I've been there a few times and seen quite a bit, it's her first time. What's a 'can't miss' thing to do? We're thinking china town, ms. liberty, central park, etc. It'll be over a saturday and sunday. We're not wanting to spend a fortune like on expensive shows and stuff.
2006-08-15 15:30:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
For tourist stuff...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. If you dont want to be touristy go downtown and get lost there.
2006-08-16 04:47:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just spent a week there at a conference. Two days of that were actually site seeing. I would for sure recommened Lady Liberty. We took the FREE staten island ferry out but I wish we had went on the one that cost a little (11 I think) and went a little closer. But majority ruled and I lost. China Town was neat but VERY crowded. If you are into old buildings and stuff you should go look at the buildings near china town very cool and expensive looking. Central park was neat but a little bit of a let down for me because everything was closed. We didn't do a show either Voted out again... I think I got screwed can I go back with you guys..
2006-08-15 22:46:03 · answer #2 · answered by JesusisGodsson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The observation deck of the Empire State Building can be very romantic. Go after dark on what is hopefully a clear night and you can look out into the harbor and see the Liberty Torch in the darkness which is really neat.
A visit to Ground Zero was very moving to me.
Walking through Times Square is pretty neat. A lot of people watching along with seeing the studios of various TV networks, lots of stores to browse through even if you don't want to spend the money, and asking a policeman to point you to the spot where they drop the ball on New Year's Eve can all be done without spending much.
I live in Chicago but I love NY. Have a good time!!
2006-08-15 22:43:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Central Park is a must! They have free shows there a lot of the time. There are also free events in Bryant Park. Go find their websites and I'm sure they'll have event listings.
I personally think the Museum of Natural History or the Metropolitan Museum of Art are must-sees...
Empire State Building maybe? St. Patrick's Cathedral, Grand Central Station, Rockefeller center... all of these sites are really close to one another, within walking distance, so you could see them all in less than a day.
2006-08-16 09:02:40 · answer #4 · answered by Stephanie S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go see a Broadway show for half price! They always have good seats available. There is a red and white ticket booth you can see from Penn Station/ Times Square/ Broadway district. they have a running marquis of which shows have seats left and sell them for half price. Last year, I got seats 3rd row from the stage and it was awesome. shows begin at 8pm or matinees at 2pm.
2006-08-15 22:38:23 · answer #5 · answered by Cub6265 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chinatown is also good. The Feast of San Genarro (sp) is coming up in Little Italy. That's always fun.
2006-08-16 11:25:22 · answer #6 · answered by dogglebe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to Serendipity for frozen hot chocolate dessert!
2006-08-15 22:56:30 · answer #7 · answered by BETH J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may try the following link for ideas:
http://www.nycvisit.com/home/index.cfm
2006-08-15 22:45:52 · answer #8 · answered by toosweet4you2701 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋