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Cool cities to visit with a 21 yr old

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Brunocatmon · 15/07/2025 08:56

Im treating my dd to a 5 day city break for her 21st next year.

We each have to come up with 5 choices then narrow it down.

So fat I have New York and New Orleans.

Not feeling Paris, Rome, Amsterdam she's not that kind of person.

Dont mind long haul but we only have around 5 days in reality.

Thank you

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minnienono · 15/07/2025 21:49

If musical theatre is her thing then only New York (or London if you don’t live there) makes sense really. It’s super expensive but there’s deals if you look out for them, 5 nights is enough as it’s pretty full on.

NCTDN · 15/07/2025 21:53

Piggywaspushed · 15/07/2025 12:06

5 days is quite a lot, though, OP. I was thinking back and also pondering Reykjavik. Then I thought I'd struggle to fill more than 3 days. 5 would be fine for NYC as you knock days out with travel.

You could do, say, Budapest and Vienna and get the train between them.

Yes Budapest is easy to get to from Vienna.
i didn’t get the love for Vienna though tbh.
Budapest or Barcelona would be my choices. Porto is beautiful but 5 days is too many. DD is 21 and loved these places. She also loved Venice.
If you’re dd is into game of thrones then Dubrovnik is great.

LlynTegid · 15/07/2025 21:55

Ghent and Bruges.

EmpressOfSoreen · 15/07/2025 22:05

Alternative to Romania, possibly a little less rough and ready, would be Bavaria. You can base yourself in Munich or Nuremberg, both fine cities themselves, and visit the castles/old towns around eg Bamberg, Regensburg. Again there are tours that put it all together for you or you can just book hotels/trains to suit.

www.tourradar.com/t/237031#check

Brunocatmon · 15/07/2025 22:37

DryDay · 15/07/2025 20:06

Can I just wish you and your lovely girl a wonderful trip x

Thank you, thats so nice of you x

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