Spring Break in NYC
Spring break isn't far away. While many families will be heading to warm spots (Bermuda and Hawaii both beckon!), some prefer a sophisticated city vacation. So if you have heading to the Big Apple with tweens or teens in tow, here are some thoughts about what to see and do:
Jazz up a trip to a NYC attraction like the Grand Central Terminal or Little Italy by making into a scavenger hunt or participate in a more organized scavenger hunt with Watson Adventures. New York has always played a big role on the big and little screen. See where fiction meets reality by taking a tour of TV and movie locations featured in shows filmed in New York. You'll walk past the doorsteps of your favorite television and movie characters and real-life celebrities. Go to the top of the Empire State Building or the Top of the Rock at night when crowds are lighter and the view is more spectacular. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge (if the weather is nice). Ride the Staten Island Ferry and enjoy the views you'd get on the boat to the Statue of Liberty without the wait or expense. If you'll be in Chinatown for lunch or dinner, think about stopping at Chinatown Fair (8 Mott St. at Worth St.), which is full of martial-arts games plus a huge selection of dance games. Go to a Broadway show, take in some live music, or see a New York sports event like the Liberty, the women's basketball team.
- Sure you can line up with hundreds of others to sit in the studio audience of one of the many TV shows taped in NYC. But how about getting a member in your family a starring role? On March 8 from 1-4 pm,
Need more ideas? Check out our lists of New York City museums, attractions and other fun things to do.
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