16 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.

Let the collections at Ground Zero Museum Workshop and The Met Cloisters capture your imagination. Step off the beaten path and head to Brooklyn Heights Promenade and Independence National Historical Park. You'll find plenty of places to visit near New York City: Philadelphia (Liberty Bell Center, Independence Hall, &more), Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park (in Poughkeepsie) and Hyde Park (Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, &more). There's much more to do: see the interesting displays at New York Public Library, walk around Grounds For Sculpture, take in the architecture and atmosphere at St. Patrick's Cathedral, and take in the history at Valley Forge National Historical Park.

For photos, more things to do, maps, and more tourist information, you can read our New York City trip planning tool.

If you are flying in from Philippines, the closest major aiports are La Guardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport. September in New York City sees daily highs of 31°C and lows of 22°C at night.