New York First Visit Classics
The highlights of three days: Lower Manhattan's Statue of Liberty and 9/11, Central Park and the Met, and the High Line to the Brooklyn Bridge.
Three days organized by neighborhood. Day one: take a ferry from Lower Manhattan to Liberty Island and Ellis Island, then see Wall Street and the 9/11 Memorial. Day two: Central Park, the Met, and Fifth Avenue down to Rockefeller Center and Times Square. Day three: the High Line, Chelsea Market and Greenwich Village, then walk the Brooklyn Bridge at dusk. Staying in Midtown makes transfers easy. Suited to first-time visitors with limited time; expect a lot of walking each day.
Midsummer is hot and humid; January and February are cold. From Thanksgiving to New Year's the crowds are heavy, so book early.
Day by day
Day 1 · Statue of Liberty and Lower Manhattan
New York City（Statue of Liberty、Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration、Wall Street & Charging Bull、National September 11 Memorial & Museum）
Take the subway to Battery Park, take a ferry to Liberty Island and Ellis Island (about half a day round trip), then walk on shore to Wall Street and the World Trade Center site.
Book Statue of Liberty ferry tickets and the 9/11 Memorial & Museum online in advance, and aim for the early boat.
Stay: Midtown Manhattan
Day 2 · Central Park and the Met
New York City（Central Park、The Metropolitan Museum of Art、Fifth Avenue、Rockefeller Center & Top of the Rock、Times Square / Broadway）
Walk from the south end of Central Park through the park to the Met; in the afternoon, walk south along Fifth Avenue to Rockefeller Center and Times Square.
The Met is closed on Wednesdays. Sunset slots at Summit One Vanderbilt need a reservation; in the evening, catch a Broadway show.
Stay: Midtown Manhattan
Day 3 · High Line to the Brooklyn Bridge
New York City（The High Line、Chelsea Market、Washington Square Park & Greenwich Village、Brooklyn Bridge）
Take the subway to Chelsea, walk the High Line and Greenwich Village, take the subway to City Hall, then walk across the bridge; from Brooklyn take a car to the airport, about 1 hour.
You can store luggage, or take it with you after an early checkout; schedule your flight for the evening.
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