Comments on: How long would a tourist need in New York to see everything?

By: dmb

dmb — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:14:59 +0000

While you literally can't see EVERYTHING ever, in three or four days you can see almost all the highlights. The key is budgeting your time and focusing on one area at a time, so you don't waste time with transportation.
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By: mcrevell80

mcrevell80 — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:44:59 +0000

Yeah I've lived here going on 4 years and still haven't seen everything! If you wanna see the main tourist sites 3-4 days will be fine.
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By: andybing1978

andybing1978 — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:19:59 +0000

Well impossible to see everything really isnt it. But you can do all the tourist areas in Manhatten if you pick and choose in a week, if you narrow what you want to do it would take 5 days.

Just get a list together and then do your best. Been to NYC before and fitted in so much in 4 full days – just depends on what you want to do
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By: kimpenn09

kimpenn09 — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:08:59 +0000

Years and years. New York is a constantly evolving city with an endless number of attractions. Even to see only the "major" museums and other attractions would take longer than any typical vacation–and since there are SO many things to do here, there is no list of major attractions that fits every visitor or that EVERYONE "should" see. The best thing you can do is get a good NYC guide book (and visit the Web sites of the museums you’re interested in to see what exhibits will be open then) and make a list of everything you are interested in. Then prioritize. THEN enlist the help of someone here, or a concierge at your hotel if your hotel has one, to work on an itinerary that makes sense based on the locations of the places you’d like to see.

That being said, you can make a big dent in the city in a week.
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