Go to South Street Seaport and see the tall ships. You can go in some of the restored buildings which have been made into museums. Here's the link:
http://www.southstseaport.org/
You can tour the Hudson from there on one of their schooners called "The Pioneer." or you can take "The Beast" which is REALLY fun! I'm not sure if these are up and running right now.. they stop sometime in the fall.
If those aren't going, you can take the Circle Line tour around the island. If you are more adventurous, there are also helicopter rides which are great.
http://travelwithkids.about.com/gi/d...ircleline.com/
Go to Radio City Music Hall, FAO Schwarz toy store (that is REALLY something to see!), Trump Tower, and the Empire State Building.
See a Broadway Show. For a really unique and fun show, check out Blue Man Group.. I've seen it twice! You can get cheaper tickets at the stands that say Tkts. Tkts has a booth in the middle of Times Square that sells half-price tickets to many productions on the day of the performance. They open from 3 PM until the 8 PM start of performances. On Wednesday and Saturday, they open at 10 AM and Sunday at 12 PM for matinee tickets. Go early and take cash or travelers checks, as they accept no credit cards. Be prepared to wait! There are usually long lines of people waiting to purchase tickets at 3 PM because the bargains are amazing!
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is really good. It has restored apartments and shows you how the immigrants lived a hundred years ago. You'll get an understanding of the "sweat shops"
Go to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. TIP: don't go on a weekend. Go during the week and get the FIRST ferry out to the island and get off at the Statue first to avoid long lines. Unfortunately, due to 9-11, you can only go up to the base of the statue. You no longer can go up to the crown.
Then, go to Ellis Island and take a self guided tour (you can get the tape recorders and headphones.) Really, really interesting! Expect to spend much of the day there.
If you're into museums, go to the Museum of Natural History, The NY Planetarium and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
You might want to look into "City Pass" which will let you see 6 NY attractions for $63.2006–2007 CityPass includes admission to the following:
• American Museum of Natural History & Rose Center
• Guggenheim Museum
• The Museum of Modern Art
• Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum
• Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
• Empire State Building Observatory
If you purchased these on your own, it would cost you $122.
Make sure to eat a NY pretzel from one of the street venders!
You can take a horse and carriage ride in Central Park-- or just walk through on your own. It's beautiful.
Check out China Town and Little Italy. Walk through Grenwich Village.
Just outside the city is The Cloisters. It's part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It has gorgeous pieces of art from Medieval Europe.
http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Ar...ment.asp?dep=7
Well, I gave you enough to do for a month!
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