NYC Recommended Tour Options

   A Sampling of Recommended Museums

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   • Museum of the City of New York (plus the 30-minute video of the history of New       York)

   • MET (and MET Cloisters)

   • MOMA

   • Museum of Broadway

   • Frick

   • Whitney

   • Museum of Natural History

   • Guggenheim

   • Transportation Museum

   • Merchants House Museum guided tour

   • 911 Museum

   • New York Historical Society Museum (plus 30-minute video of NYC)

   • Morgan Library

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   A Sampling of Recommended Activities and Tours

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• Broadway and off-Broadway shows

• Broadway performer meet and greet

• Broadway Theater workshops (acting/voice/dance)

• Jazz at the famous Blue Note in Greenwich Village

• Opera, Symphony or Ballet at Lincoln Center

• Bronx Zoo

• New York Botanical Garden (in the Bronx)

• NY Yankees Game (seasonal)

• Coney Island (seasonal -ride the famous 1927 Cyclone Rollercoaster, walk the boardwalk, tour Jewish-Russian Brighton Beach), and eat a hot dog at the Original Nathans

• Central Park Tour One: North end of the park including hidden waterfalls, the North Woods, the Harlem Meer, the Conservatory Garden and the Reservoir

• Central Park Tour Two: Entering near the Plaza Hotel including the Pond, Gapstow Bridge, Wollman Rink, a ride on the Central Park Carousel, The Mall, Bethesda Terrace, a rowboat ride on the Lake, Loeb Boathouse, Conservatory Water (and Hans Christian Anderson and Alice in Wonderland Statues), Belvedere Castle, The Shakespeare Garden, and the Delacorte Theater

• Ice Skating in Central Park at Wollman Rink (seasonal)

• Central Park Zoo

• Bryant Park Christmas Market (seasonal)

• Tour of the New York Public Library (main branch)

• A visit to the Ghostbusters Headquarters (Fire Station)

• Walking tour of the Upper Westside including the Ansonia, Zabars, Lincoln Center, and the Dakota

• Lincoln Center Tour

• Walking tour of the Theater District including Times Square, Herald Square, and Macy’s 

• Walking tour of Hudson Yards, the Vessel, and the High Line (with possible lunch in Chelsea Market)

• Aerial Tram to Roosevelt Island

• Staten Island Ferry (going directly past the Statue of Liberty)

• Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge back into Manhattan

• Walking tour of Grand Central Station, The main branch of the New York Public Library, Rockefeller Center, and Bryant Park 

• Lower Manhattan walking tour including the 911 memorial, Trinity Church (Hamilton’s gravesite), and the Oculus

• Walking tour of Greenwich Village, Washington Square Park, Little Italy and Chinatown

• Chinatown Foot Massage (after all that walking!)

• Lower East Side Art Gallery Tour

• Lower East Side Foodie Tour (pizza, knish, pickles and more!)

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   A Sampling of Recommended Restaurants

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• Chelsea Market (multiple dining options)

• Essix Market (multiple dining options)

• B & H Dairy (old time diner with lots of history)

• Lombardi’s Pizzeria (oldest pizzeria in North America)

• John’s Pizzeria (Bleeker St. in the Village or W44th and Eighth Ave.) 

• Yonah Schimmel Knishes (oldest Knish restaurant in NYC)

• Katz’s Deli (famous scene from When Harry Met Sally!)

• Lunch in Little Italy at Da Nico Ristorante

• Westway Diner in Hell's Kitchen

• Malibu Diner in Chelsea

• Nathans Original Hot Dogs (Coney Island)

• Van Leeuwen ice cream

• Amorino ice cream

• Amura Sushi 

• Sardi’s

• Brooklyn Bagels 

• Murray’s Bagels 

• Sweet Green

• Mamoun’s Falafel near Washington Square Park

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   A Sampling of Recommended Hotels

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• Belvedere Hotel in the Theater District of Manhattan. Charming Hotel with larger rooms than most in Manhattan. Less than a five minute walk to Times Square. 

• LIC Plaza Hotel in Long Island City, Queens. One block away from the 7/N/W/F trains at Queensbridge and Queensboro Plaza stations. Breakfast included, 24-hour coffee bar, large rooms, quiet location, just five subway stops from Times Square. 

• Hotel Beacon, in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Lovely neighborhood near Central Park and Lincoln Center. 

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