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Metropolitan Museum of Art? Smithsonian? Louvre? New York’s Museum of Natural History? The Guggenheim? MoMA? (Others?)

The Met

For a school assignment we have to do a travel challenge.
You have $5000 to go somewhere and back.
I chose New York.
I already booked my plane&hotel etc (it was like $2114.64)
and I have some places picked out to go (all togther $114 w/o taxes)

I need to eat 3 meals everyday. I will be gone 7 days.
Please suggest some cheap places to eat. I need to find a NewYork restaurant with an online website that shows their menu AND prices !

Also could you suggest anymore attractions or things to do?

I am going to:

Empire State Building
- Adults pay $20.

New York Bus Night Tour
- Web special: $39

Central Park Zoo
- $8 for adults

Central Park
- Free to walk around?

Metropolitan Museum of Art
- $20 for adults

Times Square Neighbourhood
-Free (Is this correct??)

PS: Im not really going to new york lol. I wish!

There are many fast food places in the city, like McDonalds, Burger King, hot dog stands, etc. You can visit the wax museum, china town

A friend from Japan is coming to visit me and I’m considering taking her to New York City, but I was only there once for a very brief amount of time, so this is as much of a trip for me as it will be for her!

Anyways, her only requests were:
-Statue of Liberty
-Museum of Natural History

First of all, about how long should I budget to see these two sites?

Next, I was considering the following as possible additions:
-Ground Zero (just see it, take pictures, and move on. Is it a quick/easy walk from the Staten Island Ferry?)
-Metropolitan Museum of Art
-Times Square (just walking a little to see the famous crossing)
-United Nations buidling
-Walk around Central Park
-Perhaps the other Ellis Island sites (I almost forgot about those…)

Feel free to recommend other things if you know of some worthwhile places.

Anyways, how plausible would it be to see those things in just 2 days? What would you recommend as an itinerary with those in mind. If it’s not possible to see those sites in 2 days, feel free to pick and choose what seems most reasonable to you!

Thanks so much for any help!

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I’m traveling to NEWYORK city (Wall Street,NYSE, Ground Zero , Empire State Building, Metropolitan Museum* Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Fifth Avenue, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Statue of Liberty.)

Anyone know the name and location, perhaps price of the best or favorite:

1.New york style pizza
2.New york style Hot dog
3.New york style Donuts

That is not too far from the central action of NY city? I don’t mind street vendors, as long as the food is unique to NewYork and exemplifies the taste of New york!

Pizza: try Joe’s Pizza. It is located in Greenwich Village, a great neighborhood to explore as a tourist. You’ll find it on Bleecker Street near 6th Avenue. Beware of impostors — there’s plenty of BAD pizza in NYC too! Joe’s is pizza by the slice. If you want to sit down and eat your pizza at a table, try John’s of Bleecker, just down the street at 278 Bleecker, or Totonno’s (2 locations: 2nd avenue at 26th street or 2nd avenue at 80th street), or Patsy’s (multiple locations). Enjoy!

Donut: I don’t know if there IS a New York style of donut. I’ve never heard of it. But donuts have been kind of trendy lately and there are lots of places to get unique, gourmet donuts. There’s a pretty thorough round-up here: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2008/10/guide-to-the-best-doughnuts-donuts-in-new-york-city-nyc.html

Hot Dog: I’m not a big hot dog eater, so I’ll leave this to someone else. But it is a fun excursion to go to Coney Island (very far out in Brooklyn, it is a boardwalk and old-school amusement park on the ocean) and check out Nathan’s, which is a classic NY hot dog.

The LDS claim the ancient papyri that Joseph Smith supposedly translated from Egyptian language to create the book of Abraham was burned in a fire when, later in 1967 these same papyri had been found in the New York Metropolitan Museum. (Some, even with notes in Joseph Smith’s own handwriting on the back of them!) In 1967 this same museum donated these papyri to the Mormon Church, and the Church agrees these are the same papyri Joseph used to produce the Book of Abraham. Soon after the Church began its own translation of the papyri, as did at least 4 other well known Egyptologists not associated with the Church. When the Egyptologists finished, all their translations resulted in basically the same translation, which concluded that the book of Abraham had absolutely nothing to do with the papyri! In fact, the papyri did not even mention Abraham’s name! Instead, the papyri turned out to be common Egyptian funerary documents known as "The Book of the Dead" and "The Book of Breathings"

I have an idea..
1. Get the Book of Abraham..
2. Read it yourself so you can be sure what it says for yourself..
3.Pray to God in the Name of Jesus Christ in sincerity for Guidance /answers to whatever questions..
4. Listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit..

By this means ye may know the truth of all things..or in other words go to the source instead of silly Ideologys and fruitless contests of opinions which get no where.

I’m aware of the Getty Museum in LA, the National Gallery of Art in DC, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Any others?

Philadelphia, Penn.
The Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts

I am planning a vacation to New York and Boston. I’ll be in NY for 3/4 days and have a list of what id like to do. With my list, i’d like someone familiar with the area to tell what is close to what so i dont have to be traveling cross town for the different things i want to do. I want to do everything that is close in the same day. Here is my list.
NEW YORK
1.Statue of Liberty
2.Empire state….. 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118-0100
3.Central park…… 14 E 60th St New York, NY 10022-1002
a. Woolman rink….. 63rd Street, New York, NY 11204
4.Times square……. 43rd Street and 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10036
5.Metropolitan Museum of Art…..1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028-0113
6.Top of the Rock…..West 50th Street, New York, NY 10112
7.South Street Seaport……12 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10038-2101

Also if anyone has any other suggestions im open to them and with my list included, where shall i look for a hotel that is central to all of these locations?

Seems like nice plan, for visiting Central Park i will recommend bike or pedicab tour, really best way to cover this HUGE park, you can check this guys http://www.bikerentalsnyc.com/

Okay….some background here. We will be going to The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, The Metropolitan Museum of Arts, The Cloisters, MoMA, St. Patricks Cathedral, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, The American Museum of Natural History and The Empire State Building. We will try (cost permitting) to make a Broadway musical and a Yankees or Mets game. We are not into clothes shopping. I want to go to Zabar’s and everyone wants to go to Greenwich Village. Please don’t suggest Tavern on the Green or Delmonico’s as I cannot take out a second mortgage for the sake of a five star chef.

Leno and Letterman are both taped in NYC. Get there early because very long lines will form. You’re not missing much with Tavern on the Green, I’ve always been disappointed in their food, no matter how many stars they claim.
In Chinatown check out Wo Hop for a meal. They are on Mott Street, use the downstairs dining room.
South Street Seaport. Inexpensive shopping and lots of food places.
The United Nations. Sit in a meeting and wander for free or take a tour. Gift shop is great for souvenirs. FAO Schwartz toy store also has an ice cream parlor (sorry to be a bad influence)
Get out of Manhattan; if you are going to a Mets game, get to Queens early and see the Bowne House in Flushing (stop on the underground railroad) with good restaurants a couple blocks away; or go to the Flushing Hall of Science and the adjoining zoo, where you can walk at tree top level to see the birds.
Brooklyn: the Aquarium and Coney Island.

First time visitors of new york city, we’ll be spending 4 days:
So far I hope to visit/do:
1. Time Square
2. Central Park + Zoo
3. Yankee Stadium
4. Statue of Liberty
5. Metropolitan Museum of Art

any other suggestions ? or which ones already in my to do list do i just HAVE to make sure I do? Thanks !! and any other inside tips like "don’t walk alone at night" is appreciated too

May I recommend a few.

Landmarks

-Empire State Building
-Ellis Island
-Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck
-Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area
-United Nations
-Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too)
-Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the country)
-A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor)
-Sightseeing tour on a Double Decker Bus

Museums

-Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 82nd to East 103rd Streets)
-Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Platerium)
-MoMa
-Whitney Museum of American Art
-New Museum of Contemporary Art
-Madame Tussaud Wax Museum
-New York City Fire Museum
-New York City Police Museum
-Transit Museum
-The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
-The Bronx Museum of the Arts
-Brooklyn Museum
-Milk Gallery
-American Craft Museum
-Museum of American Folk Art
-Museum of the Moving Image
-The Paley Center For Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio)
-The Municipal Art Society

Shopping

-Macy’s (West 34th Street and Broadway in the heart of Hearld Square)
-Bloomingdale’s (Lexington Avenue at East 59 and East 60 Streets)
-The shops along Fifth Avenue (just don’t max out you credit cards)
-FAO Schwarz
-Toys "R" Us in Times Square
-Lord and Taylor (5th Avenue at East 38th Street)
-Chinatown/Canal Street Area (if you want to go on the cheap for the stuff you can’t get on Fifth Avenue)
-NBA Store (for the basketball fan – 5th Avenue at East 52nd Street)
-The Apple Computer Store (East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue)
-The Time Warner Center (West 59th Street – Columbus Circle)
-Hershey Store (for those with a sweet tooth)
-M&M World (49th Street and 7th Avenue)
-Grand Central Terminal (for the shopping)
-H&M
-Century 21 Department Store (Church and Cortlandt Street)
-forever 21
-Barneys New York (660 Madison Ave)
-Abercrombie & Fitch (5th Avenue @ 57th Street and Water Street between Fulton and John Streets)
-American Eagle Outfitters (4 locations in Manhattan)
-Urban Outfitter (8 locations in Manhattan)
-Manhattan Mall
-Queens Center Mall
-Queens Place Mall
-Roosevelt Field Mall (on Long Island)
-Fulton Street Mall
-Kings Plaza Mall
-Woodbury Common Premium Outlets
-Garden State Plaza
-The Westchester Mall
-Palisades Center Mall
-Westfield Sunrise Mall
-Green Acres Mall
-Jersey Gardens

Restaurants

In regards to place to eat in New York City. There are thousands of restaurants in the Five Boroughs of New York City. Depending on your taste, your budget and your preferred location, may I recommend the link below.

http://www.menupages.com/ — MenuPages.com is the one of the best website on the online. It included menus with prices, as well as restaurant reviews. Bon appetit!

I hope this information is very helpful.

Good luck
Native New Yorker