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New York in Five Acts

A first visit from New York Harbor to Brooklyn, with Broadway in between

New York City · 5 days · 38 mi

New York does not need help filling five days. It needs editing. This first visit keeps the famous pieces that earn their place—the harbor, the 9/11 Memorial, Midtown, Broadway, the Met, Central Park, and the Brooklyn...

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Manhattan’s Midtown skyline glows beneath a pink-orange sunset, with the Empire State Building rising among illuminated towers.
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Day 1 · The City Begins at the Harbor

  1. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
  2. 9/11 Memorial and Museum

Day 2 · Midtown Gets Its Close-Up

  1. Grand Central and the New York Public Library
  2. Rockefeller Center and Top of the Rock
  3. Broadway and Times Square

Day 3 · One Great Museum, One Great Park

  1. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Central Park: From the Ramble to the Mall

Day 4 · Downtown Changes Every Few Blocks

  1. The High Line and Chelsea
  2. Greenwich Village and Washington Square
  3. Tenement Museum
  4. Chinatown and the Lower East Side

Day 5 · The City Crosses the River

  1. Brooklyn Bridge, DUMBO, and Brooklyn Heights
  2. Brooklyn Museum
  3. Prospect Park and Park Slope