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.

Deepen your sense of the past at sights like 9/11 Memorial and Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. Take a break from the city and head to Valley Forge National Historical Park and Lakota Wolf Preserve. Change things up with these side-trips from New York City: Great Neck Steppingstone Park (in Great Neck), Alley Pond Environmental Center (in Douglaston) and Bayard Cutting Arboretum (in Great River). Next up on the itinerary: wander the streets of Fifth Avenue, take in panoramic vistas at Empire State Building, make a trip to Rockefeller Center, and explore the world behind art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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If you are flying in from South Korea, the closest major aiports are La Guardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport. Expect a daytime high around 10°C in December, and nighttime lows around 2°C.