Best 14 Days in East Coast USA — Without History

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

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

Walk the elevated rail park and browse Chelsea Market's food vendors

Ride to the 86th-floor open-air deck for 360-degree views of New York

See a T. rex, a 94-foot blue whale, and the Rose Center for Earth and Space

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

Sample dim sum in Chinatown then cross Canal Street for espresso and cannoli

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

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

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

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

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

Shop at DC's oldest market and eat your way along Barracks Row on Capitol Hill

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

Sample fresh pasta, cannoli, and clam chowder in Boston's oldest neighborhood

Spend a morning with one of the largest Monet collections outside Paris