26 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.

Escape the urban bustle at Island Beach State Park and Lakota Wolf Preserve. Discover out-of-the-way places like Catskill Park and Black Creek Preserve. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around New York City: Point Pleasant Beach (Jenkinson's Aquarium & Jenkinson's Boardwalk), Sam's Point Preserve (in Cragsmoor) and Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge (in Wallkill). Next up on the itinerary: identify plant and animal life at Cattus Island County Park, view the masterpieces at DM Weil Gallery, take your sightseeing to a higher altitude at Ferncliff Forest, and explore the striking landscape of Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.

For other places to visit, ratings, maps, and other tourist information, use the New York City trip website .

If you are flying in from India, the closest major airports are La Guardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport. July in New York City sees daily highs of 35°C and lows of 26°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 16th (Fri) to allow time to travel back home.