23 days in West Lafayette & New York City Itinerary

West Lafayette is a city in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, about 65mi northwest of the state capital of Indianapolis and 103mi southeast of Chicago. Your cultural itinerary includes sights like Carpenter Creek Cellars and The Lane Place. You'll discover tucked-away gems like Lilly Nature Center and Ropkey Armor Museum. Take a break from West Lafayette with a short trip to Coal Creek Cellars in Crawfordsville, about 42 minutes away. And it doesn't end there: don't miss a visit to Fort Ouiatenon, admire the landmark architecture of Samara House, experience rural life at The Farm at Prophetstown, and get engrossed in the history at Linden Depot Museum.

Before you visit West Lafayette, use our trip planner to discover what you can do and see there.

London, UK to West Lafayette is an approximately 18.5-hour combination of flight and car. The time zone changes from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to Eastern Standard Time (EST), which is usually a -5 hour difference. Traveling from London in July, expect West Lafayette to be a bit warmer, temps between 32°C and 19°C. You'll set off for New York City on the 29th (Mon).

Writer Pearl Buck once called New York City “a place apart,” and this giant urban center remains unlike any other in the world.

Discover out-of-the-way places like St. Patrick's Cathedral and Greenwich Village. Do some cultural sightseeing at 9/11 Memorial and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around New York City: Bushkill Falls (in Bushkill), Pocono Snake & Animal Farm (in East Stroudsburg) and Silverball Retro Arcade Asbury Park (in Asbury Park). There's lots more to do: go for a walk through Central Park, get lost in a book at Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, enjoy the sand and surf at Ponquogue Beach, and see the interesting displays at New York Public Library.

For where to stay, maps, other places to visit, and tourist information, go to the New York City visit planner.

You can drive from West Lafayette to New York City in 12 hours. Expect somewhat warmer evenings in New York City when traveling from West Lafayette in July, with lows around 26°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 16th (Fri) so you can fly back home.