What are some interesting things to do in New York for a family of five?

Question

Hey y'all,

We've never been to NYC let alone to the north, Where going to the city in january and stayin for a week.

y'all have any interesting ideas? Thanks all

Answer 1

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Try the bus tours, they are fun. Try one of these bus tour companies...

http://www.citysightsny.com
http://www.newyorksightseeing.com

Answer 2

May I recommend the following.

Landmarks

-Empire State Building
-Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island
-Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck
-Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to the"Crossroads of the World")
-Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area
-United Nations
-Central Park
-Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too)
-Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the world)
-A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor)
-Sightseeing tour on a Double Decker Bus

Museums

-Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 82nd to East 103rd Streets)
-Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Platerium)
-MoMa
-Whitney Museum of American Art
-New Museum of Contemporary Art
-Madame Tussaud Wax Museum
-New York City Fire Museum
-New York City Police Museum
-Transit Museum
-The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
-The Bronx Museum of the Arts
-Brooklyn Museum
-Milk Gallery
-American Craft Museum
-Museum of American Folk Art
-Museum of the Moving Image
-The Paley Center For Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio)
-The Municipal Art Society

Shopping

-Macy's (West 34th Street and Broadway in the heart of Hearld Square)
-Bloomingdale's (Lexington Avenue at East 59 and East 60 Streets)
-The shops along Fifth Avenue (just don't max out you credit cards)
-FAO Schwarz
-Toys "R" Us in Times Square
-Lord and Taylor (5th Avenue at East 38th Street)
-Chinatown/Canal Street Area (if you want to go on the cheap for the stuff you can't get on Fifth Avenue)
-NBA Store (for the basketball fan - 5th Avenue at East 52nd Street)
-The Apple Computer Store (East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue)
-The Time Warner Center (West 59th Street - Columbus Circle)
-Hershey Store (for those with a sweet tooth)
-M&M World (49th Street and 7th Avenue)
-Grand Central Terminal (for the shopping)
-H&M
-Century 21 Department Store (Church and Cortlandt Street)
-forever 21
-Barneys New York (660 Madison Ave)
-Abercrombie & Fitch (5th Avenue @ 57th Street and Water Street between Fulton and John Streets)
-American Eagle Outfitters (4 locations in Manhattan)
-Urban Outfitter (8 locations in Manhattan)
-Manhattan Mall
-Queens Center Mall
-Queens Place Mall
-Roosevelt Field Mall (on Long Island)
-Fulton Street Mall
-Kings Plaza Mall
-Woodbury Common Premium Outlets
-Garden State Plaza
-The Westchester Mall
-Palisades Center Mall
-Westfield Sunrise Mall
-Green Acres Mall
-Jersey Gardens

Restaurants

In regards to place to eat in New York City. There are thousands of restaurants in the Five Boroughs of New York City. Depending on your taste, your budget and your preferred location, may I recommend the link below.

http://www.menupages.com/ -- MenuPages.com is the one of the best website on the online. It included menus with prices, as well as restaurant reviews. Bon appetit!

I hope this information is very helpful.

Good luck
Native New Yorker

Source(s):

http://www.nycvisit.com/ (Official tourism website of New York City)
http://www.tdf.org/TDF_ServicePage.aspx?… (TKTS for deep discounts on theater tickets)
http://www.citypass.com/city/ny.html (deep discounts on major attractions)
http://www.coachusa.com/newyorksightseei… (gray line sightseeing tour of the city)
http://mta.info/metrocard/tourism/index.… (New York City Transit)

Answer 3

Get one of those discount passes.
http://nysgo.om/guide/2007/06/18/the-new…

The benefit is it can provide 3 days of Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tours access. To help with your exploring, a 140 page guide book (in multiple languages) is also included with great offers on theatre tickets.

Once in Manhattan, stop by the NYC Information Center (9a-3p; 365) on Seventh Avenue for up to the minute ideas. There, a friendly, knowledgeable, multilingual Information Specialists will offer their expertise and insider info about what to see and do.
http://www.nycgo.com/?event=view.article…

Source(s):

http://nysgo.com