New York City Tourist Attractions
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Forget special exhibitions, it would take years of study to familiarize yourself with just those pieces on constant display in its two square miles of exhibit space.

One of my favorites is a room in the medieval section, transported from its original setting in its entirety, with walls made of intricately inlaid wood paneling.

The inlays are tiny pictographic depictions of dozens of biblical stories, each and every one of which is a teeny tiny masterpiece.

Someone, no one knows exactly who, spent their entire life creating that room, and you could spend all of yours appreciating it.

Unfortunately, I never get to spend more than one or two days a year at the Met, and only a few minutes of each trip in that room, so I’ll never see it all. But I’ll never stop trying.

The activities that we enjoyed while we were in New York City along with the fantastic sites truly made the trip a wonderfully memorable experience.

First, we got pretty lucky because we have some friends that live in New York City so we did not have to pay for a hotel room while we were there. We certainly considered ourselves fortunate with this because the hotels in New York City can be quite pricey. We took the chance to experience Times Square on the few few days of out trip. What a fantastic place!

It is always bustling with people and there is always shopping and entertainment to see on the streets. While we were in New York, the 9/11 site was under construction so we got a chance to pay our respects to the lives lost at this tragic event.

Seeing the efforts toward rebuilding and cleaning up really gave me a greater respect for the American spirit. We also got a chance to visit the Empire State Building and this was just absolutely fascinating to be at the top of the building.

The view from this most famous of New York City tourist attractions could not have been more beautiful! We got the opportunity to do some great shopping while in New York City.

There are such a wide array of stores and shops that are quite affordable. Our experiences overall in New York City were phenomenal. Although we did not go somewhere warm with a beach for spring break, we truly enjoyed ourselves in the "Big Apple". I would absolutely recommend this awesome trip to anyone anytime!

Forget special exhibitions, it would take years of study to familiarize yourself with just those pieces on constant display in its two square miles of exhibit space. One of my favorites is a room in the medieval section, transported from its original setting in its entirety, with walls made of intricately inlaid wood paneling.

The inlays are tiny pictographic depictions of dozens of biblical stories, each and every one of which is a teeny tiny masterpiece. Someone, no one knows exactly who, spent their entire life creating that room, and you could spend all of yours appreciating it. Unfortunately, I never get to spend more than one or two days a year at the Met, and only a few minutes of each trip in that room, so I’ll never see it all. But I’ll never stop trying.

We stayed in New York for ten days and did not have to pay for lodging at all!! So, needless to say, we had a blast with all the extra money that we saved! We are from Iowa so New York City is like nothing I have ever seen before! We spent our time doing all kinds of things. The number one thing that I would say we enjoyed in New York City was the inexpensive shopping. Wow!

We came home with suitcases that were about 20 pounds heavier than when we left! We got a chance to see the Empire State Building, Ground Zero, and Times Square. We did not get to see the Statue of Liberty because the security threat was still very high at this time. But, we did get to see such a variety of sites!

We really loved taking the subway while we were there and it became pretty familiar for us girls from Iowa. It cost us $17 for a pass for the entire time we were in New York so we saved some money there too!

I would recommend anyone to go to New York like we did because we were able to save so much money. If you are able to save money like we did then you can really let loose in the city that never sleeps!

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