Going to New York, what to see?

Originally Posted by Shin

I've never even been to America but I would have thought that a trip to the statue of liberty, visiting the big hole in the ground where the WTC used to be, catching a Broadway show, watching some baseball or American football, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, Central Park Zoo, going up the Empire State Building, taking a helicopter tour and a bit of shopping would be more than enough to fill a week and that's just all the obvious touristy stuff without taking into account going out for dinner and a few nights getting pissed up.

That 'big hole' is more like a construction site these days. I mean, it already was by the time I last visited NY which was a while ago. By now construction could even be some way along. It's probably still worth a visit though. They have lots of displays about the attack up on nearby walls, and there's a church across the road which remained miraculously untouched. There's probably still a good reason to see it and pay your respects. It's just not quite a big hole anymore.

The rest of your list is made up of awesome things to see and do, and I agree you could fill more than just a week with those things. Plus if ya happen to know anyone through the internets from NY, that's always a good way to spend an afternoon.

Jam it back in, in the dark.