiling windows, one can admire the modern and stylish garden nestled between skyscrapers, creating a unique atmosphere.

Times Square

Times Square is a bustling block in Manhattan, New York City, USA, known as the “crossroads of the world”. Various shopping malls and theaters gather near the square, which is a prosperous entertainment and shopping center. The commercial and financial atmosphere of advertising and high-tech artistic means are perfectly unified here. The dazzling neon lights at night reflect the strong fashion city characteristics of Manhattan. Walking into Times Square, you will be surrounded by colorful billboards and street performers with special skills. The advertising slogans and song MVs of various products are filled in your ears, shocking everyone’s heart. In fact, people have long spread the saying: If you haven’t been to New York, you haven’t been to the United States, and if you haven’t been to Times Square, you haven’t been to New York.

Broadway Theatre

Broadway theater refers to the dramas performed in theaters in the Manhattan theater area and Lincoln Center in New York, USA. Broadway is famous for performing musicals, and various classic and wonderful performances are performed here every day and night. There are also frequent performances of dramas, operas, dances, etc. It is the most famous theater area in the English-speaking world, along with the West End Theater in London. Over the past century, Broadway has been regarded as the center of performing arts in New York and even the world. The Broadway Theater area is also an important tourist attraction in New York City.

Hotel：Hyatt Place Flushing/LaGuardia Airport; similar

Special note: Please note that the shops and restaurants in the mall will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25th. Please understand.

Guests must purchase any of the following self-funded items through our company:

• DreamWorks Water Park
• Nickelodeon Universe
• Big Snow

American Dream

Located in New Jersey, the American Dream shopping and entertainment complex is a large shopping mall integrating shopping, entertainment, and a theme park. It’s a shopper’s paradise, where you can indulge in endless shopping. You can also experience the water rides at North America’s largest indoor water park; visit the city’s underground aquarium, showcasing a variety of marine life, from shrimp and starfish to seahorses and sharks; and the Legoland Discovery Center, designed specifically for families with children aged 3-10, includes a 4D cinema, a brick pool, building block classes, and a birthday party room. The mall offers a wide range of activities, ensuring you’ll find something you won’t want to miss.

Hotel：Hyatt Place Flushing/LaGuardia Airport; similar

Special Notes:

1. If unable to enter U.S. Capitol, the attraction will be replaced with the Washington D.C. In-depth Tour (optional). Washington D.C. In-depth Tour itinerary: Air Force Memorial (20 mins)→ Thomas Jefferson Memorial(20 mins) → World War II Memorial (20 mins) 

New York to Philadelphia: approximately 100 miles

Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.: approximately 140 miles

Independence National Historical Park

Philadelphia is a land that witnessed the independence and birth of the United States. The National Independence Historical Park, built in the spirit of the American War of Independence, contains some historical buildings related to the American Revolution and the founding of the country. It is known as “the most historic square mile in the United States.” In the park, you can see the Independence Square surrounded by green trees, the towering milky white clock tower, and the bronze statues of the founding heroes standing on the lawn. The overall atmosphere here makes people feel solemn and dignified.

U.S. Capitol

As the political center of the United States, Washington has many iconic political and cultural landscapes, such as the Capitol Building and the U.S. Supreme Court. We will enter the Capitol Building, the geometric center of Washington, DC, walk along the gorgeous and exquisite congressional corridors, listen to the stories behind each mural and each statue, and deeply understand why this is the highest symbol of a government owned by the people, governed by the people, and for the people.

The National Archives

The National Archives houses precious documents, photographs, and video footage from various periods of American history. Among its most notable collections are the original parchment manuscripts of the founding documents, drafted at the founding of the nation in 1776. These documents include the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Other collections include the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, issued by Lincoln during the Civil War to free slaves, the surrender of Nazi Germany at the end of World War II, and the Watergate tapes that exposed Richard Nixon’s corruption and ultimately brought him down.

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Washington D.C. In-depth Tour

First, we’ll visit the Air Force Memorial, composed of three curved steel columns over 80 meters long. Its design was inspired by the three white smoke trails left in the sky by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds during their aerobatic performances. We’ll then visit the Jefferson Memorial, which commemorates the ideal that “all men are created equal,” in front of Taidou Lake. We’ll then visit the World War II Memorial, which honors the 16 million American service members who served during World War II.

The White House

The White House is a white neoclassical sandstone building covering an area of more than 73,000 square meters. It consists of the main building and the east and west wings. The White House is the office and residence of successive US presidents and is also synonymous with the US government. Many important US decision-making bills are signed and announced by the president in the White House. George Washington, the founding father of the United States, once expressed his views on the construction of the US President’s residence: it must not be a palace, and it must not be luxurious, because the masters working here are servants of the state.

Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial is a white ancient Greek temple-style building built to commemorate the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is regarded as an eternal statue of the United States and a symbol of Washington. It is also the most famous rally for the pursuit of peace and democracy. Martin Luther King delivered his speech “I Have a Dream” here.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located north of the Lincoln Memorial. It is a 500-foot-long V-shaped monument made of black granite. It is used to commemorate the American soldiers and generals who died while serving in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The glittering black marble wall is engraved with the names of more than 57,000 US soldiers who died in the Vietnam War between 1959 and 1975, in chronological order of the date of each person’s death.

Hotel：Springhill Suites Gaithersburg ; Comfort Inn Shady Grove – Gaithersburg – Rockville; similar

Notes:

1. Watkins Glen State Park only opens in summer, usually from April to October each year. Please refer to the official website for the special admission date.
2. In order to ensure a better experience for guests, it is guaranteed that guests can watch the fireworks show at the waterfall on that day (except when there is no fireworks show on that day).

Hotel to Corning: approximately 275 miles

Corning to Niagara Falls: approximately 180 miles

The Corning Museum of Glass

The world-renowned Corning Glass Center is located in Corning, a small town with unique style and quaint flavor in upstate New York. Although it is a small city, it is the center of the American glass industry. The status of Corning’s glassand porcelain in the United States is just like the status of Jingdezhen porcelain in China, and it is also well-known in the world. Corning Glass Center can be said to be a magical glass world. Corning Glass Center has about 100,000 pieces of glass boutiques and artistic sculptures on display. These exquisite glass products are either colorful or crystal clear, dazzling and overwhelming. The Glass Center is not only a glass museum, but also a factory for the production of glass strengthening, glassware and handicrafts, and a store that sells glass and crystal products such as sunglasses, necklaces, pins, etc.

Watkins Glen State Park

Watkins Glen is located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, USA. It is a stratified rock geology, which has been eroded by glaciers and streams, forming a unique landform. There are more than a dozen waterfalls along the approximately two-mile canyon trail. There are excellent canyon trails, waterfalls that can be admired up close, and pleasing natural scenery, providing tourists with an excellent photo spot, and it is known as the “Millennium Valley”.

Finger Lake

The Finger Lakes are located in the northwest of New York State. They are a scenic spot consisting of 14 long and narrow lakes. They are named because they are arranged vertically from south to north and look like fingers. Many Hollywood stars have vacation villas or estates here.

Niagara Falls Night View Tour

During the trip, we will go to [One Park, Two Islands, Three Falls], go deep into Niagara Falls Park, and see a wide variety of exotic flowers and trees up close; stand on two islands – Ram Island and Moon Island, and appreciate the magnificence of the Water of Thor from multiple angles in the dark; see the three major waterfalls – Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and American Falls, and feel the majestic momentum of nature presented by the different faces of the waterfalls under the illumination of colorful neon lights. At this time, don’t forget to pick up your camera and take a photo with them.

Hotel：Sleep Inn Amherst; The Garden Place Hotel; Lockport Hotel; similar

Summer Itinerary: (Applied when Maid of the Mist opens)
Niagara Falls Classic Tour (Optional, 2.5 hours, Whirlpool Park + Cave of the Winds + Maid of the Mist included) → Boston

Winter Itinerary: (Applied when Maid of the Mist closes)
Niagara Falls Classic Tour (Optional, 2.5 hours, Whirlpool Park + Cave of the Winds + Old Fort Niagara State Park included) →  Boston

Kindly Reminder:
1. Maid of the Mist Niagara Falls Boat usually closes in winter, and it will not be visited during the closure.

Niagara Falls to Boston: approximately 470 miles

Niagara Whirlpool State Park

The Niagara Whirlpool is 125 feet deep and was formed by water erosion 7,500 years ago. It is located where the Niagara River suddenly turns northeast from the northwest. The rapid river water flows back after the change of direction, forming a huge whirlpool. The park is very quiet, with barbecue pits and picnic tables. Standing on them, you can overlook the whirlpool below, which is very spectacular. There is a trail in the park that leads down to the bottom of the valley, and you can take a speedboat into the whirlpool to experience the thrilling scene.

Cave of the Winds

The entrance to the Cave of the Winds is on Goat Island, where there is a small museum and a small cinema. You can then take an elevator down 53 meters in the Niagara Gorge cave to the bottom of the valley. Standing at the foot of the falls, looking up, you will see the falls rushing down with overwhelming momentum, which can’t help but make people feel passionate and resonate with nature.

Maid of The Mist

The Maid of the Mist is the most monumental boat trip in the United States since 1846. There is no better way to experience Niagara Falls in the United States. Put on a blue raincoat and take aboard the dreamy Maid of the Mist boat to experience the refreshing mist, surging waves, and roaring waterfalls produced by more than 2 million liters of water per second. As a unique fleet of yachts, under the skilled command of captains, they have been sailing safely in the waves of the Niagara Gorge for more than 100 years and have carried tens of millions of tourists directly into the depths of the misty water.

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Old Fort Niagara State Park

The War Fort is a tourist attraction of great historical value. It existed at the mouth of the Niagara River leading from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie before the independence of the United States. Therefore, it played a very important role in the Indian-French War, the American War of Independence, and the Anglo-American War at that time. Behind it is the vast Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes of the United States.