Best 10 Days in East Coast USA — LGBTQ+ Friendly

Wander SoHo's cast-iron streets and Greenwich Village's bohemian blocks

Take in the neon spectacle of Times Square then catch a Broadway performance

Ferry to Liberty Island and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum from Battery Park

Catch live jazz at the Village Vanguard or Blue Note in the neighborhood that shaped the music

Stroll the 843-acre park from Bethesda Terrace to Strawberry Fields

Spend a morning with 5,000 years of art at the Met on Fifth Avenue

Walk the iconic bridge promenade and explore DUMBO's art galleries and food scene

Walk the 2-mile stretch from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial past Washington's greatest monuments

See the Wright Flyer, Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, and the Apollo 11 command module

See Leonardo da Vinci, Vermeer, and Rothko in two connected buildings on the Mall

Move through three floors of permanent exhibits documenting the Holocaust and its victims

Visit the JFK eternal flame and watch the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Walk Georgetown's Federal-style streets, the C&O Canal towpath, and the Potomac waterfront

Walk the red-brick path connecting 16 American Revolution sites across Boston

Tour America's oldest university campus and vibrant Harvard Square

Wander gas-lit Acorn Street and stroll America's first public botanical garden