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I will be in Connecticut next week visiting my son who lives at the Navy Base in Groton Conn. I live in Texas and have never been to NYC. I will have a free day to come to New York. What are the top must see attractions for out of towners. We will have a car rental. Is it advisable to drive to NYC. Where do you park. Is it easy to get around to see attractions and how would you recommend doing that. I have zero knowledge about NY other than what I see on Tv or have read. Please advise me the best way to go about this and what to see on a day trip.
Depending on the weather, you may want to visit Central Park. If you do, you should also pay a visit to The Frick Collection (a hidden gem of a museum) located on E. 70th st. right across the street from Central Park. In any event, I hope you enjoy your visit.
I say drive to Long Island City, and look for a place to park your car, then take the closest train station into Manhattan. Go visit Empire State Building or the One World Trade Center. You only have 1 days, so might as well make the time worth it.
My rough plan is to see Statue of Liberty, 9/11 memorial, then hit up either a Broadway musical or met opera house for wife. Is this doable in one day. How hard are tickets to get. Totally open to other ideas though.
My rough plan is to see Statue of Liberty, 9/11 memorial, then hit up either a Broadway musical or met opera house for wife. Is this doable in one day. How hard are tickets to get. Totally open to other ideas though.
Statue of liberty and 9/11 memorial is possible, but I am not sure about Broadway musical and met opera house for wife. You may want to search online and see if you can reserve a ticket. Once you have a time for Broadway or met opera house, then you can plan your schedule accordingly.
My rough plan is to see Statue of Liberty, 9/11 memorial, then hit up either a Broadway musical or met opera house for wife. Is this doable in one day. How hard are tickets to get. Totally open to other ideas though.
The Statue of Liberty visit is very time consuming (up to half a day) for a day visit to NYC. I suggest instead you take the free Staten Island ferry which gives one a great view & photo opportunity of the Statue of Liberty.
If you want to do the Met Opera House you could probably combine that with a visit to Central Park. Also a visit to the NY Historical Society which is also on the west side of Central Park might be doable as well.
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