15 days in New York City Itinerary

Relax by the water at Island Beach State Park and Ocean Beach. 9/11 Memorial and The Metropolitan Museum of Art will appeal to museum buffs. Get out of town with these interesting New York City side-trips: Point Lookout Beach (in Point Lookout), Philadelphia (Philadelphia Museum of Art, Eastern State Penitentiary, &more) and Nickerson Beach Park (in Lido Beach). There's much more to do: indulge your taste buds at Food & Drink, contemplate the long history of Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, examine the collection at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, and wander the streets of Greenwich Village.

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If you are flying in from Italy, the closest major aiports are La Guardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport. In August, daytime highs in New York City are 34°C, while nighttime lows are 25°C.