🗽 6-Day New York City Itinerary — The City That Never Sleeps
New York City is the most iconic urban landscape ever built — a grid of canyons where yellow taxis negotiate with cyclists, world-class museums line Central Park, and every cuisine on earth is available within walking distance of wherever you stand. Six days gives you a proper taste.
Top highlights
The places Plannit always recommends for New York City.
Central Park
840 acres of sculpted parkland at the heart of Manhattan — rent a bike, visit the Bethesda Fountain, or catch a free Shakespeare performance.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The MET holds over 1.5 million objects spanning 5,000 years of human culture. Budget a minimum of 3 hours.
Brooklyn Bridge & DUMBO
Walk across the 140-year-old suspension bridge for the definitive Manhattan skyline view, then explore the cobblestone streets of DUMBO.
The High Line
A 2.3km elevated park built on a disused freight rail line above Chelsea — stunning city views and rotating public art.
Times Square at Night
Overwhelming, garish, and impossible to ignore — best experienced once, after dark, when the neon truly ignites.
Insider tips
MetroCard or tap-to-pay on the subway is the fastest and cheapest way to get around.
Book popular restaurants (Le Bernardin, Carbone, Russ & Daughters) weeks in advance.
Free Staten Island Ferry offers the best views of the Statue of Liberty.
NYC is extremely walkable — your phone says 20 min but it's often more rewarding on foot.
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