🗽 NYC in 3 Days: The Ultimate Guide by a Local Student
"Used to be a monthly NYC visitor—here’s the most efficient itinerary covering Manhattan’s highlights!" 🌆 Day 1: Downtown Icons Morning: Statue of Liberty 🗽 (Ferry from Battery Park) Ellis Island (Immigration history!) Afternoon: Wall Street 🐂 (Charging Bull → NYSE → Trinity Church → 9/11 Memorial) Evening: DUMBO + Brooklyn Bridge sunset 🌉 (Epic photos!) NYU + Washington Square Park 🎓 SOHO/East Village 🛍️ (Dinner & shopping) 🏙️ Day 2: Midtown Magic Morning: Hudson Yards (Vessel + High Line Park walk) Chelsea Market 🥪 (Lunch!) Little Island 🍃 (Floating park) Afternoon: Empire State Building 🏙️ Bryant Park + NY Public Library 📚 Grand Central Terminal 🚉 Sunset at Summit/Empire State 🌇 (Book tickets early!) Night: K-Town dinner 🍜 Times Square lights 🌃 Broadway show 🎭 (Try lottery tickets!) 🎨 Day 3: Uptown Elegance Morning: Rockefeller Center ⛸️ St. Patrick’s Cathedral ⛪ MoMA 🖼️ (Van Gogh’s Starry Night!) Afternoon: 5th Ave/Madison Ave shopping 🛍️ Central Park 🌳 (Strawberry Fields → Bethesda Terrace) The Met 🏛️ (OR Guggenheim) Optional: Columbia University 🎓 (Book a tour!) 💡 Pro Tips: Subway: Tap credit card/Apple Pay 🚇 (No MetroCard needed!). Broadway: Enter lotteries for cheap/free tickets! 🎟️ Museums: Pick 1-2 (Met + MoMA = best bang for buck). #NYCin3Days #ManhattanMustSees #TravelLikeALocal #BroadwayOnABudget