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My exciting American jaunts!
lepetitfromage:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 11 Sep 2011, 13:28 ---Thanks for the suggestions so far! Are there any places that tourists usually go to that you wouldn't recommend, as in places that cost more than they're worth or have huge queues or something?
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Times Square in New York City....it's nice to just say you've been there but I wouldn't plan a lot of time there...it's twice as crowded as anywhere else in the city (except maybe Chinatown or the subway during rush hour).
I second World Trade Center, Statue of Liberty &/or Empire State Building but definitely check out Central Park, Bronx Zoo, the village in general (when I lived in NYC I always loved St. Marks Place)...oh! And the Metropolitan Museum of Art!! It really depends on what you're into, but you could probably find something for everyone you're traveling with :-D
Metope:
If you're not too busy, check out the PS1 in Queens as well, it's a contemporary arts center/gallery/museum and just absolutely amazing.
pwhodges:
Not to mention MOMA. Or the Guggenheim, which I think would be my suggestion if time is limited; the Metropolitan Museum of Art is vast.
Carl-E:
Take in a Rockette's show at Radio City. 'bout as American as it gets...
In DC you definitely want to spend some time at the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, they're as quick/long as you have the time for, and awesome.
In Philly, Independence Hall is interesting, but it's been 30 years since I saw it last. There's also the WWII battle ship New Jersey, docked at the waterfront as a museum. And eat at least one cheesesteak. Don't eat more than one in a day, though, and definitely not before a performance!
Barmymoo:
Sadly much American cuisine is closed to me, as a mildly lactose-intolerant vegetarian.
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