America 5-Day Tour from New York City (Niagara Falls, Washington, Phiiladelfia and Toronto)

Few road trips out of New York pack in this much range. One stretch you're standing at the edge of Niagara Falls, soaked in mist as the water thunders over the cliff; the next you're drifting past the green islets of the Thousand Islands, then walking the streets of Toronto where the lake meets the skyline. The route threads together two countries and a surprising amount of contrast in between.

Heading south, the mood shifts. Philadelphia carries the weight of America's founding, all cobblestones and red brick around Independence Hall, while Pennsylvania's Amish country slows everything to the pace of a horse-drawn buggy and rolling farmland. Washington DC closes the loop with its marble monuments and wide ceremonial avenues. For a traveller basing themselves in New York, it's a chance to see the natural wonders, historic capitals, and quiet backroads that define this corner of the continent, all radiating out from the city.