7 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.

Your cultural itinerary includes sights like The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Heights Promenade. You'll explore the less-touristy side of things at New York Public Library and Greenwich Village. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around New York City: Hyde Park (Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site & Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt), Great Neck Steppingstone Park (in Great Neck) and Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park (in Poughkeepsie). There's much more to do: explore the world behind art at Frick Collection, take a stroll through Fifth Avenue, shop like a local with SoHo, and let your taste buds guide you at a local gastronomic tour.

To see reviews, ratings, more things to do, and tourist information, read New York City visit planner.

If you are flying in from Chile, the closest major aiports are La Guardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport. In May, daytime highs in New York City are 24°C, while nighttime lows are 15°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 25th (Mon) to allow enough time to travel back home.