I am going next week and wanted to know what I should see I only have 4 days and 2 of them are already planned, so i guess that is 2 days? Thanks for your help.
2006-07-18 14:49:07 · 7 answers · asked by ~Ronyea Q♪ 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
Here are some ideas of what you can do. First, get a good tour map. Then I recommend you take the BIG APPLE double decker tour bus for an overview of the city. There are several different neighborhoods so I'll highlight these and what to see:
Upper East Side: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum. Walk up and down Madison Avenue for awesome shops and boutiques 96th - 57th st. Walk Park Avenue for architecture all the way to Grand Central Terminal and see the treasures located within. Walk along 5th Avenue to see/go in and out of Central Park - go for a run, go to the Central Park Zoo, go to the Carousel, go for a gondola ride at the boat house.
UPPER WEST SIDE:
Museum of Natural History -a must! on Central Park West,
Walk along Columbus Avenue. Visit the West side of Central Park and pay respects to John Lennon's Strawberry Fields.
MIDTOWN:
Shopping - 57th St (Chanel and the gang), Fifth Avenue - must see Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and FAO Schwartz - many other fun stores.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Museum of Modern Art
Sony Bldg
Rockefeller Center
Go west to awesome new Time Warner center and visit the new Mandarin Hotel bar/restaurant for awesome view and treats!
Oh, Bloomingdale's is on 59th St and Lexington.
Empire State Bldg.
The Intrepid Aircraft Museum is fascinating and on the West side...worth the visit even if you have no kids.
CHELSEA:
Walk around the blooming area sprouting awesome restaurants and shops. Chelsea Pier is fun.
WALL ST:
Pay respects to the 9/11 victims and heroes at the WTC site., Walk Wall St., visit the Chase Hdqtrs, Federal Reserve. Seaport area is great to see.
THE VILLAGE:
Funky shops in the West Village. Walk through the NYU Washington Square Park. The East Village has some shops from new artists and designers
SOHO:
Great galleries and shops on n off West Broadway. Walk thru to Little Italy for awesome meals and desserts...walk through Chinatown. CANAL STREET has stall after stall of Designer "copies"...bring cash and bargain and watch your purse!
These should put an awesome smile on your face. Bring your camera and takes lots of photos to remember your trip. You'll have a blast! OH...BUY this weekly magazine: TIMEOUT NEW YORK on any newstand to see what's going on each week/day. :)
2006-07-18 16:21:43 · answer #1 · answered by missy_sweet_cheeks 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go bar hopping in the village. You can go to a bunch of different "theme" bars and they're all within walking distance of each other. Also, the bars are usually open until at least 4 am so it's an all night party. U can go to Union Square Park at night and just hang out with some of the musicians. Also, some nights they play movies at Columbus Circle(they are projected on the side of a building) it's pretty cool just to hang out there. Have fun
2006-07-19 09:37:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like art at all, or like being cultured, you should consider visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Plan on spending at least 4 hours there, or you'll be disapointed that you can't see everyting you want to. It would be easy to spend 12 hours there, but you can see a lot in 4 hours. 2 hours is too short a time.
2006-07-18 14:56:50 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most fun? Like crazy?
Go to Cony Island, see the burlesque show on the beach, see the freak show, it's insane!
Or, if you want to stick around Manhattan see: http://www.starshineburlesque.com/about.shtml
they only show on thursdays, but it's a great deal.
Lucky' Cheng's on 1st Ave. is really fun too to see a drag show while eating chinese food. Sort of nuts, but TONS of fun!
For something more conventional, Central Park is so much fun! Watch the Dance Skaters, they are hilarious. Stay out all night and have a good time!
2006-07-19 08:37:59 · answer #4 · answered by Stephanie S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theres a ton of stuff and just dont stress out about seeing everything. The places I would definitely recommend going to are Midtown, Ground Zero, and Chinatown
2006-07-18 16:27:12 · answer #5 · answered by martster38 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walk across the brooklyn Bridge starting at manhattan. Get the subway back. Good fun. great views.
2006-07-18 15:14:58 · answer #6 · answered by Wall P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) liberty island (where the bronze lady is)- don't go on weekends.long queue.
2) empire state building- don't go on weekends.long queue.
3) times square & broadway
4) tribeca, soho, china town, little italy, greenwich village
5) ground zero/ world trade centre
6) central park & metropolitan museum
7) MOMA- museum of modern arts
8) macy's
9) guggenheim museum
2006-07-18 20:41:58 · answer #7 · answered by sista! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋