In and Around the Big Apple

Spend a few days in New York City and then head to the Hudson Valley and Catskill area.
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Day 1: In and Around the Big Apple

New York City

New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

Empire State Building

An iconic Art Deco skyscraper and one of the best known buildings in New York. It got its name from the city’s nickname the "Empire State".

Times Square

Times Square (nicknamed “The Crossroads of the World”) is the best known square in New York City and also its beating heart.

Central Park Carousel

The present-day carousel is actually the fourth one occupying this space in Central Park.

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Bethesda Fountain

The existence of this beautiful fountain dates back to the end of the 19th century (the construction was finished in 1864).

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

One of the most visited museums in the world and the largest one in the US (often nicknamed as the “Met”) was founded in 1870.

Central Park

The largest park in New York City spreads across 843 acres. It is even bigger than some countries (e.g. the Principality Monaco or the…

5th Avenue

Perhaps the most iconic avenue in the world. Browse the super-expensive shops and breathe in the atmosphere of the Big Apple.

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Day 2: In and Around the Big Apple

Statue of Liberty

This is New York in one sight. The iconic, majestic statue looks over the city from Ellis Island.

Ellis Island

Once a gateway to the USA for millions of immigrants, this small island close to shore is best known for being an immigrant inspection…

Battery Park Ferry Terminal

Many a traveller’s journey to seeing the Statue of Liberty starts here, by boarding this ferry.

Fraunces Tavern Museum

Fraunces Tavern is a museum and restaurant in New York City, situated at 54 Pearl Street at the corner of Broad Street in the Financial…

Wall Street

Wall Street is nowadays a synonym for American financial markets. It is best known due to the New York Stock Exchange building which is…

Trinity Church

A Gothic Revival building located in Manhattan and an active parish church.

Saint Paul's Chapel

The oldest surviving church building in Manhattan is also tied to a very sad moment in history.

Woolworth Building

This neo-Gothic-style building has been decorating the skyline of Manhattan for more than a century now.

New York City Hall

This French Renaissance Revival building in Manhattan is the oldest city hall in the USA.

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National September 11 Memorial & Museum

The memorial commemorates the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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One World Trade Center

An impressive structure built next to the 9/11 Memorial to house the new World Trade Center.

Ghostbusters Fire Station

Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8 is a New York City Fire Department fire station, located at 14 North Moore Street at its intersection…

Washington Square Park

Washington Square Park is one of the most well-known parks in New York City, a place of respite as well as a meeting place and a site of…

Greenwich Village

The iconic neighbourhood of New York City, which was once known as a bohemian haven and was also home to many artists, is now one of the…

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Day 3: In and Around the Big Apple

Chinatown

It is estimated that nearly a hundred thousand people live in New York Chinatown which makes it the largest Chinese enclave in New York…

SoHo

This neighbourhood is known for its extravagance. In the last 30 years of the 20th century, it became New York’s art centre where the…

Union Square Park

This park serves as an important place for various gatherings and public events.

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Flatiron Building

The icon of New York (and one of its most often photographed skyscrapers) was not always known as the Flatiron Building.

Madison Square Garden

Every sports fan should definitely visit the MSG - one of the most famous sports arenas ever built.

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Day 4: In and Around the Big Apple

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Grand Central Terminal

A Beaux-Arts railroad terminal in New York City. There are 44 platforms (no other railway terminal in the world has this many) and 67 tracks.

Beacon station

Beacon station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, serving Beacon, New York.

Mount Beacon Incline Railway

The Mount Beacon Incline Railway was a narrow gauge incline railway up Beacon Mountain near Beacon, New York.

Hudson Highlands State Park

Hudson Highlands State Park is a non-contiguous state park in the U.S. state of New York, located on the east side of the Hudson River.

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Day 5: In and Around the Big Apple

Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site

The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves the Springwood estate in Hyde Park, New York, United States.

Vanderbilt Mansion

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park, New York. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1940.

Culinary Institute of America

The Culinary Institute of America is an American private college and culinary school specializing in culinary, baking, and pastry arts…

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Day 6: In and Around the Big Apple

Staatsburgh State Historic Site

The Staatsburgh State Historic Site preserves a Beaux-Arts mansion designed by McKim, Mead, and White and the home's surrounding landscape…

Montgomery Place

Montgomery Place, now Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus, near Barrytown, New York, United States, is an early 19th-century estate…

Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College is a performance hall located in the Hudson Valley hamlet of Annandale…

Clermont Estate

The Clermont State Historic Site, also known as the Clermont estate, the Clermont Manor or just Clermont, is a New York State Historic…

Olana

Olana State Historic Site is a historic house museum and landscape in Greenport, New York, near the city of Hudson.

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Day 7: In and Around the Big Apple

Catskill Mountain Railroad

The Catskill Mountain Railroad is a heritage tourist railroad based in Kingston, New York, that began operations in 1982.

Kaaterskill Falls

Kaaterskill Falls is a two-stage waterfall on Spruce Creek in the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York, between the hamlets of Haines…

Catskill Park

The Catskill Park is in the Catskill Mountains in New York in the United States.

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Day 8: In and Around the Big Apple

Belleayre Mountain Ski Center

Belleayre Mountain, in Catskill Park, New York, United States, is a ski resort owned and operated by the Olympic Regional Development…

Center for Photography at Woodstock

Founded in 1977, the Center for Photography at Woodstock is a not-for-profit arts organization with a two-fold mission: to support artists…

Overlook Mountain Fire Tower

The Catskill Mountain fire towers were constructed to facilitate forest fire prevention and control in the Catskill Mountains of New York. …

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