For example, we arrived at 6pm, were given tickets for 8:45pm and then it took 45 minutes to get through security, so weren’t on the platform until 9:30pm.įinal tip: once you arrive at the 70th floor, head straight on up to the third viewing deck, which has no finger-print smeared glass and therefore is better for photos.ĭay 3: Upper East Side Be amazed by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) If you’re buying tickets on the day, there’s a several-hour delay.
Next tip: if you want to watch the sunset from Top of the Rock (i.e. It’s like admiring the Paris skyline from the Eiffel Tower, not the same. If you’re only going to do one, make it the Rockefeller Plaza’s observation deck because the New York City skyline isn’t really the New York City skyline without the Empire State Building piercing the clouds. My tip: Empire State Building during the day, Top of the Rock at night, or vice-versa. The electricity bill will make your eyes water. This luminous intersection has to be seen to be believed.
Times Square – the hyperactive heart of New York City. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) – with 150,000 works of modern and contemporary art – and names like Van Gogh, Picasso and Warhol – MoMA’s collection is just ridiculous. Chrysler Building – you can’t go any higher than ground level of this historic skyscraper, but the Art Deco lobby is still a treat. Grand Central Terminal – yeah, you might not have a train to catch, but it’s still worth a walk through this grand ol’ dame. Katz Deli: where Meg Ryan faked an orgasm in When Harry Met Sally Day 2: Midtown Visit New York City’s top tourist attractions Factor in about 45 minutes to navigate the line and security. The first being open-air, the second being enclosed. The Empire State Building has two observation decks: the 86 th and 102 nd floors. Pick a clear day and you can see the city’s five boroughs, as well as five neighbouring states. You have to do it! The Art Deco skyscraper is a real beauty and the views from atop even more so. Head to the top of the Empire State Building There’s lots of bus companies that offer hop on hop off tours, but we packaged it up with The New York Pass, doing the Downtown and Midtown loops. You work out where all the landmarks are and get some good travel tips from your tour guide. Such a tourist thing to do, but it’s a marvellous idea. Day 1: Bus tour, Empire State Building and Lower East Side Take a hop on hop off bus tourĪ good friend of mine, Bel ( regular EPLT readers will know her better as my wine sister), recommended we spend that first day in New York City aboard a hop on hop off bus, insisting it would help us get our bearings. Just don’t drive, Uber or taxi – the island is traffic-choked as all buggery. Manhattan is quite compact and flat, so it’s easy to walk everywhere. The cherry on top is some good walking shoes. New York City is a piece of Black Forest Cake to travel around, providing you get yourself a seven-day unlimited ride card for the New York subway system. 
Small but cute, right in the heart of lots of delicious stuff and cheap (in relative terms) – AUD$2890 for nine nights. It was perfection, right near the Delancey Street/Essex Street subway station. The husband Jude and I found an Airbnb in the Lower East Side.
Something different that’s not on Manhattan Island – stay in Brooklyn.A bohemian, fun, pretty neighbourhood – stay in Greenwich Village.The real, gritty New York City – stay in the Lower East Side or East Village.A more quiet, museum-filled New York experience – stay in the Upper East Side.Plenty of shopping and eating possibilities – stay in SoHo.
Intense big city, tourist madness – stay in Midtown. With all those museums, boroughs, bagels and parks, you need at least eight days to properly explore, and here’s how I recommend you spend them (based on our recent US holiday) – strap yourself in: Where to stay in New York City The Big Apple is a lot to take in that first visit. New York City: gritty, cultured and delicious.
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