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.

Get some cultural insight at 9/11 Memorial and Times Square. Museum-lovers will get to explore The Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York Public Library. Venture out of the city with trips to Fire Island National Seashore (in Patchogue), Bronx Zoo (in Bronx) and Jones Beach State Park (in Wantagh). And it doesn't end there: go for a walk through Central Park, stop by Carnegie Hill, take in the architecture and atmosphere at St. Patrick's Cathedral, and get a new perspective on nature at American Museum of Natural History.

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Expect a daytime high around 70°F in October, and nighttime lows around 57°F. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 12th (Sat) to allow time to travel back home.