Empire State Building

350 5^th Ave. at E. 34^th St.

Hours:  9:30 am – Midnight Daily

Last elevators go up at 11:15 pm

Admission to the 86^th floor observatory is $12

Advance tickets can be purchased online by clicking here:

See a Broadway Show

For information on shows and tickets please click here:

Times Square

W. 42^nd to W. 47^th St. at Broadway

At the Times Square Information Center (located at 1560 7^th Ave. between 46^th and 47^th St.) you can buy theater tickets.

Statue of Liberty

Hours:  8:30 am – 6:15 pm – Hours are adjusted seasonally

 The last ferry departs Battery Park at 4:30 pm.  One round trip ferry ticket includes visits to Liberty and Ellis Islands.  Round trip ferry tickets cost $10.00

Ferries depart from Battery Park.  Battery Park is located at the Southern tip of Manhattan, off the West Side Highway South or the FDR Drive South.

Important Note:  A timed-pass ticket is required if you want to enter the monument. A limited number of daily tickets are available, on a walk-in basis, from the ferry company at no additional cost. Timed passes and ferry tickets can also be reserved in advance for a handling fee of $1.75 per ticket by calling 1-866-STATUE-4 or on-line at: www.statuereservations.com

For more information about visiting the Statue of Liberty, please click here:

Ellis Island Immigration Museum

For information on visiting this museum, please click here:

Central Park

Be sure and check out Bethesda Fountain and the Bow Bridge.

How about a romantic carriage ride through the park – Carriages can be found lined up along Central Park South (59th Street) between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, at the southern end of Central Park across from the Plaza Hotel.

For a detailed map of Central Park, please click here:

Take a ride on the Staten Island Ferry

Free 25 minute ride across New York City Harbor

Provides great views of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty

For the Staten Island Ferry schedule please click here:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 5^th Ave. at 82^nd St.

Hours:   Closed on Mondays: Tuesday – Thursday 9:30 am – 5:30 pm: Friday and Saturday 9:30 am – 9:00 pm: Sunday 9:30 am – 5:30 pm

Admission $12

Galleries are cleared 15 minutes prior to closing

Considered one of the world’s greatest museums

For information on the collections at the Met, please click here:

NY Yankees Game at Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium opened for its inaugural game on April 18, 1923 versus the Boston Red Sox.

To check the schedule and to purchase tickets, please click here:

If you want to purchase a Yankees jersey ahead of time to wear to the ballgame, please visit JerseyLinks.com