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NYC Vacation with Young Girls
"Perfect Princess" Girls Weekend in New York City
Kimberly's NYC Vacation with young girls was a hit! As the founder of GlobeAware, a nonprofit that develops short-term volunteer programs all over...
Unexpected Fun at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
We had so much unexpected fun at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. In all the years our family has lived in metro NY, we had never visited Madame Tussauds in Times Square....
One Day in NYC with Kids
Central Park, Statue of Liberty, Candy Bar and More!
Our One Day in NYC with Kids itinerary is Day 2 of a weekend vacation, and is jam-packed with the...
NYC One Day Boys Itinerary
Boats, Bikes, Space Shuttles and Legos!
I was lucky enough to create this perfect NYC one day boys itinerary when I took my dear friends' 10 year old son around the city for a day....
Romantic New York City Vacation
Skyline Views, Shopping, Hotels!
There are tons of things to do on your romantic New York City vacation. Of course, romance is how you approach it, so many of our best attractions are equally fun...
A Typical Day in New York City
by a Local New Yorker (Graffiti Bomb)
A local New Yorker shares all his NYC favorites, like $.99 pizza, Central Park, SoHo, Tribeca, a NYC Street Fair, monster warehouse parties in Brooklyn and some other...
Ten Reasons I Love New York City
Cultural diversity, the driving, the food, famous places everywhere, the people are friendly, Museums are insane, so many good-looking people, people work in famous places, the Yankees are just the local baseball team,...
New York City Art Lovers Tour
Three art-inspired friends visited New York City and had a wonderful time around Christmas. As all three of us are art lovers, visiting the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in Midtown as well as...
One Day in NYC Arts and Culture
Biking, Broadway, Bagels, Museums and Martinis!
Our One Day in NYC Arts and Culture itinerary is a chock full day taking you through our famous Bagels and Lox, Central Park Biking,...
NYC Architecture Along 42nd Street
NYC Architecture Along 42nd Street - 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 meaning and importance...
CitySights New York Bus Tour
We LOVED our CitySights New York Bus Tour! I am a New Yorker, so I'm used to using the subways, buses and good old fashioned walking to get around. But when an out-of-town friend...
NYC with Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
by Lauren (Maine)
New York City Street Show Entertainers
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....
Customized New York Travel Planning
Looking for personalized New York Travel Planning? Want a "Plan My Vacation for Me" Service? How about your own personal NYC Concierge, NYC Insider Guide, to help with exactly what you want...
Sixteen In The City Trip Report
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 did, the main reason was to...