<p>Thank you all for the help. Will use the 84 to 81 route. Have never been that way, is there anything to see along that route? Not adverse to stopping to see something interesting to break up the drive!</p>
<p>Can’t tell you about along the route, but if you have any time in Harrisburg, get a tour of the capitol. Some say it is the most beautiful capitol building in the US, it is amazing. I am usually not into that kind of thing, but it is phenomenal. I felt like I was in Europe. So much history there, it is gorgeous and interesting.</p>
<p>While traveling on I-84 between New York and Connecticut, I’ve taken the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge over the Hudson and made a mental note that I’d like to have a look at Beacon someday. Sitting between the river and the Taconic (I think) Mountains, it looks like a really pretty spot.</p>
<p>Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour in Scranton. Amazing.</p>
<p>Couple of attractions along the way: Old Sturbridge Village in MA, Wadsworth Atheneum (art museum), Harriet Beecher Stowe House, and Mark Twain House in Hartford, CT. There’s a great deli north of Hartford–Rein’s Deli. I’d definitely stop if you like that kind of food.</p>
<p>The Dia:Beacon art museum in Beacon is absolutely worth a few hours. And even more so – really one of the great museums of the world, in my book – is the Storm King Arts Center, which would be about a 10 minute detour south from Newburgh. It’s a huge former estate in a gorgeous setting devoted mainly to monumental modern sculpture (some of which was created only for that site). I think it’s closed in the winter, but spring-summer-fall it is breathtaking. I would budget at least 3-4 hours to see it (and I have happily spent longer there). [About</a> Storm King](<a href=“http://www.stormking.org/about/]About”>About – Storm King Art Center)</p>
<p>West Point is another 10 miles southwest from there. </p>
<p>On your way through Pennsylvania, you will drive through Hazelton, which has some nationally infamous anti-immigrant ordinances, and the felicitously named Frackville. You’ll certainly want to get a t-shirt there if they sell t-shirts (they sure ought to).</p>
<p>The Midtown Scholar bookstore in Harrisburg.</p>
<p>The what? I have spent way more time than I cared to in Harrisburg (and that was true the first hour I spent there), and I have never heard of that bookstore. My wife really loved the Y there. And the Farm Show (but that’s over for the year).</p>
<p>It’s a fantastic store: [Midtown</a> Scholar Bookstore - Used and Rare Books](<a href=“http://www.midtownscholar.com/]Midtown”>http://www.midtownscholar.com/)</p>
<p>It’s in an old theater, and is stuffed with great books, especially art books. It also has a coffee bar, and hosts live music as well. We’ve only been in while passing through.</p>
<p>Another place worth stopping on that route is Milford PA, which has a bunch of nice shops and restaurants.</p>
<p>Hershey PA! The place used to smell like chocolate. (It’s an easy day trip from Harrisburg)</p>
<p>In my experience in PA, there’s not much around the exits, so don’t let your gas tank get too low.</p>
<p>Hershey, West Point, Danbury Fair Mall if you need shopping right off the highway in Connecticut Exit 3.Between April and October a short detour would let you cross the Connecticut River via the Glastonbury-Rocky Hill Ferry. The ferry is the nation’s oldest continually operating ferry. Check that the ferry is operating before planning it as part of your route because it shuts for high water conditions.</p>