New York 8 day Itinerary
A New York 8 day itinerary can help you organise your week in New York. Eight days is a nice length of time to visit New York. You have enough time to see all the famous attractions, as well as being able to spend a day on a tour or outlet shopping. Take a bus to Woodbury Common Outlet Center, discover the highlights of Washington D.C. or even pay a visit to Boston!
New York 8 day Itinerary
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- Day 1
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- 17:00 Arrival at hotel
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- 19:00 Go to Times Square
- 20:00 Dinner at John’s Pizza
- Day 2
- 08:00 Breakfast at Ellen’s Stardust
- 09:00 Hop on Hop off bus Downtown loop
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- 11:00 Hop on Hop off bus Uptown loop
or - 12:00 Lunch at Grand Central
- 13:00 Visit some Midtown highlights:
Chrysler Building
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt - 14:00 New York Public Library
Bryant Park
Times Square
Walk towards Flatiron Building - 15:00 Flatiron Building & Madison Square Park
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- 18:00 Dinner near Times Square
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- 20:00 Empire State Building
- Day 3
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Top of the Rock
- 10:00 Visit Fifth Avenue:
Rockefeller Center
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Trump Tower - 11:00 Tiffany’s
Apple Store
Plaza Hotel - 12:00 Biking or walking in Central Park
Get lunch at Whole Foods on Columbus Circle to eat in the park - 13:00
- 14:00 Metropolitan Museum of Art or American Museum of Natural History Both accessible by bike or on foot
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- 16:00 Time to rest!
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- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:00 Broadway musical
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- Day 4
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Statue of Liberty + Ellis Island or Sightseeing boat tour
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- 13:00 9/11 Memorial and 9/11 Museum
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- 15:00 Oculus
- 16:00 Wall Street and the Wall Street Bull
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- 18:00 Sports game & dinner at the stadium
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- Day 5
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Day Trip to Woodbury Common, Day Trip to The Hamptons, Day Trip to Washington D.C. or Day Trip to Niagara Falls
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- Day 6
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Donut Tour
or - 10:00 American Museum of Natural History
- 11:00 Start the ‘Greenwich, SoHo, Chinatown & Little Italy’ walking tour on Eric’s New York App. The Donut Tour ends nearby. If you visit the museum, take the C line to the starting point.
- 12:00 On this route:
– Washington Square Park
– Friends Apartment
– Bleecker Street
– Katz’s Deli - 13:00 Take subway line F and A, C or E to 14th Street
- 14:00 Meatpacking District and High Line Park
- 15:00 Hudson Yards & Edge
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- 17:00 Dinner
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- 19:00 Rooftop Bar Tour
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- Day 7
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- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 Take the subway to Brooklyn to walk the Brooklyn Bridge
If you like to do the route on Eric’s New York App, choose the ‘DUMBO – Brooklyn Bridge’ route - 11:00 Brooklyn Bridge Park
- 12:00 Lunch in DUMBO
- 13:00 Brooklyn Bridge
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- 15:00 Helicopter Flight
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- 18:00 Dinner Cruise
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- Day 8
- 08:00 Breakfast & check out
- 09:00 Take the subway to Williamsburg to walk the ‘Williamsburg – Greenpoint’ route on Eric’s New York App
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- 14:00 Pick-up luggage / Head to airport
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See here for a 4 day New York itinerary
See here for a 5 day New York itinerary
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