34 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.

Deepen your sense of the past at sights like The Met Cloisters and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Get in touch with nature at Columbia Trail and Nor-Bath Trail. Change things up with these side-trips from New York City: New York Botanical Garden (in Bronx), Shamong (Valenzano Family Winery & Atsion Lake) and Allaire State Park (in Farmingdale). Next up on the itinerary: appreciate the history behind 9/11 Memorial, see the interesting displays at New York Public Library, stroll around Central Park, and explore the world behind art at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

For where to stay, ratings, and tourist information, go to the New York City online travel route planner .

If you are flying in from Australia, the closest major airports are La Guardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport. In November, daily temperatures in New York City can reach 16°C, while at night they dip to 7°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 11th (Fri) to allow time to travel back home.