Toronto+ East Coast Roadtrip!

Etienne Rainville+Diannes Wedding:

• July 28, 2018 Afternoon+Night
• Rooms Saved at "Picton Harbour Inn"
• 2hr (200km) from Toronto on Lake Ontario.
• I am THINKING of taking the train to Belleville, and then getting someone to pick me up 22mins away. (26km)
• No Public Transit in Prince Edward County
• Casa de Rainville, Prince Edward County (Etienne's parent's backyard)

Niagara Falls:

• $19 Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum
• $18.25 Maid of the Mist Boat Tour of the Falls
• $14 Haunted House
• $15 Bird Kingdom
• $14 Whirlpool Aero Car
• $17 Journey Behind the Falls (Mike Repas)
• $26 Hornblower Niagara Cruises
• $63 Whirlpool Jet boat
• $28 Clifton Hill Amusement Park (All-Access Groupon)
  • Mario Kart Go Kart Racing (Coming Spring 2018)
  • Niagara SkyWell
  • Zombie Attack
  • Wild West Coaster
  • Moviealdn Wax Museum
  • Ghostblasters Dark Ride
  • Dinosaur or Wizard Mini Golf

Ottawa:

• $0 Parliament Buildings TOUR. (Tickets 90 Wellington St. @9am). (Free!)
• $17 War Museum
• $20 Natural History Museum
• $0 Peace Tower
• $10 Museum of Flight
• $0 Supreme Court of Canada Tour
• $20 National Museum of Man (6 hours)
• $6 Canadian Mint (Book tickets in advance)
• Waller Street Brew Pub (Dianne Recommends)
• Beyond the Pale Brew Pub (Dianne Recommends)
• Bicycle Craft Brew Pub (Dianne Recommends)
• Dominion CityBrew Pub (Dianne Recommends)
• Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge(Gale Recommends)
• Rideau Hall(Gale Recommends)
• National War Memorial
• Rideau Canal(Gale Recommends)
• ByWard Market/Area for food. East of Parliament. (Shawarma--Gale) )
• American Embassy
• Hull/Huelle (across river)
• $?? Rent a car just to drive the Parkways (Gordon)

Toronto:

• Blue Jays Game at Skydome
• "Ten Mile Aroma" ($5 Beer pitchers) Chinatown
• Sneaky Dee's Mexican Food
• Kensington Market
• Algonquin Provincial Park (3 hours North)
• 3.2 Km Lazy River Inside An Ancient Canyon, Ausable Chasm Vermont
• Rent bike. and tour Toronto island
• Brewery tour (Steamwhistle)
• CBC (250 Front St.)
• Gravity Alley!! (Queen st @ Spadina & Richmond)
• CBC (250 Front St.)
• $0 Much Music Studio (1 hour FREE TOUR! Mon-Fri)
• $29 Toronto Zoo
• $44 Canada's Wonderland
  • Buy Tickets at 7-11. Save $10 or online.
  • Don't buy fast pass unless you are sure it is busy that day!!
  • "The Fly" ride sucks
• $225 CN Tower EdgeWalk
• $19 Hockey Hall of Fame Museum

Montreal:

• Saint Helene Island
  • La Ronde Amusement Park
  • $15 Montreal Biosphere
• $0 Notre Dame Basilica
• $20.25 Biodome
• $12 Montreal Science Centre
• $5 Bixie Bike
• $50 Canal Tour
• $0 Free Walking Tours (Weekdays only)(Barb:MUST!)
• Dieu du Ciel BrewPub
• Foufounes Électriques (Like Victoria BC's "Evolution")
• La Petite Marche (Cheap from Samm Goddard)
• Mont Royal (City Views & St Lawrence)
• Mackenzie King Estate (and Cave?) (Everett)
• Jazz Fest
• Just For Laughs
• Grand Prix (June 8-10)
• Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
• Saint Joseph's Oratory
• Château Frontenac
• Cresent street. Patio dinner
• Schwartz's Deli (very busy at Peak times)
• Mad Hatter Pub (Cheap from Samm Goddard)
• Tour of Old Town (The Port) (Everett)
• "Swartz" for a smoked meat sandwich (Tamara)
• $18 Ausable Chasm (90 min drive south to Vermont.)

Things to Do

Grand Central Station
• Central Park
  Central Park
• Central Park
  Columbus Circle. South West Corner of Central Park
• Central Park
  $23 Natural history museum
• Central Park
  $0 Metropolitan Museum of Art "The Met" (By Donation)
• Central Park
  $0 Shakespeare in the Park (Tamara) Tickets by Lottery?
• Dana Discovery Center. (Fish for Free, Rod, Bait etc given!)
• Hallett Nature Sanctuary
• $18 Central Park Zoo
• $26 2-hour Bike Tour
• $10 Bike Rental
Shakespeare in the Park
Statue of Liberty
• Map of North Stuff:
•     North    
  Broadway Show
  • Cheap Tickets @ Last Minute kiosk (~$75)
•     North    
  $0 Last Week Tonight! Taping
•     North    
  $0 Times Square
•     North    
  $0 Radio City Music Hall
•     North    
  $0 St. Patrick's Cathedral
•     North    
  $? Chrysler Building
•     North    
  $22 United Nations Tour (one-hour)
•     North    
  $0 Grand Central Station
•     North    
  $0 FDRs Secret Train Staion Under Waldorf Estoria
•     North    
  $0 Public Library
•     North    
  $0 Rockefeller Center (Today Show Audience?)
•     North    
  $175 Empire State Building (All Access) (Empty floors??)
•   Mid-Town
  $0 The High Line (Elevated Park)
•   Mid-Town
  $0 GhostBusters Fire Station
•     South    
  $24 9-11 Museum
•     South    
  $20-15 9-11 Memorial (1 hr Tour)
•     South    
  Brooklyn bridge
•     South    
  $10 Bike Rental at Seaport at Foot of Brooklyn Bridge
•     South    
  $21 Statue of Liberty to CROWN!
  • Must be on first boat!
•     South    
  Ellis Island


• Unknown
  Tupac Shot in Lobby of 723 Seventh Ave @ 48th St. (Times Square)
• Restaurant Week
• Unknown
  $8/Day Bike Rental "Citi-Bike". Stations EVERYWHERE!
• Unknown
  Twin Towers Pizza
• Unknown
  Coyote Ugly Bar
• Unknown
  Play: Book of Mormon.
• Unknown
  Food tour "ViaTour" (Dana Recommends)
• Unknown
  Movie Set Tour?
• Unknown
  Soul food in Harlem??? What else Tamara??
tour the Apollo theatre (best on Wednesday)
https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/
Madison Square Garden
Roosevelt Island Tramway

• Transit Museum $10
• MUST: Late Show Tickets Colbert, Noah, Meyers, etc! Android! App!
• City Hall Abandoned Subway Station
• Question: Cheap Places to Stay / Eat?
• Die hard 3 tour / locations!
  • (Zues) Carvers Appliance Shop (188 Audobon Ave) Now a liquor store. Next to QT Business Center (NOT at "Lenox and W138")
  • Tompkins Square Park- Elephant Fountain (Was fake though) (South West Corner)
  • Federal Reserve Bank in Wall Street.(William St @ Liberty St)
  • (W72nd St @Broadway). Payphone with bomb in trashcan.
• MUST: Bathroom Apple! Android! App!
• 23 Wall St @ Broad St (See Damage from 1920 Bombing)
• Tip: Shower at Rec centers (MikeMcC)
• Tip: Dont use Uber during Rush House
• Tip: The "Tonys" is the Oscars of Broadway.
• Tip: Dont get on an Express train unless you want to
• Tip: Monks in Central Park are a SCAM
• Tip: Avoid the people dressed up as characters
• Tip: Food is super-expensive, so eat from a Food TRUCK, not a street vendor.

Toronto Pics:

Map

Washington D.C.:

Things to Do

• $0 White House Tour (Book April 1, 2018)
• $0 Pentagon Tour (Book April 1, 2018)
• Washington Monument(closed till 2019 for repairs)
• Library of Congress
• Hollocaust Museum
• National History Museum
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Smithsonian
• Smithsonian's National Zoo
• Mini Washington Monument
• Capital Building (contact a congressman to get tour passes?)
• Lincoln Memorial
• Veitnam War Memorial
• Jefferson Memorial
• Georgetown???
• Go to "Adams Morgan" North-Neighbourhood for Nightlife

Philadelphia:

Possible Quick Day-Stop off train

• Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Cheese Steak
• Liberty Bell
• Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum
• Ben Franklin's Grave + Museum
• Rocky Steps

Transportation:

• $93 (5.5hr) Train Toronto->Montreal
• $40 (2.5hr) Train Ottawa->Montreal
• $20 (2hr) Train Toronto->Niagara Falls
• $66 (8hr) Train Niagara Falls(NFL)->New York(NYP) (I must WALK to the U.S. Side!)
• $49 Train New York->Washington D.C.(3hr)

Notes:

• Tobermory, Ontario is (300km North. On Lake Huron). Awesome swimming, hiking etc.
• Sauble Beach, Ontario is (250km North. On Lake Huron)
• Tamara wants to go Visit London Ontario to see her dad etc. for a day or so
• Change Name to "Adam's Great Nor'Eastern Vacation"??

Questions:

• Should I drive across the Country in Mom's Prius?
• Should I bring Bosco?