New York City - A Whistlestop Tour

New York, New York, so good, they named it twice.sculpture as well as featured specialist exhibitions.
Corny, I know but it sums up pretty neatly, a city withMuseum of Modern Art - As you might expect, the
something for everyone on vacation, whether aexhibits here are not restricted to paintings, drawings
weekend break or a full two weeks. There is so muchand sculpture but include film and media, photography
to see and do that it's hard to pick out the top hits butand architecture and design.
here's a selection to choose from.Times Square - Famous for it's coloured neon signs,
Must SeeTimes Square is best seen at night. There are
Central Park - There's so much going on here that yourestaurants, theatres, cinemas and clubs galore -
can take a full length holiday without ever leaving theenough for even the most hardened night-lifer.
park. It's so huge (843 acres) with playgrounds, sportsMust Do
grounds, nature conservancy, fountains, fortifications, aShopping - New York is renowned for its shopping,
reservoir with walking/jogging track, sculptures,particularly at Christmas, when it takes on a magical
gardens and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Therequality. Fifth Avenue is THE place to shop in New
are exhibitions, Tai Chi and Yoga classes, concertsYork. All the big names are here including, of course,
and tours and you can even get married there.Saks Fifth Avenue and Trump Tower.
The Empire State Building - Located on 5th Avenue,See a show on Broadway - Broadway is the street in
the Empire State Building is the tallest in New York atNew York which means "theatre" to most people so
approximately 1,453 feet (443 meters). From the 86thseeing a show here is essential. There are only four
floor observation deck you can see the whole of Newtheatres actually ON Broadway, which only covers the
York City spread out below and on a clear day youtwelve blocks from West 41st Street to West 53rd
can see for as far as 80 miles into the neighbouringStreet but there are plenty more east and west of
states of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey andhere.
Massachusetts as well as New York State itself.Eat pastrami and/or salt beef sandwiches - New York
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island - Situated on Libertyhas a fabulous selection of delis so don't forget to try
Island, in New York Harbour, the statue stands at 305one of these typical sandwiches or how about a bagel
feet (93 meters) tall and was a gift from the people ofwith smoked salmon and cream cheese or potato
France to the people of the United States and is onlypancakes - never mind the waistline, you're on holiday.
accessible by boat. Guided tours of the island andHear some jazz - Harlem to Greenwich Village is an
monument are available and this symbol of freedomarea full of jazz clubs - so many in fact that you might
and democracy must be seen. The Ellis Islanddo well to get a guided tour.
Immigration Museum forms part of the Statue ofVisit Ground Zero - the site of the World Trade
Liberty National Monument and preserves the historyCenter - now a memorial to those who died in the
of the twelve million immigrants who arrived in Americaterrible tragedy of 9th September, 2001.
seeking their fortunes.Absorb the financial atmosphere of Wall Street, home
Metropolitan Museum of Art (Central Park) - A mustof the New York Stock Exchange - unfortunately, you
for art lovers, the museum contains permanently overcan't visit the Stock Exchange at the moment but take
two million works of art, ancient and modern, from allin the architecture of the old banks and buildings here.
over the world as well as American paintings and