Itinerary
Your schedule
Day 1
- 09:30 Grand Central Terminal – The 1913 Beaux-Arts station with the celestial ceiling, the four-faced clock and the Whispering Gallery.
- 10:30 Bryant Park & the New York Public Library – A green lawn between skyscrapers, with the Beaux-Arts public library and its Rose Main Reading Room behind it.
- 11:45 Times Square – The neon-lit crossroads of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, with giant screens, the red TKTS steps and street performers.
- 14:00 Rockefeller Center & Top of the Rock – The Art Deco complex with the Prometheus fountain, plus a three-level observation deck facing the Empire State Building.
- 15:45 St. Patrick's Cathedral – The neo-Gothic Catholic cathedral on Fifth Avenue, with marble altars, stained glass and spires between the towers.
- 16:45 Empire State Building – The 1931 Art Deco icon, with open-air views from the 86th floor and an optional glass-walled 102nd floor.
Day 2
- 09:00 Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island – Lady Liberty on Liberty Island plus the Ellis Island immigration museum, reached by the Statue City Cruises ferry from The Battery.
- 13:45 Wall Street & the Charging Bull – The heart of the financial district: the Stock Exchange, Federal Hall, Trinity Church and Bowling Green's Charging Bull.
- 14:30 9/11 Memorial & Museum – Twin reflecting pools mark the Twin Towers' footprints, and the museum below tells the story of 9/11.
- 17:15 Brooklyn Bridge – Walk the 1883 granite-and-steel bridge over the East River for skyline views and the DUMBO side.
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