It is only just over 90 miles from Philadelphia to New York and should take less than two hours to drive there. New York is, in my opinion, one of the great cities of the world. I have been there a number of times and have never failed to enjoy myself and find new things to do.
If this is going to be your first time in the big city then I would suggest that you should spend three days here at the minimum but if you have the time then there is plenty to do for much longer stays. In fact there is so much to do that I don’t think it would be right for me to highlight particular things to see aside from the obvious Empire State building and Statue Of Liberty. Instead I would like to direct you to a few excellent sites that can help you plan what you would like to see while you are there.
The first is NYCGO and is an excellent all round website. You can find places to stay, theatre shows, interesting sights and some of the more unusual things that are going on in the city while you are there.
The New York Magazine has updates on the latest news of what is hot at the moment in the city.
Finally the official city website is always a good starting point.
There are many guides to America and New York is covered heavily in all of them. I personally use Lonely Planet as this is the one used by most backpackers. There are two benefits to this, apart from getting an idea of places to see. The benefits are that if you want to have some company then head to the areas suggested in the guide as this is where most backpackers are to be found. If you want to get off the beaten track then look up where you are going and see what the Lonely Planet suggests. Then open your map and find things that are in the same area but aren’t in the guide and head there.
In the next post we are going to be heading up for a holiday in Canada but first we have to stop off at Boston and Niagara Falls (USA side) before crossing the border.
Total Trip – 6 days
Total Driving – 242 miles
Photo of New York by Paraflyer Under Creative Commons
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