12 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.

Museum-lovers will get to explore 9/11 Memorial and Ellis Island. Get a sense of the local culture at Times Square and St. Patrick's Cathedral. Change things up with these side-trips from New York City: Demarest Nature Center (in Demarest), Hook Mountain State Park (in Valley Cottage) and Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (in Oceanville). There's much more to do: browse the exhibits of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, stroll through Central Park, wander the streets of Fifth Avenue, and admire the masterpieces at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

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If you are flying in from United Arab Emirates, the closest major aiports are La Guardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport. In November in New York City, expect temperatures between 16°C during the day and 7°C at night. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 28th (Thu) so you can travel back home.