Share Our World: Highlights of 3 Days in NYC

In October Jodi and I spent a few days in New York City and here are some of the highlights!

Day 1

We arrived at the train station and walked the 3.6 miles from Penn Station to South Ferry

It was great. We had no time commitment so we stopped at random little gardens, a great pizza place, and the 9/11 Memorial and walked a long the Hudson River till we got to Ferry Terminal.

Penn Station to South Ferry Walk

Staten Island Ferry

After our ferry ride we went back uptown and went to the New York City Temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and went to an wonderful Italian dinner with live entertainment.

Day 2

We started the day walking through Central Park. We used the Central Park Conservancy app and learned all about the park.

I have walked through the park many times. This time was the best since I learned history and information about what I was seeing. It was also a beautiful fall day.

Guggenheim Museum

Then we went to the Guggenheim Museum a modern art museum up on 88th street, were we saw the amazing Frank Lloyd Wright designed building and special exhibits of Vasily Kandinsky and Etel Adnan.

Vasily Kandinsky

Etel Adnan

Central Park Conservatory

After the Guggenheim we grabbed lunch from a food truck and walked up to the Central Park Conservatory.

Then to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. One of my favorite places. We did a MET Highlight tour then wandered around the museum, including to the rooftop where you can get a unique view of the NYC skyline.

Times Square at Night

Since this was Jodi's first time in New York we stopped went to Times Square at night. I am not a big night person or crowd person so I haven't been for years. It was definitely something to experience when you are in New York.

Day 3

Double Decker Bus Tour of New York City

One of my favorite parts of the trip was the Double Decker Bus Tour of New York City. We started in Times Square and did the uptown tour. It was great weather to sit on top. We got to see a lot of the city including, Hurst Tower, Dakota, New York Cancer Hospital, St. John the Divine, Islam Mosque, and the Plaza Hotel.

Grace Church

After the bus tour we saw Grace Church. Wow, that was awesome. The gothic revival architecture was stunning and the peace and quite you felt on the grounds and inside were so wonderful.

Then we grabbed a quick lunch before boarding our commuter bus to Washington, DC. There are many bus companies, Wanderu and Vamoosebus are both ones that I have taken and the price to travel 4 hours is $20-30. It is hard to believe, cause it costs more than that for gas to go that far. It really is a great way to travel between the cities.