23 days in New York City, Brooklyn & Queens Itinerary

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

We've included these beaches for you: Bay Head Beach and Kowawese Unique Area at Plum Point. Let the collections at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Frick Collection capture your imagination. Change things up with these side-trips from New York City: Woodbury Common Premium Outlets (in Central Valley), Mantoloking Beach (in Mantoloking) and Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum (in Hyde Park). There's still lots to do: take in the pleasant sights at Central Park, get a new perspective on things with Boat Tours & Water Sports, take in the architecture and atmosphere at St. Patrick's Cathedral, and wander the streets of Greenwich Village.

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Exeter, UK to New York City is an approximately 13.5-hour combination of train and flight. You can also fly. The time zone difference when traveling from Exeter to New York City is minus 5 hours. In July, daytime highs in New York City are 35°C, while nighttime lows are 26°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 9th (Thu) to allow enough time to drive to Brooklyn.

Though it may be less popular or touristy than its big brother Manhattan, Brooklyn boasts of one of the largest and hippest art districts in the United States.

You'll explore and learn at Brooklyn Historical Society DUMBO and Brooklyn Navy Yard BLDG 92. Get in touch with nature at Island Beach State Park and Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Take a break from Brooklyn with a short trip to Howling Woods Farm in Jackson, about 1h 20 min away. And it doesn't end there: take a stroll through Park Slope, stop by Mast Brothers, get your game on at Bury the Hatchet Brooklyn - Axe Throwing, and take in the views from Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

For photos, other places to visit, more things to do, and more tourist information, read Brooklyn sightseeing planner.

Brooklyn is just a short distance from New York City. In July in Brooklyn, expect temperatures between 35°C during the day and 26°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 12th (Sun) early enough to drive to Queens.

Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City. Attractions like Kismet Beach and Meschutt Beach make great kid-friendly stops. Discover out-of-the-way places like Ocean Beach and Quogue Wildlife Refuge. Get out of town with these interesting Queens side-trips: Union Church of Pocantico Hills (in Pocantico Hills), Rockefeller State Park Preserve (in Pleasantville) and Sunnyside (in Tarrytown). And it doesn't end there: identify plant and animal life at Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge, stroll through Great Neck Steppingstone Park, get a taste of the local shopping with St. James General Store, and explore the world behind art at MoMA PS1.

To see maps, ratings, reviews, and other tourist information, read our Queens trip builder website.

Queens is just a short distance from Brooklyn. In July, plan for daily highs up to 34°C, and evening lows to 24°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 21st (Tue) early enough to travel back home.