Originally Posted by ForeverChiefs58 (Post 6853310)

Booked reservations way in advance hotel right across from statue with telescope in room to look at lady liberty, did the 5 hour line, the security was tougher than airport. My family and I were almost undressed before they told us to hurry before we missed the boat. Get off boat at statue island where I get in another long ass line to go into statue. After a couple hours we finally make our way to front where they ask for more tickets. How many tickets do I freaking need? They inform me I have tickets for the island and for ellis island afterwards, but not to go into the statue. To see the statue I would need separate tickets. Weird anyone would go to the island and not the giant &#$&&^ statue that takes up most of the space. I was mad, but I said ok where do I get them at?
"You have to do it from the mainland and do it way in advance."
I thought I would explode, so I got real huffy and puffy demanding to see someone in charge.
Then some foreign lady park ranger with attitude and not good english comes up and tells me there was nothing I could do and I needed to leave the line. Park rangers run the island, not cops. I told her where only my wife and her could hear that it was BS. She tells me if a curse again the park rangers can take me to a holding cell at the bottom of the statue. Guess there is no freedom of speech around the lady. Part of me thought at least i would be able to see the inside of the freaking statue. Another part of me thought, wow I don't want to be stuck on an island with some power hungry park rangers. So, I told her it was ok, I was friends with Yogi and bobo and I left.
***Moral of story: Statue of Liberty is awesome to see, I loved it, at least the outside of it, just make sure you get both tickets.

Originally Posted by Otter (Post 6853304)

I have no idea where/what Dorsia is but if you're going to be in the area I'm done with my shit at 11:30, shower up by 12 and train leaves at 7pm. If you're going to be in the area **** yeah dude get a hold of me. I'll be mad if you don't.

You have my contact info.

Just got recommended here as well. I'll add it for future reference:

Bring your girl here: http://www.amnh.org/rose/dome/ and here http://www.mars2112.com

Originally Posted by Pushead2 (Post 6853301)

as a New Yorker, Carnegie is the best sandwich, if you want want to call it that. What exactly are you looking to do? I can give a thousand ideas....

Originally Posted by Chiefless (Post 6853345)

I've been to Manhattan twice. Both times I hit the Guggenhiem. I was floored both times seeing artists I thought I had little interest in seeing. That is the can't-miss site-seeing stop for me. Chelsea is cool too. But there are lots (and I mean LOTS) of galleries in that area. It's a bit overwhelming and there is just as much crap as there are gems.

Originally Posted by noa (Post 6853355)

A couple people have recommended Chelsea. If you wanna go there, you can also check out the Highline, which is an elevated train track converted into a park, so it's nice for a walk with a ladyfriend.
Central Park is probably the best spot for taking a lady, though.

Originally Posted by noa (Post 6853355)

I know you're going to hit up Katz's (which is better than Carnegie, don't listen to other people)

Originally Posted by D2112 (Post 6853308)

If you are by Times square...stop in at Jimmy's corner tavern on w 44th between 6th and 7th. it's owned by legendary boxing cut man Jimmy Glenn. A LOT of boxing nostalgia in the bar and the prices are cheap. a pint of Becks on tap was like $4 when I was there earlier this month.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 6853422)

Great place. Walk around and look for history and popular references - Wall Street, Madison Avenue, Bleeker Street (if you like Simon & Garfunkel), Alexander Hamilton's grave, Ground Zero, etc. Manhattan is infused into our culture a lot.

Get some good cheap pizza at a neighborhood pizza joint. Walk through Central Park. Maybe go see the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design, which I thought was really cool. I preferred the Museum of Modern Art over the Guggenheim, but your mileage may vary. The Guggenheim is a classic "here are great painters" museum and was nice, but the MoMA had a more broad range of art. When I was there a while back they had an exhibit that was something like "Art in everyday products" and it had stuff ranging from 1970s record players to cool drinking glasses. I liked it. And at the entrance they had a display of those little teardrop travel trailers.

Originally Posted by frazod (Post 6853425)

I was just going to mention that little cemetary near Wall Street. That was neat. Robert Fulton is buried there as well.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 6853428)

Oh, cool. I didn't know that.

Originally Posted by Mojo Jojo (Post 6853287)

Just walking Manhattan can be a good day. Grab a pretzel, pizza slice and Italian Ice from vendors or mom and pop shops.
If you want to go upscale and impress...Del Frisco's (great steakhouse) or Mesa Grill (females dig Bobby Flay).

And yes go to Ground Zero.