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10 Days in the Big Apple: A Multicultural Adventure

Viviana Dimakis

Viviana Dimakis

11 Oct 2023

Join me on a thrilling 10-day journey through the vibrant streets of New York City. From iconic landmarks to hidden gems, this itinerary is packed with excitement, delicious food, and unforgettable experiences. Get ready to immerse yourself in the diverse cultures of the Big Apple!

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Viator

Day 1
+

$168

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$ 6

San Carlos Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

9 - 14 min

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San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
5 - 8 min

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Directions

The Rainbow Room
Entertainment, dinner, brunch & breathtaking views: All on the 65th floor. #30Rock #RockefellerCenter Join us for cocktails at our rooftop lounge, SixtyFive
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$38
4 - 5 min

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St. Patrick's Cathedral
Towering Neo-Gothic church from 1879 with twin spires & storied history opposite Rockefeller Center.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
6 - 9 min

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Rockefeller Center
Famous complex that's home to TV studios, plus a seasonal ice rink & a giant Christmas tree.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
8 - 12 min

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Directions

Sushi By Bou
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$72
Quality Bistro
Quality Bistro is one of New York's best restaurants. Located in Midtown Manhattan, Quality Bistro offers French and American brasserie fare in grand open space for indoor and outdoor dining. Quality Bistro is open for limited indoor dining and covered and heated outdoor dining Tuesday-Saturday...
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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$58
San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 2
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$237

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$ 11

San Carlos Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

26 - 32 min

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San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
5 - 8 min

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Directions

Matchaful
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$46
8 - 12 min

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Directions

Vessel
Open-air, honeycomb-shaped attraction offering 16 stories & 80 landings for visitors to climb.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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$25
28 - 34 min

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The High Line
Popular park 30 feet above street level on an old rail line, with river & city views.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Free
5 - 8 min

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Greenacre Park
Compact, shaded urban park featuring a 25-ft. waterfall, moveable tables & chairs & an outdoor cafe.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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$40
4 - 6 min

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The Lobster Club
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$56
Izakaya Toribar
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$70
San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 3
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$154

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$ 6

San Carlos Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

17 - 21 min

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San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
4 - 6 min

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Directions

Blue Bottle Coffee
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$42
7 - 10 min

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Bryant Park
Green space behind the NY Public Library's main branch, with 4 acres, a cafe and other food kiosks.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
8 - 11 min

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Grand Central Terminal
Iconic train station known for its grand facade & main concourse, also offering shops & dining.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Free
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Aki Sushi
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$56
Aki Sushi
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$56
San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 4
+

$326

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$ 17

San Carlos Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

14 - 17 min

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Directions

San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
8 - 11 min

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Bibble & Sip
Our passionate team here at Bibble & Sip strives to serve the finest gourmet coffee, espresso, and pastries. Trained in French Confectionery and inspired by Asian flavors, our savory treats hope to bring you the best of both worlds.
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$44
21 - 26 min

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Top of The Rock
Observatory on top of Rockefeller Center, with an ocean-liner style design, offering city views.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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$95
9 - 14 min

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright–designed modern art museum with an architecturally significant spiral rotunda.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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$63
11 - 16 min

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San Matteo Pizza Espresso Bar
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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$58
Heidi's House
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$66
San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 5
+

$160

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$ 17

San Carlos Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

25 - 30 min

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San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
4 - 5 min

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Directions

Kobrick Coffee Co
Cafe by day, cocktail lounge by night. Coffee always available.
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$50
16 - 20 min

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Chelsea Market
Indoor marketplace renowned for its wide range of grocers (fish, produce, etc.), shops & eateries.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Free
1 - 2 min

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Katz's Delicatessen
No-frills deli with theatrically cranky service serving mile-high sandwiches since 1888.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
5 - 8 min

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Katz's Deli
New York's Oldest and Best Delicatessen!
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$58
Sonnyboy
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$52
San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 6
+

$142

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$ 17

San Carlos Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

29 - 35 min

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Directions

San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
13 - 20 min

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Directions

Vineapple
Contemporary Coffee Shop, Bar, and restaurant on Pineapple Street in Brooklyn Heights
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$36
18 - 22 min

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Brooklyn Bridge
Beloved, circa-1883 landmark connecting Manhattan & Brooklyn via a unique stone-&-steel design.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
9 - 14 min

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The Battery
Historic park with Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty views, plus ferry service to both islands.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Free
5 - 8 min

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Sweetgreen
Fresh salads, plates + grain bowls available for pickup and delivery every day, made in-house from scratch, using whole produce delivered that morning.
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$52
Manhatta
Perched sixty stories above Lower Manhattan, Manhatta is a new restaurant from Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, combining sky-high views with the down-to-earth spirit of a neighborhood spot.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$54
San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 7
+

$235

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$ 11

San Carlos Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

28 - 34 min

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Directions

San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
8 - 12 min

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Directions

Bread & Spread
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$42
35 - 42 min

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Directions

Brooklyn Bridge Park
This urban oasis features shaded picnic tables, hibachi-style BBQ grills & river views.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Free
4 - 6 min

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Directions

The Museum of Modern Art
Works from van Gogh to Warhol & beyond plus a sculpture garden, 2 cafes & The Modern restaurant.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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$63
4 - 6 min

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Quality Bistro
Quality Bistro is one of New York's best restaurants. Located in Midtown Manhattan, Quality Bistro offers French and American brasserie fare in grand open space for indoor and outdoor dining. Quality Bistro is open for limited indoor dining and covered and heated outdoor dining Tuesday-Saturday...
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
•
$58
Nobu Fifty Seven
As the first uptown New York location for legendary chef Nobu Matsuhisa, we opened with much anticipation in the summer of 2005.Nobu's co-owners are his longtime partners: renowned restaurateur Drew Nieporent, Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, and Hollywood film producer Meir Teper...
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$72
San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 8
+

$184

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$ 11

San Carlos Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

23 - 28 min

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Directions

San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
8 - 12 min

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Directions

Bluestone Lane
Bluestone Lane is an Australian-inspired coffee shop, cafés & lifestyle brand committed to providing a genuine daily escape for all our locals. We offer premium coffee and healthy and delicious eats through an always welcoming experience that embraces our ‘Aussie’ approach to life.
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$50
11 - 16 min

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Central Park
Sprawling park with pedestrian paths & ballfields, plus a zoo, carousel, boat rentals & a reservoir.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Free
4 - 5 min

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Jacob's Pickles
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$72
Maison Pickle
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$62
San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 9
+

$249

·

$ 28

San Carlos Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

37 - 45 min

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Directions

San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
15 - 18 min

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Directions

Sam A.M.
Breakfast Spot, Coffee house
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$62
43 - 52 min

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Statue of Liberty
Iconic National Monument opened in 1886, offering guided tours & a museum, plus harbor & city views.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$63
29 - 35 min

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Directions

Hometown Bar-B-Que
Pit Smoked BBQ in the down home neighborhood of Red Hook Brooklyn.
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$62
Sam A.M.
Breakfast Spot, Coffee house
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$62
San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 10
+

$247

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$ 17

San Carlos Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

14 - 17 min

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Directions

San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
9 - 14 min

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Directions

Eli's Night Shift
Daytime cafe for Zabar's specialities that turns into a bar for local beers & shandies after dark.
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$48
5 - 6 min

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Directions

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A grand setting for one of the world's greatest collections of art, from ancient to contemporary.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$63
2 - 3 min

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Heidi's House
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$66
Boqueria UES
Lively, Barcelona-style tapas bar serving a menu of Spanish classics—like paella, churros, sangria, pulpo, and much more— and market-driven seasonal specials in a warm, modern space in NYC's Upper East Side.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$70
San Carlos Hotel
Upscale hotel with free Wi-Fi, plus an Indian restaurant & 24-hour exercise room.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free

Budget breakdown: $2238 In total

Activities & Food:$2100
Transport:$138