{"id":57550,"date":"2017-07-05T12:43:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T16:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=57550"},"modified":"2025-09-02T00:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:20:28","slug":"500-for-an-artsy-escape-peekskill-or-providence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/57550\/500-for-an-artsy-escape-peekskill-or-providence\/","title":{"rendered":"$500 for An Artsy Escape: Peekskill or Providence?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Escaping NYC for a weekend isn\u2019t always easy but here at oM our motto has always been \u201cif you can\u2019t make the weekends longer, strive to make them better.” That\u2019s why we\u2019re excited to be working with new booking platform\u00a0<\/span>TravelWits<\/span><\/a> this summer to create great itineraries for weekend getaways according to any budget.\u00a0<\/span>transit time and most importantly for oM, type of transit (bus and train options abound!) Their packages even include transportation and tax all in one spot for ease, because, seriously, booking a getaway shouldn’t be difficult.<\/p>\n

This week, we\u2019re starting our new “<\/span>Weekend Getaways on a Budget” series with a budget of $500. \u00a0After searching trip packages<\/a> by\u00a0budget ($500 this week) we discovered the town of Peekskill and city of Providence – two places close enough for a weekend jaunt without breaking the bank. Now, which one to choose?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Option 1:\u00a0<\/strong>Peekskill, New York<\/p>\n

Budget for all travelers:<\/strong> $500<\/span><\/p>\n

Time in Transit:<\/strong> 1 hour<\/span><\/p>\n

Get There<\/strong>: Take the Metro-North Hudson Line \u00a0($25.50 roundtrip)<\/span><\/p>\n

Highlights<\/strong>: The quaint Inn on the Hudson <\/span>(from $273.30<\/span> includes tax), local art, and funky food options<\/span><\/p>\n

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Book this trip: <\/b>Head to <\/span>TravelWits<\/span><\/a> and search New York City to Peekskill with a maximum budget of $500. After choosing the Inn on the Hudson as your lodging, find<\/span> the best things to do in Peekskill<\/span><\/a> with a map and recommendations to plan your full weekend of adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Option 2:<\/strong> Providence, Rhode Island<\/p>\n

Budget for all travelers:<\/strong> $500<\/span><\/p>\n

Time in Transit:<\/strong> 3.5 hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Get There:<\/strong> Take the Peter Pan bus from NYC to Providence (as low as $25 roundtrip)<\/span><\/p>\n

Highlights:<\/strong> The historic Providence Biltmore Hotel (From\u00a0<\/span>$323.43<\/span> for two nights), public art installations and the always rotating dining options.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The go-to art spot for any weekend visit is the <\/span>RISD museum<\/span><\/a>, which is free every Sunday year round and has everything from ancient art to rotating textile exhibitions. For summer travelers, don’t miss WaterFire, a free public lighting exhibit on <\/span>select nights<\/span><\/a> throughout the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Book this Trip: <\/b>Head to <\/span>TravelWits<\/span><\/a> and search New York City to Providence with a maximum budget of $500. Book the<\/span> Providence Biltmore<\/span> and head to\u00a0<\/span>A Closer Look at Providence\u2019s Cultural and Culinary Attractions<\/span><\/a> for even more ideas of things to do and where to eat in the Creative Capital of Rhode Island.<\/span><\/p>\n

Top photo:\u00a0liz west<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Escaping NYC for a weekend isn\u2019t always easy but here at oM our motto has always been \u201cif you can\u2019t make the weekends longer, strive to make them better.” That\u2019s why we\u2019re excited to be working with new booking platform\u00a0TravelWits this summer to create great itineraries for weekend getaways according to any budget.\u00a0transit time and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":51316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[757,850,831,224,750,854,747,758,756,829,314,851,770,790,769,1057,325,781,919,774,353,845,849,748,1867,316,782],"tags":[238,40,293,280,120,125,36,18,282,9651,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-57550","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-activity-2","8":"category-antiques-shopping-2","9":"category-architecture-culture-2","10":"category-arts","11":"category-bike-2","12":"category-boutiques-shopping-2","13":"category-bus-2","14":"category-cafe-activity-2","15":"category-cafe-2","16":"category-culture-2","17":"category-dining-nightlife","18":"category-flea-market-shopping-2","19":"category-food-drink","20":"category-hiking-adventure-activity-2","21":"category-historic-sites-culture","22":"category-museums-culture-2","23":"category-new-york","24":"category-outdoor-dining","25":"category-providence","26":"category-restaurants-food-drink","27":"category-rhode-island","28":"category-sculpture-culture-2","29":"category-shopping-2","30":"category-train-2","31":"category-transit-type","32":"category-weekend-getaways","33":"category-wine-food-drink","34":"tag-adventure","35":"tag-art","36":"tag-budget-friendly","37":"tag-cultural-getaway","38":"tag-family-fun","39":"tag-food","40":"tag-metro-north","41":"tag-museum","42":"tag-romantic","43":"tag-sponsored-post","44":"tag-weekend-getaway"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":51316,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/10425500_10152983438463177_6032485604219380102_n-e1465179679398-300x169.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}