3 Days in New York City

This was my nephew's 16th birthday trip, so we definitely could've fit in more, but we let him decide what he wanted to a lot of the time (like sleep in a little bit each morning!). We had also done a fast and furious one day trip to Niagara Falls and by the last day we were all feeling a little tired. Our itinerary and other resources are below.


OUR FULL TRIP ITINERARY:

🌊 First Day of Trip:
One Day in Niagara Falls - watch the full video here:    • One Day at Niagara Falls | Itinerary for Y...  

Our Schedule: We arrived in Niagara Falls around midnight on a Wednesday and spent the next day exploring the area before leaving for the airport around 5pm to fly to NYC. We got into NYC around 11pm.

🍎 Day 1 in NYC:
Empire State Building : booked timed tickets in advance

Central Park Walking Tour : booked in advance through Viator
https://www.viator.com/New-York-City-...

Dinner at John's Pizza: https://www.johnspizzerianyc.com/

Broadway Show 1 : Booked through Broadway Roulette
https://www.broadwayroulette.com/


🗽 Day 2 in NYC:
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Tour : https://www.cityexperiences.com/new-y...

We looked up the boat departure times in advance and knew this tour would take us the longest and there isn't really anything else near so we left the afternoon open as to not be rushed, enjoy the experience and see what we felt like doing later that day.

Lunch at Ellen's Stardust Diner : https://www.ellensstardustdiner.com/
If you don't have time to see a show but still want some live performances check out Ellen's!!

Broadway Show 2 : Got tickets from TKTS in Times Square
https://www.tdf.org/discount-ticket-p...

In the end, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to see another Broadway show. We ended up seeing Beetlejuice and we all loved it!

🖼 Day 3 in NYC:

The Met Museum : Purchased tickets at the museum
https://www.metmuseum.org/

We initially planned to do a free tour and walk across the Brooklyn Bridge that morning (https://freetoursbyfoot.com/new-york-..., but it was raining when we woke up and instead my nephew chose to go the The Met. He's really into art so it was the perfect last activity before we all had to head to the airport that afternoon.

💻 NYC BLOG POSTS:
Fun Activities to do in Chelsea and Hudson Yards: https://travelingtayler.com/activitie...

How to see Broadway on a Budget: https://travelingtayler.com/broadway-...

Fun Things to do in NYC for the Returning Visitor: https://travelingtayler.com/unique-th...