11 days in New York City Itinerary

Writer Pearl Buck once called New York City “a place apart,” and this giant urban center remains unlike any other in the world.

Popular historic sites such as Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and The Met Cloisters are in your itinerary. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and New York Public Library will appeal to museum buffs. Change things up with these side-trips from New York City: Hyde Park (Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt & Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site) and Philadelphia (Philadelphia Museum of Art, Independence National Historical Park, &more). There's still lots to do: examine the collection at Ground Zero Museum Workshop, wander the streets of Greenwich Village, stroll through Central Park, and visit Dumbo.

For other places to visit, more things to do, ratings, and tourist information, go to the New York City online route planner.

If you are flying in from United Kingdom, the closest major aiports are La Guardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport. December in New York City sees daily highs of 10°C and lows of 2°C at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 6th (Mon) to allow enough time to travel back home.