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1-day trips in United States
United States in 1 day, from real trips: Carmel-by-the-Sea, San Francisco, Skaneateles. 1-day trips you can borrow.
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Big Sur in December: Bixby at first light, the keyhole at four, and a room on the cliff
8 stops · 7 am – 10 pm · $1,145.00 each- 7 am Check Highway 1 before you turn the key
- 7:45 am Bixby Creek Bridge before the light is up
- 8:30 am Point Sur Light Station from the road
- 9:15 am Pfeiffer Big Sur is CLOSED — the morning you get instead
- 12 pm Lunch at Nepenthe, on the terrace
- 2 pm McWay Falls is CLOSED — turn round at Nepenthe instead
- 3:45 pm Pfeiffer Beach, for the keyhole
- 6 pm A room at Post Ranch, and dinner at Sierra Mar
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San Francisco: Ferry Plaza on a Saturday, the 11:00 boat to Alcatraz, crab in Chinatown
8 stops · 8:15 am – 8:45 pm · $181.95 each- 8:15 am Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, back plaza first
- 9:30 am Inside the Ferry Building for coffee and things to carry
- 10 am Walk the Embarcadero north to Pier 33
- 11 am Alcatraz Day Tour, Pier 33
- 2:45 pm Late lunch at Tony's Pizza Napoletana
- 3:45 pm City Lights, then a drink at Vesuvio across the alley
- 4:30 pm Filbert Steps up to Coit Tower
- 7 pm Salt-and-pepper crab at R&G Lounge
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Skaneateles: a swim off Clift Park, then three hours on the mailboat
8 stops · 8:30 am – 8:30 pm · $149.00 each- 8:30 am Coffee on Genesee Street before the village wakes up
- 9:20 am Swim off the pier at Clift Park
- 10:50 am Genesee Street end to end
- 12:05 pm Doug's Fish Fry
- 1:30 pm The mailboat — three hours delivering to the camps
- 4:40 pm West Lake Road up the hill
- 5:05 pm Anyela's Vineyards for the view down the lake
- 6:45 pm Dinner at the Krebs
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Moab double: Mesa Arch at sunrise, Delicate Arch in the afternoon
8 stops · 5:45 am – 7:45 pm · $165.00 each- 5:45 am Drive out to Island in the Sky in the dark
- 6:45 am Mesa Arch for the underglow
- 8:15 am Green River Overlook and the drive back down
- 10:15 am Brunch at Love Muffin Café
- 11:40 am Into Arches, up to Wolfe Ranch
- 12:15 pm Delicate Arch by the slickrock route
- 3:30 pm The Windows and Double Arch on the way out
- 6:15 pm Dinner at the Moab Brewery
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Grand Canyon, the whole budget: rim sunrise, Bright Angel, and 45 minutes in the air
8 stops · 5:40 am – 9 pm · $1,391.00 each- 5:40 am Mather Point for sunrise
- 6:30 am Breakfast at Bright Angel Bicycles & Cafe
- 7:30 am Bright Angel Trail down to Three-Mile Resthouse and back
- 12:45 pm Lunch at Maswik Food Court
- 1:35 pm Drive down to Tusayan for check-in
- 2:30 pm Papillon North Canyon helicopter flight from Tusayan
- 4:30 pm Check into El Tovar and sit on the rim porch
- 7 pm Dinner in the El Tovar Dining Room
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The Mission: Tartine at nine, Balmy Alley with a muralist, and settling the burrito argument
8 stops · 8:45 am – 8:30 pm · $132.00 each- 8:45 am Morning bun at Tartine, before the line exists
- 10 am Mission Dolores — the adobe, not the basilica
- 10:45 am Dolores Park, north-west slope
- 11:45 am The burrito argument: La Taqueria versus El Farolito
- 1:30 pm Precita Eyes classic mural walk
- 3 pm Balmy Alley again, slowly, with nobody talking
- 3:50 pm Dandelion Chocolate on Valencia
- 6:30 pm Dinner in the courtyard at Foreign Cinema
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Zion in one enormous day: the chains at 08:00, the Narrows by afternoon
8 stops · 6:15 am – 8 pm · $319.00 each- 6:15 am Coffee and a breakfast burrito in Springdale before anything opens
- 6:50 am Springdale line shuttle to the pedestrian entrance
- 7:15 am First Zion Canyon shuttle to The Grotto (stop 6)
- 7:45 am Angels Landing: West Rim Trail, Walter's Wiggles, the chains
- 12 pm Lunch on the lawn at Zion Lodge (stop 5)
- 1 pm Shuttle up to Temple of Sinawava (stop 9)
- 1:30 pm The Narrows bottom-up: Riverside Walk to Wall Street
- 6:30 pm Dinner at Bit & Spur, and the legs finally stop
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The Russian River instead: two great pinots, a picnic, and half the money
8 stops · 8:30 am – 8:30 pm · $299.00 each- 8:30 am Coffee on the Healdsburg plaza
- 9:30 am Driver picks up — Westside Road
- 10:15 am Rochioli, on the terrace
- 11:45 am Merry Edwards, the pinot flight
- 1:15 pm Lunch out of a grocery store
- 2:15 pm Dry Creek Vineyard, in the shade
- 3:45 pm Back to the plaza, and a swim in the river if it is warm
- 6:30 pm Dinner at the Matheson, upstairs
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Harvest weekend on Seneca: a barrel tasting, a schooner and the chef's table
8 stops · 10:30 am – 9:15 pm · $1,832.00 each- 10:30 am Private vineyard walk and barrel tasting at Hermann J. Wiemer
- 12:05 pm Route 14 south to Watkins Glen
- 12:45 pm Lunch at Graft before the boat
- 2 pm The whole of Schooner True Love for the afternoon
- 4:15 pm Route 14 north to Geneva
- 5:15 pm Check in at Geneva On The Lake
- 5:45 pm F.L.X. Table — one table, one menu
- 8:15 pm The lawn at the villa, afterwards
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Watkins Glen: the gorge uphill at opening, then three tastings on the east side
8 stops · 9 am – 7:45 pm · $388.00 each- 9 am Gorge Trail uphill from the Main Entrance
- 11:25 am Park shuttle back down, Upper Entrance to Main
- 12 pm Lunch at Nickel's Pit BBQ before the driver arrives
- 1:15 pm Designated driver picks up at the Harbor Hotel — five hours
- 1:45 pm Forge Cellars — a flight in the Salon
- 3:20 pm Boundary Breaks — Riesling and nothing else
- 4:40 pm Wagner Vineyards, and the brewery on the same site
- 6:15 pm Dinner at Graft Wine + Cider Bar
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The Aquarium's first forty minutes, the Lone Cypress, and a long dinner in Carmel
8 stops · 9 am – 10 pm · $355.25 each- 9 am Coffee, then park at the Aquarium end of Cannery Row
- 10 am Monterey Bay Aquarium, at opening
- 1 pm The 17-Mile Drive gate
- 1:30 pm Lunch at the Bench, inside the gate
- 2:45 pm Bird Rock, the Lone Cypress, Ghost Trees
- 4:15 pm Carmel-by-the-Sea on foot
- 6 pm Carmel Beach for sunset
- 7:30 pm Dinner at Aubergine
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Cider, beer and a goat dairy — the Finger Lakes in February, when the makers pour
7 stops · 9 am – 6:15 pm · $110.00 each- 9 am Coffee in Trumansburg before heading north
- 10 am Lively Run Goat Dairy
- 11:30 am Finger Lakes Cider House at Good Life Farm
- 1:15 pm Route 96 south to Ithaca
- 2:05 pm South Hill Cider
- 3:30 pm Black Diamond Cider
- 5 pm Ithaca Beer Company taproom
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Smokies: Cades Cove at first light, Alum Cave in the afternoon
8 stops · 6:45 am – 8:15 pm · $111.00 each- 6:45 am Gatlinburg to Cades Cove before the gate opens
- 7:45 am First half of the Cades Cove Loop at dawn
- 9:20 am Abrams Falls out and back
- 12:10 pm Finish the loop and drive back out
- 1:30 pm Late lunch in Gatlinburg
- 2:50 pm Alum Cave Trail to Arch Rock
- 5:05 pm Newfound Gap at last light
- 6:45 pm Dinner at the Peddler Steakhouse
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Napa done properly: Schramsberg caves, Frog's Leap, Stag's Leap — and somebody else driving
7 stops · 8:30 am – 6:30 pm · $493.00 each- 8:30 am Coffee downtown before the car comes
- 9 am Car and driver for the day
- 10 am Schramsberg: two miles of 1870s caves
- 11:45 am A real lunch at Farmstead
- 1:30 pm Frog's Leap, in the garden if they will have you
- 3:30 pm Stag's Leap Wine Cellars on the Silverado Trail
- 5:45 pm Oxbow Public Market before it shuts
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Acadia: Cadillac at sunrise, the Beehive rungs, popovers at Jordan Pond
7 stops · 4:05 am – 7 pm · $189.00 each- 4:05 am Drive up Cadillac Summit Road in the dark
- 4:45 am Sunrise from the Cadillac summit
- 6:45 am Breakfast at 2 Cats in Bar Harbor
- 8:15 am The Beehive loop from Sand Beach
- 11:15 am Jordan Pond path and popovers on the lawn
- 1:30 pm Ocean Path to Thunder Hole on a falling tide
- 5:30 pm Lobster in the rough at Thurston's
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Beacon and Storm King without a car: Dia in the morning light, five hundred acres after
7 stops · 8:26 am – 10:40 pm · $192.00 each- 8:26 am Hudson Line north to Beacon
- 10:15 am Dia:Beacon, first thing
- 1:30 pm Lunch on Main Street
- 2:45 pm Rideshare across the river to Storm King
- 3:35 pm Storm King Art Center — take the bike
- 7 pm Dinner at the Roundhouse over the falls
- 9:14 pm Last comfortable train south
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Capitola in the morning, West Cliff at sunset, and the cable car down to dinner
8 stops · 8:15 am – 9 pm · $123.00 each- 8:15 am Breakfast at Gayle's, ordered at the back
- 9:30 am Capitola Village and the wharf
- 10:45 am Swim at Capitola Beach
- 12:30 pm Lunch on the sand at Zelda's
- 2:15 pm Drive West Cliff, park at Lighthouse Point
- 2:45 pm Steamer Lane from the cliff
- 4:30 pm Natural Bridges at golden hour
- 7 pm Dinner at Shadowbrook, down the cable car
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Yosemite Valley from the floor at dawn to Glacier Point at sunset
8 stops · 5:15 am – 10:30 pm · $163.00 each- 5:15 am Tunnel View at first light
- 6:10 am Valley View and a loop through Cook's Meadow
- 7:15 am Breakfast at Base Camp Eatery
- 8:15 am Mist Trail from Happy Isles: Vernal Fall, then Nevada Fall
- 2 pm Late lunch at Degnan's Kitchen
- 3:15 pm Drive up Glacier Point Road
- 4:30 pm Glacier Point until the light leaves Half Dome
- 9:30 pm Very late dinner at the Mountain Room
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Lands End to Fort Point: ruins at low tide, the Coastal Trail, and standing under the bridge
8 stops · 8:15 am – 7:45 pm · $81.00 each- 8:15 am Sutro Baths ruins, at low water
- 9 am Lands End Coastal Trail to Eagle's Point
- 11 am Legion of Honor, if the fog holds
- 12:15 pm The 29 bus across to the Presidio
- 12:50 pm Lunch on the Tunnel Tops
- 2 pm Battery Bluff, then down to Crissy Field
- 3:30 pm Fort Point, under the south anchorage
- 6:15 pm Burmese on Clement Street
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Ithaca: two gorges before noon, then the market at Steamboat Landing
7 stops · 8:30 am – 7:30 pm · $82.00 each- 8:30 am Taughannock Falls gorge trail from the lower lot
- 10:20 am Route 89 south along the lake into Ithaca
- 10:55 am Ithaca Farmers Market at Steamboat Landing
- 12:45 pm Buttermilk Falls — gorge up, rim down
- 2:35 pm Cascadilla Gorge Trail up to campus
- 3:35 pm Cornell Dairy Bar for ice cream made on site
- 5:45 pm Dinner at Moosewood
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Teton dawn, Yellowstone by noon: Mormon Row to the Old Faithful Inn
8 stops · 4:45 am – 8:30 pm · $694.00 each- 4:45 am Mormon Row: the T.A. Moulton barn at sunrise
- 6:30 am Oxbow Bend while the water is still glass
- 7:30 am Breakfast at the Pioneer Grill
- 8:30 am Drive north through the South Entrance to West Thumb
- 10:30 am West Thumb Geyser Basin boardwalk
- 12 pm Old Faithful and the Upper Geyser Basin, lunch at the Inn
- 2:30 pm Grand Prismatic Overlook from the Fairy Falls trailhead
- 6:30 pm Dinner and the night at the Old Faithful Inn
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Lake Placid in January: Cascade in the morning, the Olympic oval after
8 stops · 7:30 am – 8:45 pm · $148.00 each- 7:30 am Breakfast on Main Street before it is light
- 8:20 am Route 73 east to the Cascade trailhead
- 8:50 am Cascade Mountain, up and back
- 1:30 pm Lunch at Big Slide Brewery on the way back in
- 2:30 pm The toboggan chute onto Mirror Lake
- 3:45 pm Public skate on the Olympic Speedskating Oval
- 5:15 pm Lake Placid Olympic Museum
- 7 pm Dinner at Generations, Mirror Lake Inn
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Keuka: Dr. Frank first, then the whole bluff by car
8 stops · 10 am – 7:45 pm · $115.50 each- 10 am Dr. Konstantin Frank, on the west bluff
- 11:15 am Glenn H. Curtiss Museum
- 12:15 pm Lunch on the square at the Village Tavern
- 1:30 pm Route 54A north up the west branch
- 2:30 pm Hunt Country Vineyards
- 3:40 pm Keuka Lake State Park at Bluff Point
- 5 pm Skyline Drive back over the bluff
- 6:15 pm Dinner at the Waterfront
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Olympic in one day: the Hoh at opening light, Rialto Beach on the ebb
8 stops · 6:30 am – 7:45 pm · $138.00 each- 6:30 am Breakfast at the Forks Coffee Shop
- 7:20 am Drive the Upper Hoh Road
- 8:30 am Hall of Mosses while the fog is still in it
- 9:40 am Spruce Nature Trail out to the river gravel
- 11:30 am Back to Forks for lunch and supplies
- 1:20 pm Drive out Mora Road to Rialto Beach
- 2 pm Rialto Beach to Hole-in-the-Wall on the ebb
- 6:15 pm Dinner at Creekside, Kalaloch Lodge
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