Michelin Must Sees New York City (Must See Guides/Michelin) - Softcover

Michelin Travel & Lifestyle

9781907099427: Michelin Must Sees New York City (Must See Guides/Michelin)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907099425 ISBN 13: 9781907099427

Publisher: Michelin Travel & Lifestyle, 2011

This guide highlights the best of the Big Apple and beyond for a 24 hour visit, a weekend or longer. Stroll through neighborhoods, choose from dozens of world-class museums, visit iconic landmarks, or take excursions to Long island and the Hudson River Valley. Stay in boutique hotels or opt for a budget room. Take in some shopping, walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and ride a skyscraper's elevator to the top. Do it all, accompanied by Must Sees New York City's detailed maps.

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Hit the highlights if you have only one day in New York:

Morning – Get your bearings by taking a double-decker bus tour of Manhattan. Hop off at Battery Park* and catch the ferry to the Statue of Liberty***.

Afternoon – Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art***, then take a stroll through Central Park***. Go to the observatory atop the Empire State Building*** for a panoramic view of the city at sunset.

Evening – Treat yourself to a meal in Midtown (see Must Eat), then take in a Broadway show.

... and if you have a second day:

Morning – Take the kids to the American Museum of Natural History*** for a look at the dinosaurs. Be sure to see the far-out star show at the Rose Center for Earth and Space***.

Afternoon – Have lunch at Rockefeller Center***. Spend the rest of the afternoon shopping on bustling Fifth Avenue***. Check out the New York Public Library*** before closing time, then head over to Grand Central Terminal*** for a bite at the famous Grand Central Oyster Bar and Restaurant.

Evening – Attend a performance at Lincoln Center***, or head down to one of the great jazz clubs in Greenwich Village**.

If time permits, try these quintessentially New York things to do:

Catch a Yankees game at Yankee Stadium

Shop till you drop on swank Fifth Avenue*** or in trendy SoHo*

Go gallery-hopping in Chelsea**

Check out the sparkling, newly renovated Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)***

Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge*** at sunset.

Take in a cabaret performance at the Caf� Carlyle.

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