15 days in New York City Itinerary

Writer Pearl Buck once called New York City “a place apart,” and this giant urban center remains unlike any other in the world.

Appreciate the collections at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Ellis Island. Head to Fifth Avenue and Shopping Girlfriend NYCfor some retail therapy. Explore New York City's surroundings by going to Hyde Park (Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum & Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt) and DM Weil Gallery (in New Paltz). There's lots more to do: appreciate the history behind 9/11 Memorial, wander the streets of Wall Street, get a new perspective on nature at American Museum of Natural History, and take in the architecture and atmosphere at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

To find more things to do, traveler tips, where to stay, and other tourist information, go to the New York City online sightseeing planner .

If you are flying in from Namibia, the closest major airports are La Guardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport. In August, plan for daily highs up to 34°C, and evening lows to 25°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 11th (Tue) so you can travel back home.