"four directions on this map"

[jazzfish]

Thanks to United overbooking a Denver-O'Hare flight nearly a year ago, I've got a free trip anywhere in the continental US. Its intended use is sadly not going to come to pass before it expires (2008-04-09), so I'll be traveling somewhere more or less at random.

I'm looking at probably evening on April 4 (Friday) through evening on April 6 (Sunday), but I can take an extra day on either side of that if it'd be particularly cool.

I'm interested in doing things that don't require much money: I'm willing to spring for a hotel and a car if necessary but that's about it. (I'm also considering flying somewhere just for Satyrday, getting in too early in the morning and leaving too late at night.)

So . . . where should I go?

Comments

[lizthefair.livejournal.com]

If you don't hate NYC you could fly up there and do museums. I'm pretty sure Natural History, and the MET are free/choose your own donation. And subway/bus cheaper than a car.

Could probably do the same type of thing in Chicago--I just don't know that city as well.

[jazzfish]

Ooh, I'd forgotten about the MET (and the MOMA!). That's tempting.

NYC feels too close to fly to. But that would certainly make day-tripping a lot easier. (Well, no, no it wouldn't, then I'd get back at like one and have no way to get home.)

Chicago's another possibility but my hatred of O'Hare may keep me out of it.

[uilos.livejournal.com]

There's a bus service just starting up that is offering promotional round-trip fares to NY for $2. I think they're called Bolt.