I’ve wanted to visit New York City for a long time, and finally made it happen in November. My older brother Matt came with me, and it was a day trip for the books- almost 13 miles of walking, over a dozen major tourist sites visited, and the only money we spent was on transportation and meals. I’d always thought a big city trip would be expensive, and you could really only make time to see a few major attractions. But by the end of the day (even though my feet were pretty sore), I had seen a good chunk of NYC and didn’t come close to breaking the bank.
Here’s the breakdown for spending:
Parking: $8 for entire day – Staten Island Municipal Parking Garage
Staten Island Ferry: Free! Runs Every 30 minutes
MetroCard: $6.50 per person for 2 trips
Lunch: About $10 per person/meal
The only other expenses were tolls and gas
Here’s the list of places we got to see, and if you scroll down you can browse photos from our trip. We didn’t do a full tour of the museums or buildings (unless it was free and open to the public), but we got to visit so many amazing landmarks.
Staten Island Ferry – Statue of Liberty
Raging Bull and Fearless Girl statues
Federal Hall – Where George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States.
Trinity Church – Grave of Alexander Hamilton
One World Trade Center and the National September 11 Memorial.
Oculus- One World Trade Center Transportation Hub
Central Park
Bergdorf Goodman Department Store- Meet Fashion Illustrator Jessica Durrant (@jessillustrator)
Trump Tower
Radio City Music Hall
Rockefeller Center
Times Square
New York Public Library
Empire State Building
Grand Central Station – Whispering Gallery on dining concourse
Soho
China Town
Little Italy
Statue of Liberty – Our view from the Staten Island Ferry
Fearless Girl
Federal Hall – The view from the steps of Federal Hall, where George Washington was inaugurated as president. This is the back of a statue of Washington, overlooking the New York Stock Exchange.
Trinity Church – The grave of Alexander Hamilton is in the cemetery of this church.
Alexander Hamilton’s Grave
One World Trade Center
National September 11 Memorial
National September 11 Memorial
The Oculus – One World Trade Center Transportation Hub
Central Park
Jessica Durrant – Jessica is an amazing lady and illustrator that I follow on Instagram (@jessillustrator) who was painting at Bergdorf Goodman for the day.
Trump Tower
Rockefeller Center
Radio Center Music Hall
Times Square
Empire State Building
Grand Central Station
Grand Central Station
Grand Central Whispering Gallery
Grand Central Main Concourse
SoHo
SoHo
Glossier Showroom
SoHo
I’m so glad I finally made the trip to New York City, and learned that it’s not as difficult or as costly as I thought it would be. I’d encourage you to take that trip you’ve been wanting to, friend. It just might be easier than you think.
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