Things to do in New York
Suggested Itineraries, Things To See and Do in New York - see also 101 Things to do in New York
Here are some suggestions about how you could spend your time in New York. You will be hard pressed to do all of these things in the time available, and you may enjoy your visit more if you leave some things out or plan to spend more time in New York. Our suggestions are grouped together by neighbourhood to make it easier to see more things in less time.
We also recommend the New York Pass with the the Hop on Hop off Bus (NewYorkPass.com). This pass takes you from attraction to attraction and includes admissions, line privileges, a 140 page guide (English, Spanish and German) complete with maps. The rates vary, there are 1, 2, 3 and 7 day passes available.
This brief guide to Manhattan might also be helpful.
5 day visit
Day one
 Hop on Hop off Bus Tour
Lower East Side Tenement Museum (Orchard St. b'tween Delancey and Broome)
Shopping in the Lower East Side on Stanton St, Orchard St, Ludlow St
Shopping in Soho on B'way, Prince, and Spring Streets
Little Italy for dinner (Mulberry, Spring Streets)
Live Music on Bleecker St.
Day two
American Museum of Natural History (79th St. and CPW)
Lunch at Isabella's (79th and Columbus) - great food and good chances of a celebrity spotting!
Times Square (42nd St. and B'way)
Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum (42nd St. between 7th and 8th Ave.)
Bryant Park (42nd St. and 5th Av)
'wichcraft sandwich shop in the park for a snack
Empire State Building (34th St. and 5th Ave)
Macy's Flagship Store (34th St. and B'way)
Sunset Sailboat Cruise on Adirondack Schooner or Circle Line Boat Tour (leaves from Chelsea Piers (23rd St. 12th Ave)
Day three
Ellis Island
Statue of Liberty
Walk across Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Heights - Promenade
River Café
Jazz at the Blue Note (3rd St. between 6th Ave. and MacDougal)
Day four
Whitney Museum of American Art Collection of world-renowned 20th-century American art (75th St. and Madison Ave.)
The Neue Galerie (86th St. and Madison Ave.) - Museum focusing on Gustav Klimpt
Café Sabarsky for lunch (famous Viennese café in the Neue Galerie)
Central Park (74th St. and 5th Ave entrance)
Boathouse Bar for Drinks (in the Park, eastside b'tween 74th and 75th St.)
Gondola Ride in Central Park Lake (leaves from the boathouse)
Boathouse Restaurant or Tavern on the Green for dinner (West side of park, 67th St.)for dinner
Opera at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center, 64th St. and B'way) - book well in advance
Martinis at the Stone Rose in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle (59th St. and B'way)
Day five
Metropolitan Museum of Art (81st St. and 5th Ave)
Lunch at the Moma (Terrace 5, Café 2, or The Modern)
Moma (53rd st. b'tween 5th and 6th Ave)
Dinner at Sardi's (44th St.)
Broadway Show ( 42nd St.)
6 days - as above, add:
Federal Reserve Tour (33 Liberty St. b'tween Nassau and William Streets)
Lower Manhattan Walking Tour
South St.Seaport for sightseeing and lunch (Fulton and South Streets)
Seaport Liberty Cruise
Meatpacking district for dinner and dancing (Hudson, Gansevoort, 13th Streets)
7 days - as above, add:
Grand Central Station
Rockefeller Center
Top of the Rock Observation Tower
NBC Studio Tour
Conan O'Brian Show - recording
Saks Fifth Avenue Flagship Store for shopping (49th St. and 5th Ave)
Shopping on Fifth Ave.
Drinks at The Plaza (60th St. and Fifth Ave)
Go to Concert at Madison Square Garden (33rd St. and 7th Ave.)
More than 7 days - try to see some of these great sights:
Carnegie Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Chelsea Piers Family Activity Center
Columbus Circle
Columbus Ave. Shopping and Restaurants
Madison Square Park
Union Square Park
Union Square Café
Thompkins Square Park
West Village
Civil War History Tour of NYC
Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
Guggenheim Museum
Sex and the City Hotspots Tour
United Nations Tour
Harlem and the Heights Cultural Tours
Big Apple Helicopter Tour of NYC
NY Aquarium
Coney Island
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
Park Slope Area, Brooklyn
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