Looking To Take A New York City Vacation?

Looking to take a New York City Vacation?

Mark Hall

I would recommend staying at least seven days in New York City if you really want to enjoy what it has to offer the tourist. One of the busiest visitor locations in the city is the Empire State Building and even if you don't get to the top there is still a great deal to see. There is of course some competition between the Empire State Building and the Possibly equal to The State Building is The Statue of Liberty but owing to delays with the ferry trips it might be worth viewing this 'beautiful lady' (and an inspiration to many) from Ellis Island.

An easier option is to take the Staten Island ferry which doesn't cost anything and can still give a first class view of the Statue of Liberty; this is also a great place to spend some time enjoying the talents of local (almost professional) street entertainers. While you are on a seven day visit to New York New York a trip to the area where the Twin Towers used to stand has become something that every person who visits this great city must do.

While there is a strange eeriness about the place that is larger than you expect at the same time it does not feel as if it needs to be photographed. For those who love to shop there is of course the famous Tiffany's and Broadway plus some fantastic old discount warehouses worth a look down on the Lower East Side.

Bloomingdales is another famous store (for the wealthy) to look around but it is Maceys, who will give 11 percent discount on production of a tourist card where most people will head for. An excellent tourist location is the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum which is likely to be closed until the end of 2008; although often underestimated, once it opens its doors again, it will be well worth a visit. There is a great deal there with the USS Intrepid taking center stage being a Second World War aircraft carrier but there is a Concorde and other underwater vessels there too. The New York City Police Museum is worth an hour if you're down that way; it's free to enter but a five dollar donation is recommended to help with its upkeep; many TV viewers have grown up with the cop shows set in New York and a large amount of memorabilia is housed here.

The Lower East Side also has a very large time capsule called The Lower East There is more history in the City of New York Museum on Central Park which holds exhibitions of the past, present and future. More can be learned about the city's past in this grand building and although once again admission is free, a donation of 9 dollars is advised. For such a large vibrant city, seven days in New York should be viewed as minimum if most of the major attractions are to be seen comfortably and not as part of a 'whistle stop' tour.