AWESOME TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY

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1 2 AWESOME TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY We ll be doing lots of walking and using public transportation in New York. It is a great way to feel the pace of city and to meet some New Yorkers. Be careful while travelling by bus or metro; be sure to grab a map so you don t get lost and don t forget your walking shoes! DAY 1 5:00AM Meeting All Friends Community Center in Ocean City 203 South Baltimore Avenue. 5:30AM Depart for New York City. 11:30 AM Welcome to the Big Apple! Arrive at the Manhattan at Times Square Hotel th Avenue ( where you will share a room with friends. Drop off luggage; - we ll check in later because we want to get started seeing the sights right away. 12:00PM Depart for the big adventure. Take the #1 subway (Red) from 50th Street to South Ferry/Battery Park ($2.75/ride).

2 12:20PM Arrive at Battery Park and ferry to Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island (Tickets: $17). Take the 12:40 ferry to Liberty Island (they leave every 20 minutes). Snap a few pictures, take a stroll, then head back to the ferry - they run in loops, so you can catch the 1:45 boat back and continue your tour. 2:00PM Take a walk to Wall Street (Financial District) and the September 11 Memorial on the most famous street in Manhattan - Broadway. 2:15PM Arrive at the September 11 Memorial and take a few pictures.(125 Greenwich Street, intersection of Greenwich and Albany) 2:40PM Continue your walk on Broadway toward China Town. 3:40 PM Arrive at China Town. 2 hours free time to eat, buy presents for your friends, and visit China Town, Soho, & Little Italy) 5:30PM Meeting Point - Intersection of Canal and Broadway, in front of the Bank of America building. 5:35PM Depart for the Empire State Building. Take the Q subway (Yellow) from Canal Street/Broadway to 34th Street/ Herald Square ($2.75/ride).

3 ( Canal Street, intersection of Canal and Broadway) 5:50PM the Empire State Building, the second tallest building in New York. We will take the elevator to the 86th floor for spectacular views of the City from way up high, just like you ve seen in the movies. 8:00PM Take a walk to the most famous place in Manhattan - Times Square. Explore Times Square, where it is as bright as day even in the dark of night. 9:00PM Walk a few blocks to the hotel. Check in, and enjoy the rest of the evening. DAY 2 Free time - or follow the Day-2 Itinerary 8:00AM Grab breakfast somewhere nearby, then check out of the hotel. We ll leave our luggage behind and pick it up later.

4 9:00 AM Depart for the big adventure. Meet in the lobby. 9:15 AM Head out for a walk in Central Park. 9:45 AM Arrive at Bethesda Terrace and Fountain and check out the scene. Then continue on toward Belvedere Castle. 10:20 AM Visit Belvedere Castle, a miniature castle with exhibit rooms and some of the best views of the park. The Great Lawn is also nearby. 11:00 AM Feel Free to explore the world-famous museums. Metropolitan Museum of Art, the largest art museum in the United States and one of the ten largest in the world. (Cross through park at the 79th Street Transverse. Tickets: $25) American Museum of Natural History, one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world and a New York City icon. (Exit Central Park at 81st Street/Central Park West. Tickets: $22) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the permanent home of a continuously expanding collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern and contemporary art. (Cross through park at the 79th Street Transverse. and walk up on 5th Street. Tickets: $25)

5 And don t forget about Madame Tussauds New York, which is within walking distance of the hotel. This worldfamous wax attraction gives you the ultimate celebrity experience in the heart of Times Square. (W 42nd Street/7th Ave. Tickets: $25) New York is home to millions of people from around the world, and there a million things to do. Ask your guide for recommendations, and then have a terrific day! We also recommend visiting Fifth Avenue for awesome people watching and upscale shopping. Or head over to the Brooklyn Bridge, where you can stroll from Manhattan to Brooklyn, or to Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick s Cathedral, or down to Greenwich Village the possibilities are endless! 5:40 PM Meeting point - Times Square TKTS/Red Stairs and Francis P. Duffy Statue. 6:00 PM Depart for luggage pick-up. 6:20 PM Arrive at hotel. Meet back at the hotel to pick up your luggage and hit the road for Ocean City. 11:00PM Arrive in Ocean City. *Itinerary subject to change. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE ALL FRIENDS OFFICE AT allfriendscommunity info@allfriends.co