Looking for examples of: Nightlife, live music, good eats, shopping, sites, day trips, what's cheap, expensive, must see, can skip, & we will be going to Niagra/Canadian side... better to fly or drive? Also, what to bring/wear for one week.
2006-09-08 15:27:04 · 12 answers · asked by geenah 1 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.
CHELSEA:
Walk around the blooming area sprouting awesome restaurants and shops. Chelsea Pier is fun, especially with the kids
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.
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. For shopping, I prefer the Upper West Side boutiques to 5th Ave and Midtown because I try to avoid tourists. Amsterdam and Broadway have a lot of cute ones from about 84th to 60th (which is near Columbus Circle, and I think you should check that out too)
Nightlife:
Monday: Stereo
Tuesday: Pink Elephant
Wednesday: Home
Thursday: Avalon
Friday: Stereo
Saturday: Baraza
Resturants: Pasteis, Serafinas, Balthazar, Ollies (best chinese food!), Wichcraft (great sandwiches).
Also either driving or flying is a good. Driving can be a bit tiresome, but it will be BEAUTIFUL.
Next week here is the weather:
http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/tenday/USNY0996?from=36hr_topnav_business
It will be a bit chilly from what we are used to (around 70) early in the week, and higher in the 70s later in the week. It might rain Thursday.
Bring 2 sweaters, shirts, one dress, a pair of heels, flats, flip flops/sneakers whatever you are comfortable in. And jeans/pants.
2006-09-09 05:10:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest taking one of those bus tours so you see a little of everything. That way you can decide what you really want to see. You'll enjoy all parts of NYC. You can go up to the windows of some of the Broadway theaters and get cheap tickets if the show isn't sold out. I like to eat in Chinatown. You can ride the subway, but the homeless sometimes ride at night, which is a little disconcerting. Bring a lot of money. You'll have a great time. I'm not at all familiar with Niagara Falls.
2006-09-08 22:40:48 · answer #2 · answered by Darby 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just skip NYC all together and visit the Adirondacks of New York State. The Olympic Village of Lake Placid has some great activities and night life. (Safer too) Your also closer to Canada.
Drive and enjoy the travel.
2006-09-08 22:30:20 · answer #3 · answered by Eldude 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Visit: http://www.darostravelcorp.com
go to: "Extras" and view "Site Seeing Activities".
You will be very happy to find all the information at your fingertips. Including cost and must see places.
I would say it is better to fly. When you get to your destination you can really enjoy going to many places and enjoying all site seeing activities, which will very much be exciting. However, will tire you a bit.
Enjoy!
2006-09-08 23:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by Oliva 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend seeing NYC from the water, especially at night.
It is one of the most beautiful sights on the planet.
Taking a Circle Line tour at sunset would be ideal.
2006-09-08 22:53:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carnegie Deli
2006-09-08 22:33:20 · answer #6 · answered by seriously 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
go trolling for homeless folks and winos in central park.
harass the hookers in times square!
flash lots of money about. go through the bronx and act like you live there.
stand in line at a soup kitchen on the lower east side for a cheese sandwich.
look at the trash floating in the waters of the hudson river.
tour the kill devil hills dump!
Drop pennines off the observation deck of the Empire state building to see of you can catch them before they hit the pavement.
Ask if you can ring the closing bell for wall street stock exchange!
you should have a great time!
2006-09-08 22:40:18 · answer #7 · answered by CWB 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A play....Rockettes, St. Patrick's Cathedral
2006-09-09 05:17:56 · answer #8 · answered by Nana 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Madame Trusodes(Sp?) is really cool. The wax figures really look like celebs.
2006-09-08 22:32:35 · answer #9 · answered by froggygrl2004 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if it were me I would go to WTC site and pay my respects....niagra on canadian site is gorgeous...have fun
2006-09-08 22:29:56 · answer #10 · answered by sweetiepi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋