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$\"Times$ <\/p>\n

It sounds like a ridiculous idea to even think about only spending 24 hours in the Empire State, but if I have to pick any city in the world to spend only one day in, New York is the clear winner. The city is packed with attractions and activities that it fully stretches out your 24 precious hours.<\/p>\n

Before we begin, I would suggest staying somewhere near Times Square, because it\u2019s the pulsating heartbeat of the Big Apple. Sure, the hotels may be more expensive, but by just staying even one street away from the actual Times Square, your hotel rates instantly becomes cheaper.<\/p>\n

Compare New York City Hotel Reviews & Ratings. Find the Best Hotel Deal!<\/a><\/p>\n

Here goes your day:<\/p>\n

Start your day early at Times Square<\/strong>, around 7am. It\u2019s one place that is never quiet no matter what time it is. Bright neon billboards illuminate the Square at any given time of the day, and crowds may thick and thin but never dissipate.<\/p>\n

$\"Times$ <\/p>\n

It gets your adrenaline pumping and puts you in the mood to start the day. Soak in the atmosphere here for a bit, then off you go, to grab some bagels and hot coffee nearby. Junior\u2019s Restaurant & Bakery (at W 45^{th<\/sup>) makes a decent choice. They aren\u2019t the most delicious but they\u2019ll do. Get a cup of coffee to go with it but don\u2019t take a sit inside. There\u2019s no time. Head to the nearest subway and get yourself to Central Park.<\/p>\n}

Central Park<\/strong> makes a welcoming sight in the morning. Joggers and cyclists dot its vast grounds, and the air has a dewy fresh scent to it.<\/p>\n

$\"Central$ <\/p>\n

$\"A$ <\/p>\n

Take a stroll, wander around and find a good bench to park yourself at. I suggest one with a good view- at the lake or the Bethesda Fountain and Terrace, so you can admire the sights while you bring out your bagel and coffee and just live in the moment. After your breakfast break, head over the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET), which is next to Central Park.<\/p>\n

You have to visit at least one museum while in New York, and the MET<\/strong> is a good choice. \u00a0On a normal trip, you can spend eight hours here, but if you\u2019re on a time crunch, shrink it down to two hours. The MET has everything from the ground to the space, pick your exhibits well.<\/p>\n

The MET, where dinosaur fossils greet you at the lobby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
I suggest heading to The Milstein Hall of Ocean Life and The Fossil Halls. The former draws you into the mysterious underwater world, with videos, interactive displays and beautifully restored ocean dioramas dotted around the hall framed by a 94-foot long giant blue whale, hung from the ceiling.<\/p>\n
$\"Metropolitan$ <\/p>\n
The extensive collection of dinosaurs\u2019 remains at the Fossil Hall is filled with fossilised structures of these giants that once roamed earth. While you can find armors, sculptures or cultural objects of different varieties in many museums around the world, you can\u2019t find giant fossils of dinosaurs in other places.<\/p>\n
$\"The$ <\/p>\n
Be as trigger-happy with your camera here. It\u2019s a once-in-a-lifetime chance you get so close to these fossils. If you have some time, pick a third exhibit, if not, head out.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s lunch time.<\/p>\n
I know it\u2019s not on many people\u2019s dining list, but I\u2019d work my way down to Serendipity 3<\/strong><\/a> on 225 East 60th Street. It\u2019s really known more as a dessert paradise, but I went there for lunch and everything was delicious. I first learnt about the restaurant from the movie Serendipity, and later discover its renowned USD1, 000 Sundae on a Travel channel, and made it a point to dine there.<\/p>\n
**$\"Serendipity$ <\/p>\n**
The restaurant first started in 1954, along with two other friends in a basement two blocks away from its current location. Marilyn Monroe was known to frequent the place to satisfy her sweet tooth, as did Jackie Kennedy who developed a liking to the Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. Serendipity3 might be known for their desserts but the first sip of my coffee tells me that they\u2019re famous for a reason. Their coffee is divine. And I will recommend their chicken wings to anyone who\u2019d listen to me. It\u2019s spicy, tangy and crunchy, a combination that\u2019s heavenly to my palate. Do not leave the place without trying their Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. If it\u2019s good enough for Jackie Kennedy, it\u2019s good enough for you.<\/p>\n
**$\"Food$ <\/p>\n**
**With all that food, it\u2019s time to walk it off. Hunt for the High Line at the Meatpacking district.<\/p>\n**
I read that it\u2019s a walkway, a garden park, a place to chill out, and an oasis to escape to. The one-mile High Line Park<\/strong> runs from Gansevoort Street, three blocks below West 14th Street, in the Meatpacking District, up to 30th Street, through the neighborhood of Chelsea to the West Side Yard.<\/p>\n
**$\"High$ <\/p>\n**
Open from 7 am to 10 pm, different sections of the walkway offer different views of the city. Each section is unique. There\u2019s a portion resembling a mini theater with tiered seating, except your show is the ongoing traffic from the street below you visible through a glass panel where a stage should be. There are deck chairs in another section, where you can lounge and catch a tan. At another section, you can roll around the long grass patch, or just relax with a good book in hand.<\/p>\n
**$\"Take$ <\/p>\n**
**$\"Watch$ <\/p>\n**
**The bridge also has cafes and stalls selling food, making it an ideal spot to catch up with friends. After your walk outdoors, it\u2019s time to take it indoors to The Grand Central.<\/p>\n**
The largest subway station in the world, The Grand Central<\/strong> has an old school charm and an air of mystery to it. It\u2019s fun to just stand right in the center, watching lines of people scurrying about, rushing to their next train, and reliving The Fisher King, Conspiracy Theory, I Am Legend and Hackers- movies that were filmed here.<\/p>\n
**$\"Admire$ <\/p>\n**
The architecture here is amazing, remember to look up at the ceiling and admire the design conceived by Paul C\u00e9sar Helleu, a French portrait artist. Once you\u2019ve had enough, move on to grab a quick dinner before you catch a musical.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no lack of musicals <\/strong>in New York and your problem is only which to watch. There\u2019re the classics like The Lion King, Cats and the Phantom of the Opera. Then there are the newer productions like The Book of Mormon, Kinky Boots and even School of Rock. You just have to do lots of homework beforehand before you arrive, so you don\u2019t get into an argument with yourself on which to watch.<\/p>\n
**After the delightful musical performance, it\u2019s not time to call it a night yet. Head over to the** Empire State Building<\/strong><\/a>. There are two buildings in New York that offers stunning views of the city- The Rockafellar Center or the Empire State building. For me, the latter won out. While the Top of the Rock may offer a calming view of Central Park, it\u2019s the Empire State that gives you an aerial view of the city it\u2019s named after. At night, the city lights up like fireflies in the dark and makes quite a sight. You can easily make out Times Square from the top, just look out for the brightest spot below, shining like a million lights, thanks to the walls of billboards.<\/p>\n
**$\"Spot$** Spot the Flat Iron building from the top of the Empire State building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
After you\u2019re done, make it back where the action is then, right at Times Square.<\/p>\n
Depending on how long you stay at the top of Empire State, it could easily be one to two am. You can take a walk to Times Square<\/strong>. The streets are surprisingly safe- at almost every corner of the streets here lurks a police car, usually with a pair of law enforcers on the look-out. You\u2019ll see crowds starting to thicken as you get nearer to Times Square, despite the lateness of the hour. Before you know it, you\u2019re back where you started in the morning. This time, the atmosphere is different, almost electric.<\/p>\n
**$\"Night$ <\/p>\n**
**<\/p>\n**
**$\"Crowded$ <\/p>\n**
Buskers still fill the square, some in weird costumes, others singing at the top of their voices. Tourists bump to one another, trying to grab that perfect selfie with their favorite billboard as backdrop. This is the best place to hang out for as long as you want, way deep into the night, just people watching. You lose track of time, but it doesn\u2019t matter, because you are in the city that never sleeps.<\/p>\n
**That is how you should spend your 24 hours in New York.<\/p>\n**
**If you have more time to spend in the Empire State, check out what are the** **top ten things <\/a>to do here.<\/p>\n**
**Visiting NYC?<\/b> Find Deals, Compare Rates, and Read Hotel Reviews on TripAdvisor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"**
It sounds like a ridiculous idea to even think about only spending 24 hours in the Empire State, but if I have to pick any city in the world to spend only one day in, New York is the clear winner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201,8],"tags":[212,655,203,206],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3433"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3666,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433\/revisions\/3666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

The MET, where dinosaur fossils greet you at the lobby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
I suggest heading to The Milstein Hall of Ocean Life and The Fossil Halls. The former draws you into the mysterious underwater world, with videos, interactive displays and beautifully restored ocean dioramas dotted around the hall framed by a 94-foot long giant blue whale, hung from the ceiling.<\/p>\n
$\"Metropolitan$ <\/p>\n
The extensive collection of dinosaurs\u2019 remains at the Fossil Hall is filled with fossilised structures of these giants that once roamed earth. While you can find armors, sculptures or cultural objects of different varieties in many museums around the world, you can\u2019t find giant fossils of dinosaurs in other places.<\/p>\n
$\"The$ <\/p>\n
Be as trigger-happy with your camera here. It\u2019s a once-in-a-lifetime chance you get so close to these fossils. If you have some time, pick a third exhibit, if not, head out.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s lunch time.<\/p>\n
I know it\u2019s not on many people\u2019s dining list, but I\u2019d work my way down to Serendipity 3<\/strong><\/a> on 225 East 60th Street. It\u2019s really known more as a dessert paradise, but I went there for lunch and everything was delicious. I first learnt about the restaurant from the movie Serendipity, and later discover its renowned USD1, 000 Sundae on a Travel channel, and made it a point to dine there.<\/p>\n
**$\"Serendipity$ <\/p>\n**
The restaurant first started in 1954, along with two other friends in a basement two blocks away from its current location. Marilyn Monroe was known to frequent the place to satisfy her sweet tooth, as did Jackie Kennedy who developed a liking to the Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. Serendipity3 might be known for their desserts but the first sip of my coffee tells me that they\u2019re famous for a reason. Their coffee is divine. And I will recommend their chicken wings to anyone who\u2019d listen to me. It\u2019s spicy, tangy and crunchy, a combination that\u2019s heavenly to my palate. Do not leave the place without trying their Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. If it\u2019s good enough for Jackie Kennedy, it\u2019s good enough for you.<\/p>\n
**$\"Food$ <\/p>\n**
**With all that food, it\u2019s time to walk it off. Hunt for the High Line at the Meatpacking district.<\/p>\n**
I read that it\u2019s a walkway, a garden park, a place to chill out, and an oasis to escape to. The one-mile High Line Park<\/strong> runs from Gansevoort Street, three blocks below West 14th Street, in the Meatpacking District, up to 30th Street, through the neighborhood of Chelsea to the West Side Yard.<\/p>\n
**$\"High$ <\/p>\n**
Open from 7 am to 10 pm, different sections of the walkway offer different views of the city. Each section is unique. There\u2019s a portion resembling a mini theater with tiered seating, except your show is the ongoing traffic from the street below you visible through a glass panel where a stage should be. There are deck chairs in another section, where you can lounge and catch a tan. At another section, you can roll around the long grass patch, or just relax with a good book in hand.<\/p>\n
**$\"Take$ <\/p>\n**
**$\"Watch$ <\/p>\n**
**The bridge also has cafes and stalls selling food, making it an ideal spot to catch up with friends. After your walk outdoors, it\u2019s time to take it indoors to The Grand Central.<\/p>\n**
The largest subway station in the world, The Grand Central<\/strong> has an old school charm and an air of mystery to it. It\u2019s fun to just stand right in the center, watching lines of people scurrying about, rushing to their next train, and reliving The Fisher King, Conspiracy Theory, I Am Legend and Hackers- movies that were filmed here.<\/p>\n
**$\"Admire$ <\/p>\n**
The architecture here is amazing, remember to look up at the ceiling and admire the design conceived by Paul C\u00e9sar Helleu, a French portrait artist. Once you\u2019ve had enough, move on to grab a quick dinner before you catch a musical.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no lack of musicals <\/strong>in New York and your problem is only which to watch. There\u2019re the classics like The Lion King, Cats and the Phantom of the Opera. Then there are the newer productions like The Book of Mormon, Kinky Boots and even School of Rock. You just have to do lots of homework beforehand before you arrive, so you don\u2019t get into an argument with yourself on which to watch.<\/p>\n
**After the delightful musical performance, it\u2019s not time to call it a night yet. Head over to the** Empire State Building<\/strong><\/a>. There are two buildings in New York that offers stunning views of the city- The Rockafellar Center or the Empire State building. For me, the latter won out. While the Top of the Rock may offer a calming view of Central Park, it\u2019s the Empire State that gives you an aerial view of the city it\u2019s named after. At night, the city lights up like fireflies in the dark and makes quite a sight. You can easily make out Times Square from the top, just look out for the brightest spot below, shining like a million lights, thanks to the walls of billboards.<\/p>\n
**$\"Spot$** Spot the Flat Iron building from the top of the Empire State building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
After you\u2019re done, make it back where the action is then, right at Times Square.<\/p>\n
Depending on how long you stay at the top of Empire State, it could easily be one to two am. You can take a walk to Times Square<\/strong>. The streets are surprisingly safe- at almost every corner of the streets here lurks a police car, usually with a pair of law enforcers on the look-out. You\u2019ll see crowds starting to thicken as you get nearer to Times Square, despite the lateness of the hour. Before you know it, you\u2019re back where you started in the morning. This time, the atmosphere is different, almost electric.<\/p>\n
**$\"Night$ <\/p>\n**
**<\/p>\n**
**$\"Crowded$ <\/p>\n**
Buskers still fill the square, some in weird costumes, others singing at the top of their voices. Tourists bump to one another, trying to grab that perfect selfie with their favorite billboard as backdrop. This is the best place to hang out for as long as you want, way deep into the night, just people watching. You lose track of time, but it doesn\u2019t matter, because you are in the city that never sleeps.<\/p>\n
**That is how you should spend your 24 hours in New York.<\/p>\n**
**If you have more time to spend in the Empire State, check out what are the** **top ten things <\/a>to do here.<\/p>\n**
**Visiting NYC?<\/b> Find Deals, Compare Rates, and Read Hotel Reviews on TripAdvisor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"**
It sounds like a ridiculous idea to even think about only spending 24 hours in the Empire State, but if I have to pick any city in the world to spend only one day in, New York is the clear winner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201,8],"tags":[212,655,203,206],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3433"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3666,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433\/revisions\/3666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}