{"id":138940,"date":"2026-02-19T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/138940\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:39:04","slug":"21-easy-weekend-getaways-from-nyc-no-matter-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/138940\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Easy Weekend Getaways From NYC, No Matter the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is well poised for the weekend getaway. With close proximity to skiable mountains, pristine beaches, and sprawling countryside, New Yorkers really have no reason to grow complacent. (As actress Myrna Loy once put it, \u201cIf you\u2019re bored in New York, it\u2019s your own fault.\u201d) And you don\u2019t always need a car to get a little fresh air. Looking for a quick beach break to Fire Island? The ferry is your best friend. How about a leaf-peeping tour upstate? Just hop on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/story\/amtrak-new-acela-trains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Amtrak<\/a>. If you\u2019re visiting Manhattan, it\u2019s more than feasible (and frankly, recommended) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/gallery\/best-airbnbs-near-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bookend your city break<\/a> with one of these local-approved, family-friendly escapes. From the Hamptons and the Jersey Shore to the Finger Lakes and the Berkshires, these refreshing trips are within a five-hour radius of the Big Apple. Whether you\u2019re after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/gallery\/10-great-fall-getaways-from-nyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">fall foliage hike<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/galleries\/2014-12-05\/america-s-best-ski-resorts-readers-choice-awards-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">winter ski trip<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/gallery\/best-spas-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">spring spa retreat<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/galleries\/2014-05-23\/beaches-within-two-hours-of-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">summer beach escape<\/a>, we\u2019ve rounded up the 21 best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/gallery\/best-resorts-in-new-york-for-a-getaway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">weekend getaways<\/a> from NYC, including how to get there and where to stay when you arrive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City is well poised for the weekend getaway. With close proximity to skiable mountains, pristine beaches,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138941,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64,58786,2539,5572],"class_list":["post-138940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-places-to-stay","tag-shopping","tag-weekend"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}