· 8 min read · By NYC Map & Guide Team
The Perfect First-Time NYC Itinerary (3 Days)
From the Statue of Liberty to a Broadway show — a tested 3-day plan that doesn't burn you out.
Day 1: Start at Battery Park, ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Walk back through Wall Street to the 9/11 Memorial. Take the 1 train up to Times Square for sunset and a Broadway show.
Day 2: Begin with bagels on the Upper West Side, then the American Museum of Natural History. Cross Central Park to the Met. Cocktails at a Midtown rooftop, then Top of the Rock after dark.
Day 3: Cross the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise, brunch in DUMBO, then Smorgasburg in Williamsburg. End at the High Line and Chelsea Market.
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