New York City Vacations
Sample NYC Vacation Itineraries
NYC Insiders Share Their Trips
New York City Vacations offer so many incredible things to do, sometimes its hard to know where to start planning. Here are some example NYC vacations to get you started.
Of course, NYC Insiders would LOVE to hear about YOUR New York City Vacation when you return, so please come back and share.
If I had ONE Day - Tips from lifelong New Yorkers |
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Real, life-long New Yorkers share their "must-see" and "must-do" lists if they had only ONE day left in NYC - where to eat and shop, what to do and see. Check out all their favorite places to eat or secret spots in Central Park. All our NYC secrets revealed in NYC One Day Vacations |
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New York City Vacations - Young Girls |
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Kim's Vacation with young girls, the "Perfect Princess Girls Weekend" includes the world's largest candy land, best toy store, Central Park carriage ride secrets, the glass window amphitheater right on top of a city street, Harry Potter's NYC home...and the BEST restaurant for kids in Little Italy. Explore her itinerary at New York City Vacations with Young Girls |
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New York City Vacations - Architecture |
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Walt's NYC Architecture Tour covers the amazing Art Deco along 42nd Street, including the United Nations, Chrysler Building, Daily News, Grand Central Station, and of course, where to eat along the way. Just five blocks of New York City is home to some of the world's most famous buildings. According to Walt, "For my money New York City is THE most amazing city for architecture..." |
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Ten Reasons I Love New York City |
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I just LOVE this article submitted by Paul of Oregon on the Top 10 Things He Loves About New York City. |
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To build your perfect New York City Vacation, use our free NYC Vacation Guide, filled with tools, maps, calendars and many NYC Insider Tips.
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Women Visiting New York City in Style
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I have a great travel buddy with whom I love to vacation. I arrived on Friday to visit with friends and family in CT and then picked her up at the airport....
New York City Girls Trip for 40th Birthday
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We rented a 2 BR/ 2Bath apartment for a week from VRBO, a few blocks from 5th Ave. and 57th St. We took the Circle Line Cruise around Manhattan, shopped ...
NYC with Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
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This past June, my best friend and I set off on an adventure from Maine with three of our favorite people, who happen to have developmental disabilities....
NYC Architecture Along 42nd Street
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Forget Chicago. Forget Tokyo. For my money New York City is THE most amazing city for architecture, for getting an instant street education about the ...
New York Vacation 2011
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Well, last year I shared my NYC trip , where we attended Martha, Regis and Kelly and David Letterman, shopped at Runway Soho, dinner at Club A Steakhouse ...
NYC Birthday Weekend with the Girls
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I was in NYC June 17-20th, 2011. I went to NYC with 2 of my friends and my younger sister. We saw Sister Act on Broadway , which was the highlight of ...
NYC Senior Trip with Moms and Daughters
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My daughter and her best friend didn't want the normal beach vacation. We live in the south, there are beaches within 2 hours of our home so that was ...
Week in NYC for Work and Pleasure
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My husband and I came to NYC so I could attend a conference and he could have a vacation. We rented an apartment from StaySmartNYC which I had found ...
Visiting NYC with My Sister and Nieces
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We arrived for a 3 day trip and picked up our New York Pass and Hop on/Hop off bus passes first thing. We feel the passes were a wonderful help to us and ...
Great NYC Tour with PhotoTrek Tours
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Stumbled upon PhotoTrek Tours last summer in NYC. Wow. We had a two hour tour and was thrilled with both the quality of photos and the insights of the ...
First Time in New York City for Kids
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Our family recently visited New York City for a quick weekend tour. It was the first time our kids were going to the city and they were very excited. We ...
Ten Reasons I Love New York City
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Actually, I can't list all the reasons I love New York City, but here's a start with my Top 10 Reasons.
In walking from my flight to the airport shuttle ...
The View at the Marriott Marquis
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One of the biggest surprises, and a strange value, is The View at the Marriott Marquis . Located in Times Square, The View (the lounge) is located downstairs ...
Sixteen-In-The-City
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In 2000, when I was sixteen, my school held a week-long trip to the big apple. We had been studying immigration and among the various touristy things we ...
New York Yankees Game at Yankee Stadium
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The Yankees had just finished their incredible FOUR GAME SWEEP AGAINST BOSTON, some games going later than 1:30 am, so the crowd was on a high at this ...
Honeymoon in The Big Apple
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My wife and I had never been to New York City and always wanted to go, so we chose it for our honeymoon (interesting spin, given that we live in Hawaii)...
New York City Art Lovers Tour
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Three art-inspired friends visited New York City and had a wonderful time around Christmas, 2001. As all three of us are art lovers, visiting the Museum ...
Weekend in New York with the Boys
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Arriving in New York City was so exciting! I had never been to such a city. Even landing at JFK airport was awesome! The view of the City as you land ...
NYC Young Family of Four
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Since I was traveling with my husband and two daughters, one 10 and the other 5, we mainly stuck to kid-friendly areas. Of course, we visited the main ...
NYC Christmas Date Weekend
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My girlfriend and I (both 21 yrs old) went for a weekend in December to New York City. We stayed at the Hotel Wellington near Times Square. The hotel ...
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