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It'syourfirsttriptoNewYorkCity,andyou'reonlystayingforathreedayweekend.Whileit'simpossibletotakeinallthe
excitementofthefiveboroughsinsuchashorttime(lifelongNYCresidentsdiscoversomethingneweveryday),youcan
stillenjoymanyoftheCity'sessentialattractions.Readonforaplanthatwillhelpyoumakethemostofyourtimethese
arethesightsandsoundsyoumustexperiencebeforeyouleave.
DayOne(Midtown)
SeetheSkyline
NewYorkCityisdefinedbyitsskyline,andallcityskylinesaremeasuredagainstNewYork'sthesilhouettecreatedby
Manhattan'sbuildingsisnothingshortoficonic.Infact,NYCishometomorethan100buildingsmeasuring500feetor
taller.
WhileyoucanfeelthisimmensityeverywhereinNYC,it'sbestexperiencedfromtheobservatoriesattheEmpireState
BuildingandatRockefellerCenter'sTopoftheRock.(Afteryou'veenjoyedthesceneryfromatopaskyscraper,youmight
longforagroundedvantagepointthatgivesyouawideangleperspectiveonLowerandMidtownManhattanyou'llfind
thatondaythreeofthisitinerary,whenyoucrosstheBrooklynBridgeandhaveachoiceoflookoutsfromBrooklynBridge
ParkandtheBrooklynHeightsPromenade.)
WalkThroughTimesSquare
TimesSquareiswhereitallhappens.Twentyfourhoursaday,sevendaysaweek,thebrightlights,bigscreensand
bustlingcrowdsperfectlyembodytheexcitementofthecitythatneversleeps.Forthegreatesteffect,visitaftersunsetall
thatwattagewillmakeyouthinkit'sstilllightout.Andnowthatmuchoftheareaisclosedtovehicles,youcansafelystroll
inthestreets.Whilethere,dineatoneofthepopulareateriesonRestaurantRow(46thStreet,betweenEighthandNinth
Avenues)andshopinthehugeflagshipstoreswithspectacularextrasthatareattractionsontheirown(H&M,forexample,
hasafahionrunway).Stilldaylight?FromTimesSquare,it'sjusta15minutestrollheadingnorthonSixthAvenue,past
classicsightslikeRockefellerCenterandRadioCityMusicHalltotheMuseumofModernArt(MoMA),whereyoucanvisit
oneoftheworld'sfinestcollectionsofcontemporaryart.
GiveYourRegardstoBroadway
NobodydoeslivetheaterlikeNYC.Whetheryou'reintodramas,comediesormusicals,you'llfindthemallintheCity's
TheatreDistrict,whereBroadwayshowsburstwitheyepoppingsets,Alistcelebritiesand,aboveall,pizzazz.Youcan
choosefromlongrunningshowslikeChicagoandTheLionKing,newersmashmusicalssuchasKinkyBootsandThe
BookofMormonandprojectsfeaturingbigstarslikeBruceWillis,AlPacinoandJenniferHudson.Alloftheperformances
demonstratewhythisfamedNYCthoroughfarehasbecomesynonymouswiththeateritself.VisittheTKTSDiscountBooth
inTimesSquarefordiscountedticketstosomeshows,andclimbtheredstepsforanunmatchedviewofthearea.
DayTwo(Uptown,theBronxandQueens)
StrolltheMuseumMile(UpperEastSide)
ThestoriedMuseumMileactuallymeasuresacoupleofblockslongerthanamile.Regardlessofitspreciselength,this
UpperEastSidestretchofFifthAvenuemayhavemoreculturepersquarefootthananyotherplaceintheuniverse.Your
tourstartsatTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,atEast82ndStreet,whereyoucanviewlimitedtimeexhibitionsaswellas
objectsinthemuseum'spermanentcollection,whichconsistsofmorethan2millionworksofartthatspanthebreadthof
humanhistory.WalkuptowntothemodernandcontemporaryartworkhousedattheSolomonR.GuggenheimMuseum,at
89thStreet.ThejourneycontinuesuptoEast104thStreet,wheretwomuseumsvieforyourattentiontheMuseumofthe
CityofNewYorkhasspecialexhibitionsaboutlocalhistoryand,acrossthestreet,ElMuseodelBarrioshowcases
Caribbean,LatinoandLatinAmericanart.Alltold,themileboastseightworldclassNYCmuseums.
GoWild(TheBronx)
TheCityisknownforitsculturalofferings,famousskyscrapersandCentralPark,butmanydon'trealizethatNYCishome
toNorthAmerica'slargesturbanzootheBronxZoo,locatedinBronxParkandoperatedbytheWildlifeConservation
Society.Thezoo'smorethan250acreshouse6,000animalsrepresentinginexcessof600species.Visitorscanmarvelat
thetremendousdiversityoflifeonearthandlearnaboutallkindsofcreatures:Madagascarhissingcockroachesandking
cobras,snowleopardsandsealionpups.Architecturebuffswillbeimpressedbythestructureshere:RaineyMemorial
Gates,theRockefellerFountainandthebeauxartsbuildingsofthezoo'sAstorCourtarealllandmarks.
ThosevisitingtheBronxwillfindthatitisalsoparadiseforflorafanatics.TheNewYorkBotanicalGarden,locatedin
anothersectionoftheexpansiveBronxPark,isaNationalHistoricLandmark,andits250acresarehometomorethana
millionplants.ThegardenfeaturesthelargestherbariumintheWesternHemisphere,arenownedscientificresearch
programandanextensivescheduleoffascinatingprogramsandexhibitions.
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CatchaBallGame(TheBronxorQueens)
TheMetsandYankeesbothplayinrelativelynewstadiumsthatjuxtaposecuttingedgeamenitieswithhomagestoNYC's
unparalleledbaseballhistory.TheplaquesatYankeeStadium'sMonumentParkrevealthisrichpastwithtributestoallthe
greatsBabeRuth,LouGehrig,ReggieJackson,ThurmanMunsonandmanymore.CitiField'smajesticJackieRobinson
Rotundasalutestherenownedbaseballheroandcivilrightspioneer.
DayThree(LowerManhattan,BrooklynandStatenIsland)
CrosstheBrooklynBridge(BrooklynandLowerManhattan)
TheBrooklynBridgewastheworld'slongestsuspensionbridgewhenitwascompletedin1883.Thoughthatrecordhas
longsincebeensurpassed,thebridgeisstillaniconicstructureandaninspiringsymbolofhumankind'sabilitytoinventand
achieve.ThelandmarkalsoprovidesoneofthemostdramaticwalkingroutesinNewYorkCity.Youcancrossineither
direction,butconsidertakingthesubwaytoDUMBOorBrooklynHeightseachworthvisitinginitsownright,forarts
venuesandbrownstonelinedstreets,respectivelyandthenwalkingbackovertheEastRivertowardLowerManhattan,
snappingphotosofdowntownandNewYorkHarboralongtheway.
RidetheStatenIslandFerry(LowerManhattanandStatenIsland)
This5mile,25minuteboatridefromLowerManhattantothenortherntipofStatenIslandisfreeandtheviewsare
priceless.Throughoutthejourney,you'lltakeinmagnificentvistasofLowerManhattanandNewYorkHarbor.Attheendof
thetrip,ferryridersaretransportedtothehistoricSt.GeorgeDistricthomeoftheStatenIslandMuseumandthe
magnificentSt.GeorgeTheatre,nowinitsninthdecade.
CelebrateAmericanHistory(LowerManhattanandNewYorkHarbor)
Formorethanahundredyears,theStatueofLiberty,withherraisedtorchlightingthewaytoabetterlife,hassymbolized
thepromiseandopportunitiesoftheUnitedStates.LookingupatthestatueduringaferryrideinNewYorkHarborstill
providesanemotionaljolt.Also,anotherboatrideawayishistoricEllisIsland,withexhibitionsthatcommemoratethe
thousandsofimmigrantstotheCitywhopassedthroughitsfamedMainHall.
ComeBackSoon
There'sonlysomuchyoucandointhreedayssowehopeyou'llcomebacksoonandexploreevenmoreoftheCity.For
suggestionsforthingstoinNYConlongertrips,seeourfiveandsevendayitineraries.Beforeyoureturn,checkout
nycgo.com'sMustSeeNYC,TenTopTours,diningitineraryandotherfeaturesforanindepthlookateverythingthefive
boroughshavetooffer.

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ElMuseodel
1 Barrio

1230FifthAve.
ManhattanEast
Harlem/ElBarrio
NY10029

SolomonR.
4 Guggenheim

Museum

1071FifthAve.
ManhattanUpperEast
Side
NY10128

BronxZoo
7

2300SouthernBlvd.
Bronx
NY10460

StatueofLiberty
2 National

Monument

LibertyIsland,NewYork
Harbor
ManhattanBatteryPark
City
NY10004

NewYork

StatenIsland
3 MuseumatSt.

George

75StuyvesantPl.
StatenIslandSt.
George
NY10301

EmpireState

5 BotanicalGarden 6 Building
2900SouthernBlvd.
BronxBedfordPark
NY10458

Observatory

350FifthAve.
ManhattanGarment
District
NY10118

Toys"R"Us
8 TimesSquare

(nowclosed)
1514Broadway
ManhattanTimes
Square
NY10036

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