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What to see in New York in 3 days
Not a list of tips: these are the first 3 days of our real New York itinerary, with the stops in the order you actually do them.
15
stops in 3 days
22h 47m
of visits
1.Midtown, the vertical heart
- Times Square
- New York Public Library
- Grand Central Terminal
- St. Patrick's Cathedral
- Top of the Rock
7h 38m of visits
2.Downtown, the Statue and the Memorial
- Battery Park
- Statue of Liberty
- Ellis Island
- Federal Hall
- 9/11 Memorial
7h 17m of visits
3.Central Park and the Museum Mile
- Grand Army Plaza
- Bethesda Terrace
- Strawberry Fields
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
7h 52m of visits
And what gets left out
With 3 days, 10 of the 25 stops do not fit. Here they are — so you know what you are giving up, instead of finding out on the spot.
4. The High Line, Chelsea and the Village
Hudson Yards · High Line · Little Island · Washington Square Park · MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village
5. Brooklyn and the bridge
Washington Street, DUMBO · Jane's Carousel, Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn Heights Promenade · Brooklyn Bridge · Mulberry Street, Little Italy