8 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.

Satisfy your inner culture vulture at Times Square and 9/11 Memorial. Get outdoors at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and Tyler State Park. Change things up with these side-trips from New York City: Philadelphia (Fireman's Hall, Schuylkill River Trail, &more), Edgar Felix Memorial Bikeway (in Manasquan) and Valley Forge National Historical Park (in Valley Forge). And it doesn't end there: browse the exhibits of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, appreciate the history behind Statue of Liberty National Monument, take in the architecture and atmosphere at St. Patrick's Cathedral, and wander the streets of Fifth Avenue.

For maps, reviews, traveler tips, and other tourist information, go to the New York City trip planner.

If you are flying in from United Kingdom, the closest major aiports are La Guardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport. Expect a daytime high around 19°C in April, and nighttime lows around 8°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 15th (Sat) early enough to travel back home.