{"id":89032,"date":"2013-10-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/3-must-do-activities-in-nyc\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:51:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:51:37","slug":"3-must-do-activities-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/3-must-do-activities-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Must-Do Activities in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/3-must-do-activities-in-nyc\/photo3-2\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29934\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-29934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s one thing New York offers, it\u2019s an abundance of things to do. I mean, never mind the city that never sleeps, how about the city that never stops? You can get a list of Must Do items from any visitor to New York, but here are three of mine that I chose specifically because I had never done them before.<\/p>\n<p><strong>911 Memorial<\/strong><br \/>\nThe queues are long \u2013 very long. The security is extreme \u2013 very extreme. But when you finally find yourself in the park with two reverse fountains that commemorates the events of September 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 2001, it is quite amazing. They\u2019ve taken the imprint of the Twin Towers and turned them upside down, with water cascading into the depths of the fountain, and all the victims names inscribed around the edge. It\u2019s a sobering sight that will become even more meaningful once the museum that is currently being built is completed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statue of Liberty<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, you could go on a boat cruise specifically around the Statue of Liberty. Or you could do what we (and many others) did \u2013 catch the free Staten Island Ferry, secure yourself a spot on the top deck or near one of the large windows, and get a perfect view of Lady Liberty as you cruise to Staten Island, and back. Best of all, you get to wave at all those who paid a fortune for their Statue of Liberty cruise tickets!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water taxi from Manhattan to Brooklyn<\/strong><br \/>\nI must admit, while I love public transport, I find subways generally smelly \u2013 and New York\u2019s particularly so. Which is why it was so awesome to take the trip from Manhattan to Brooklyn (which takes quite some time on the subway) by water taxi: a delightful ferry that only costs $4, allows you to see many of the sights, and even offers a \u2018sundowner cruise\u2019 option if you remember to bring something to drink with you\u2026<\/p>\n<p>To find awesome flights to New York go <a title=\"New York Flights\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/new-york\/flights\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What are your Must Do activities in NYC?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there\u2019s one thing New York offers, it\u2019s an abundance of things to do. I mean, never mind the city that never sleeps, how about the city that never stops? 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