7 days in New York
April 30th, 2008A common complaint when visiting new cities is the lack of time to see all the most interesting places so you will need to plan for seven days in New York if you intend to see what she has to offer. On everyone’s list of places to visit is the Empire State Building and whilst it may be busy, no trip would be the same without a trip to the 86th floor. For even better views, when the weather is fine, it requires a trip to the top of the 820 feet tall Rockefeller Centre. Visitors to New York will often get the best view of the Statue of Liberty from the many tour boats but New York has seen a dramatic rise in the number of tourists since 9/11 and often it is worth disembarking at Ellis Island instead.
Fortunately, the Staten Island ferry is still free and can provide great views of the Statue of Liberty; the island is also worth a look and the terminal is a favorite spot for street performers, some are of a professional standard. However, no seven day trip to New York would be complete now without a visit to where the World Trade Center Towers once stood not that long ago. There is certainly a strange atmosphere to the whole, very large area that the An emotionally lighter attraction is to visit some of the famous stores like Tiffany’s or the Lower East side area where there are numerous bargain warehouses to look around.
If you’re up for more discount shopping then you need to get to Maceys and have your tourist discount card handy as it can save you eleven percent after which a trip to Bloomingdales would be in order. Another popular visitor destination, which is currently closed for refurbishment is the ISASM or the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum which will be opening it’s doors again late in 2008; if you’re going to be there next year it will be a worthwhile place to see. Many special (and large) craft are located here including a number from World War II, namely the aircraft carrier the USS Intrepid. The real New York City Police Museum is open for visitors and whilst admission is free; donations are expected of around five dollars to help with running it; all sorts of items are on display here and it’s a great place for souvenirs.
After that why not visit the Lower East Side Tenement Museum as it’s a time capsule of migrant New York built in 1864 and was a grim home for waves of immigrants; it’s what made America great (and appalling for a time). For a step back in time it worth going to Central Park where the New York Museum is located; this is an exhibition of many periods relating to the life of The Big Apple. The museum is in a beautiful building which is free to enter but a nine dollar donation is normally given with plenty of souvenirs available. For such a large vibrant city, seven days in New York should be viewed as minimum if most of the major attractions are to be seen comfortably and not as part of a ‘whistle stop’ tour. p>
