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New York City

The one city that genuinely has it all — pace yourself.
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Best: Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct · Dec
3–5 days
Splurge
Good in spring & summer & autumn & winter

The gist

New York is five boroughs of museums, Broadway, world cuisines block-by-block, and skyline views from every angle. It’s exhausting and exhilarating; the trick is picking a couple of neighborhoods a day and eating wherever the line of locals is.

Why go

Central Park

The Met & MoMA

Broadway show

Brooklyn + skyline views

Advisor notes

COMMON MISTAKE

Paying for multiple skyline observation decks — pick one (Top of the Rock has the Empire State in the shot) and put the rest toward a show or a meal.

SKIP THIS

Times Square restaurants and costumed-character tips — it’s a 10-minute photo stop, not a dining destination; walk to the West Village or Flushing instead.

TIMING MATTERS

Late spring and early autumn are ideal; December is magical but mobbed and pricey; July–August is hot and humid. Book Broadway and the Met-area hotels early.

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