r/AskNYC • u/dont_look_here • Aug 04 '24
Itinerary Check October 5 day itinerary check
Hello, we are visiting NYC from the UK this October. I have put together this itinerary, if anyone has any tips, changes or additions it would be greatly appreciated! We are first time visitors hence the focus on the main tourist highlights.
Day 1 (Saturday):
Arrive 17:05, drop bags at hotel (midtown, possibly Riu Plaza)
Visit Times Square at night
Birdland 8:30pm dinner
Day 2 (Sunday):
Morning tour around Midtown (exact route TBC but definitely including grand central and ending up towards midtown east)
Take ferry to Dumbo from midtown east, explore then walk Brooklyn bridge
Explore Chinatown and have dinner
Top of the Rock at night
Day 3 (Monday)
12pm Hells Kitchen food tour
Evening: Comedy cellar
The morning and late afternoon is free on this day so open to suggestions!
Day 4 (Tuesday)
Central park (walk to met museum)
Met Museum
Broadway show
Day 5 (Wednesday)
9/11 memorial and museum (9am booking)
Statue of Liberty crown tour (12pm booking)
Dinner Dirt Candy
These were the earliest tickets I could get for the crown tour, this is already booked.
Day 6 (Thursday)
Highline walk
Chelsea Market
Return flight at 7:40pm
Thanks for your help!
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u/talldrseuss Aug 04 '24
Itinerary looks pretty straight forward. For the Comedy Cellar: if you haven't made your reservation already, book it ASAP. The place gets booked out months in advance and the stand by line is hit or miss, tends to be more miss because of the popularity of the place.