https://youtu.be/s4yoo36TOMo What should you do in NYC if you only have a few hours? The best way to orient yourself around any city is to get above it all, and thus we start with the One World Observatory. One World Observatory is located atop One World Trade Center, this observatory offers breathtaking views of Manhattan and the surrounding areas. The Observatory is located on the 100th, 101st, and 102nd floors and also offers a free show from City Pulse, which provides a quick introduction to the city. Although it appears to have a “glass floor,” you can’t actually see through it — it’s simply a video of the street below. You take the elevator up while watching a pre-recorded video on the elevator wall.
One of the most popular things to do in New York City is to see a Broadway performance. Most Broadway shows are musicals.
You can also visit Columbia University. The High Line is another popular tourist destination. It’s a former rail line that has been converted into an elevated urban walking path.
The Vessel is a structure and visitor attraction costing $200M, the elaborate honeycomb-like structure rises 16 stories and consists of 154 flights of stairs and 2,500 steps, although you are no longer allowed to climb them. “Old Tree” by Pamela Rosenkranz, 25 feet atop the Plinth.
The World Trade Center Oculus: The structure’s white metal-clad steel ribs reach up and out in a monumental move symbolic of a hand releasing a dove. It is in alignment with the sun’s solar angles on each September 11, from 8:46 am, when the first plane struck, until 10:28 am, when the second tower collapsed. Its central skylight fits this alignment and washes the Oculus floor with a beam of light. The 9/11 Memorial Pools’ water disappears into a smaller, central void.
Little Island is an artificial island park. Little Island has three concession stands, a small stage, and a 687-seat amphitheater. The park officially opened in 2021. It cost $260 million to construct.
From NYC you can easily take a trip to Boston or DC.
0:0 Overview of One World Observatory
0:39 free show: City Pulse
1:27 location of One World Observatory
1:45 Staten island
2:13 Coney island, Brooklyn, Queens & NYC Metropolitan area
2:46 Downtown Manhattan
3:23 BMW: Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge
4:35 Observatory at 100th, 101st, & 102nd floors
4:52 glass floor is video not real
5:05 elevator premade video
5:23 Broadway performance
5:45 Columbia University
6:00 High Line in NYC
6:15 The Vessel
6:32 High Line Art: Old Tree
6:42 World Trade Center Oculus
7:15 9/11 memorial
7:39 Little Island
7:54 yoga class
8:16 bonus trip to Boston
8:34 Statue of John Harvard @ Harvard University