....I'm off for short break there on Thursday with my boyfriend for a few days and I want to know the absolute best places to visit and what attractions I MUST do, as I know there is so much to do in New York and i don't want to miss out!!! Thanks!
2007-11-25 20:17:42 · 11 answers · asked by Lauren H 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
My list of places to see when i went was.........
Statue of liberty ( saw this on a helicopter ride that you get on down next to pier 13)
Empire State building ( be prepared for a long queue)
Central Park ( you can go round it on a horse and cart.... we done this .....very romantic)
Ground Zero (very sad)
Macy's (great shopping)
Bloomingdales
China Town (great bargains)
Sex and the City tour
Grand Central Station (wow)
Times Square (gorgeous at night and great places to eat)
Rockefeller Centre (ice skating and great christmas lights)
I'm so jealous.......... i wish i was going again.... i have great memories of the place... my husband proposed to me at the top of the Empire State Building on the 13th Dec'03
2007-11-25 20:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by tinkerbell 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Empire State if the weather is clear.... You will find the view breathless.... And Central park by DAY....
Maddison Square Garden is a must as is Macey's, which will blow you away.... When there last Dec., they had a full size toy elephant for sale and the most amazing christmas grotto...
Book a Cab and go for a drive around the Christmas Lights... They really know how to 'Do' Christmas.
Go to the Rockerfeller Centre and watch the Ice skaters, then walk up the slope away from the Skating RInk and watch and listen in amazement as they play Carols and project them onto the buildings as huge snow flakes that flash to the music.
Lastly go SOUTH to the Italian part and Visit Katz's Deli, which was made famous in the film 'when harry met sally' it is a fabulous food place too and you will almost certainly see someone famous there.... And the staff are brilliant too....
Hope that helps....
2007-11-26 05:49:23 · answer #2 · answered by TIM M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must visit the Empire State Building - pretend you're Fay Wray to your boyfriends King Kong, get there early to avoid queues. Take a walk through Times Square and then to the Flatiron building. Central Park is a must see for during the day always something going on there.Get some pics of the Guggenheim museum, the building itself is a work of art. Try to make a broadway show - book tickets online now for great discounts. If broadway doesnt do it for you then there is nothing quite like a New York showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.The Village has some great comedy clubs and are a pretty cheap way to laugh away a couple hours.
2007-11-25 20:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by gothicmamma 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There's so much to do there, and so much to see that you could spend a lifetime exploring! My advice is to take an open-top bus tour of the city (from various places - see any travel guide). That way, you get to see the city from a fantastic vantage point (all the beautiful buildings that you can't see from street level, for example) plus, you can make a mental note of what you'd like to go back to look at in more detail later. Have a wonderful break!
2007-11-25 20:22:30 · answer #4 · answered by Roxy 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Earliest thing should be to start in Battery Park and decide Liberty or Ellis Island and work your way up to Central Park.
All depends on what type of things you're interested in because there's a lot to do in the tri-state and how much you have to spend unless the boyfriend's treating.
I would try to do sightseeing activities before noon.
2007-11-27 06:26:38 · answer #5 · answered by nightdogg 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you will miss the tree lighting by a day, but go to Rockefeller center for the ice skating. the windows are decked out in the xmas decorations always a sight to see (lords and taylors always go all out for their stuff). even though they are crowded, but toys r us on 44th st (indoor ferris wheel) and fao schwartz (giant floor piano from the movie big) are always a big hit. you can go to the view the city from above from either the top of the empire state building or the top of the rock. and then you have the muesuems like the madam toussand's wax muesuem, ripley's believe it or not, the hayden planetarium and muesuem of natural history
Oh yeah, if you are a shopaholic there's a lot of sales here in nyc stores and right by fao schwartz is the ipod store (a huge hit in nyc) Have a great time
2007-11-26 01:07:17 · answer #6 · answered by karma 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Visit the Avalon Night Club, that place pure awesomeness.
2007-11-25 20:21:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
my faves, the statue of liberty, time square at night but most of all, the metropolitain museum of art. It's one of the best museums in the world you have to visit it!
2007-11-25 20:27:57 · answer #8 · answered by loving boy 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
my faves, the statue of liberty, time square at night but most of all, the metropolitain museum of art. It's one of the best museums in the world you have to visit it!
2007-11-25 20:22:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
use a tour bus.. its the best way to see everthing.
the one i went on carried me all the way round the city and up 2 brooklyn bridge, great value 4money. but dnt rembr hw much it was thou
2007-11-25 20:24:00 · answer #10 · answered by Beautiful - 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋