Here’s an idea: Spend New Year’s Eve on the NYC Harbor

A few weeks ago our blog on New York City: Things to Do for $20 or less struck a nerve. Not in a bad way (nobody went to the hospital). Rather, we received some comments and emails asking for more ideas of things to do in NYC, especially in the run-up to the holiday season.

And as always, asking the good people of Viator if they have recommendation about “things to do” in a city like New York, well, it’s like asking the Pope if he can recommend a store that sells pointy hats or Paris Hilton if she can recommend a good lawyer (jury is still out on this one).

Um, yeah, we got your NYC recommendations right here.

Our 5 Most Popular Things to Do in New York City

1. Get a New York City Pass. That way you don’t have to decide what to do; you can take your time, and visit the things that really matter to you. And save money in the process.
2. The New York Elegant Dining Cruise. Truth be told, I’ve never taken a dining cruise in NYC. And it wouldn’t be the first thing I’d think about, when planning a trip to New York. But month in and month out, it continues to be one of our most popular things to do in New York. Reading some of the traveler reviews help explain why…
3. Take a New York City Hop-on Hop-off bus tour. Again, not something I’d normally think about. But again, people love it (read their reviews here). I also think Rod was onto something in his recent blog about hop-on hop-off bus tours. They really do seem to help you get oriented, and fight jet lag!
4. See a Broadway show. Right now the 2 most popular tickets in town are Hairspray - The Musical and Mamma Mia!
5. The Big Apple Helicopter Flight. That’s right! Check out New York and the Manhattan skyline in a helicopter, whooshing past the Statue of Liberty and all the main sites. Best of all, the cost won’t break the bank — this helicopter tour is less than $120 per person.

5 More Things to Do… that Scott really likes

So this is a list, highly biased, of things I want to do on my next trip to New York. (Hint hint.)

1. A NYC walking tour with a private photographer. I love the idea of this — a photography expert takes you to New York’s most photogenic sites.
2. Touring New York City in a convertible 1976 Caprice? You bet. This tour is so cool I don’t need to say anything more.
3. The NYC Rock ‘n’ Roll tour, from the Ramones to Iggy Pop, New York Dolls to the Velvet Underground.
4. A New Year’s Eve Cruise in NYC. That’s right, spend New Year’s Eve on the harbor and get a perfect view of the fireworks.
5. A day trip from New York. I love NYC, don’t get me wrong. But you can also use New York as a jumping-off point to East Coast destinations such as Washington DC, Boston, Niagara Falls, Philadelphia, you get the picture.

Before you head off, also check out our recommendations for visiting NYC with kids and New York for First-Time Visitors.

–Scott McNeely

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