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actreal:
The wife and I going on holiday (Yank translation: vacation) to Boston, NYC and Washington, DC in January with about a week in each.

Yes, I know it's a cold time of year to be travelling to those parts, but the choice was then or never. We chose then.

I figured the hive mind of the QC forums might be able to come up with some suggestions of cool things to see or do.

Note! We have a guidebook and I have been to all 3 cities before. I do not want crappy normal suggestions like the Statue of Liberty, the Freedom Trail or the Lincoln Monument.

I'm looking for original, quirky and awesome suggestions.

All suggestions fulfilling the above criteria are welcome, but no promises are made to follow any suggestions whatsoever.  :-P

clockworkjames:
I know nothing about east coast US but if you were coming somewhere I knew I would want to know what kinds of stuff you like, no use suggesting a really cool Jazz café if you hate Jazz.

Patrick:
The Smithsonian always, ALWAYS has something cool in it. My favourite is the National Air And Space Museum. They have that awesome secondary branch in Dulles, VA too, and I have been there as well and it is awesome. It has the prototype F-35, a Concorde, and numerous other badass shit. And the reg'lur ol' Air And Space Museum has the Wright Flyer, one of the Mercury capsules, SpaceShipOne, Voyager, one of Amelia Earhart's airplanes, and LOADS of other really awesome shit.

You really can't go wrong with museums and airplanes.

valley_parade:
The aquarium in Boston is cool, if you like penguins. Otherwise it's a little lackluster.

(psst go see the Bruins, they're awesome this year)

Ptommydski:
To be completed in this order.

1 - Go to New York City.
2 - Leave North East America.

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