New York in 3 days
New York is the rush of Times Square, a walk in Central Park and the skyline from Brooklyn at sunset. The city that never sleeps, torn between world-class museums and the energy of its streets.
The plan, day by day
Day 1
- Morning
Times Squarefree · about 30 minManhattan's best-known junction, lit by giant screens day and night, at the heart of the Broadway theatre district.
- Afternoon
Central Parkfree · half a daySome 340 hectares of lawns, lakes, bridges and paths in the middle of Manhattan, laid out from 1858 by Olmsted and Vaux.
Day 2
- Morning
The Statue of Libertyhalf a dayA gift from France unveiled in 1886, reached by ferry from Battery Park, with a combined stop at the Ellis Island immigration museum.
- Late afternoon
The Empire State Buildingabout 1 h 30The 1931 Art Deco tower, with open-air views from the 86th-floor observatory over Manhattan and its rivers.
Day 3
- Morning
Brooklynfree · half a dayThe borough east of Manhattan: cross the Brooklyn Bridge on foot, wander Dumbo and take in the skyline from the waterfront parks.
Where to sleep in New York
- HI New York City Hostel · €60 a night
- Pod Times Square · €160 a night
- The Leo House · €165 a night
- Hotel Beacon · €230 a night
- citizenM New York Times Square · €220 a night
- Arlo SoHo · €210 a night
- The Plaza · €800 a night
- The Bowery Hotel · €450 a night
- Crosby Street Hotel · €750 a night
Plan this trip
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