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| If New York is the Big Apple, then Fifth Avenue is | | | | parades. If you time your stroll up the avenue in March, |
| definitely its core. Running right through Manhattan from | | | | you’ll bear witness to one of the most |
| Greenwich Village up to 142nd Street, Fifth Avenue | | | | spectacular – the annual Saint Patrick’s |
| takes in many of the iconic must-see spots when | | | | Day Parade. The parade has been going since 1762, |
| sightseeing New York. Dubbed “The most | | | | and it is an astounding and atmospheric sight to see as |
| expensive street in the world”, Fifth Avenue is | | | | the many different Irish clans march proudly up Fifth |
| lined with some of the costliest retail real estate on | | | | Avenue. For the many Irish visitors who come to the |
| Earth. It’s not all about the shopping, but if you | | | | city, sightseeing New York’s St Patrick’s |
| do happen to be in search of a little retail therapy | | | | Day Parade will be the ultimate highlight of their holiday. |
| make sure you take a fat wallet because the price | | | | Empire State Building |
| tags match the rental per square foot. A leisurely stroll | | | | New York’s iconic Empire State Building could |
| down (or up) Fifth Avenue will take you past some of | | | | be a welcome stop-off on your stroll up Fifth Avenue. |
| the best sights New York has to offer, so set aside a | | | | Located at 34th Street this is the ultimate location for |
| morning, an afternoon, or a whole day, put on your | | | | sightseeing New York. Rising to a vertigo-inducing 102 |
| comfortable shoes and set off down the Avenue. You | | | | stories, the view from the top extends across the city |
| may not do it from start to finish, but wherever you | | | | in all directions for over fifty miles. The Empire State is |
| decide to tackle, there will be something great to | | | | a good place to relax and have a picturesque lunch |
| experience. | | | | break before heading back down to the bustling Fifth |
| Central Park | | | | Avenue to tackle a spot of shopping. |
| This is often where most people start their sightseeing. | | | | Shop, Shop, Shop |
| New York is justifiably proud of its famous green | | | | If, like many others, your holiday sightseeing New York |
| space and the Park, as it is known colloquially, is on just | | | | is planned to take advantage of the fantastic shopping |
| about everyone’s list. Fifth Avenue runs along | | | | opportunities the city offers, then Fifth Avenue is the |
| the eastern side of the park and marks the boundary | | | | place to ‘shop til you drop’. The absolute |
| of the Upper East Side. Of course, Central Park is a | | | | crème de la crème of shopping |
| destination in its own right and you could spend an | | | | heaven, the stretch of the avenue between 34th and |
| entire day wandering through it; but if you’re on | | | | 59th streets has earned the moniker of ‘the |
| a mission to cover as much of Fifth Avenue as | | | | premier shopping district in the world’. |
| possible while sightseeing New York, you may just | | | | Small, exclusive boutiques sit side by side with |
| want to take a quick detour and return at a later date. | | | | international luxury brands, and a dizzying array of |
| The Upper East Side is one of New York’s | | | | fashion and shoe shops will satisfy even the most |
| most affluent residential areas so you will be kept busy | | | | discerning label lover. |
| admiring some of the most expensive real estate in | | | | Well it’s lunch time and you haven’t got |
| the United States. | | | | very far on your stroll down Fifth Avenue, so now |
| Don’t Rain on their Parade | | | | comes the agonising decision; continue your walk, or |
| Being a central landmark of New York, Fifth Avenue is | | | | continue shopping. |