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.

You've added Grand Central Terminal, Chinatown, Little Italy, and other attractions to your itinerary. Your cultural itinerary includes sights like The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Greenwich Village. You'll explore and learn at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and 9/11 Memorial. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around New York City: Philadelphia (Eastern State Penitentiary & Independence Hall). The adventure continues: examine the collection at Ground Zero Museum Workshop, appreciate the history behind The Oculus, contemplate the long history of Ellis Island, and walk around World Trade Center's Liberty Park.

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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. In April in New York City, expect temperatures between 19°C during the day and 8°C at night.