Peterson Picks: Places to See, Things to Do!

Recently we sent a list of our favorite places to visit in NYC to Rebecca & Neil to help them plan their trip to New York & Hershey this summer. We then thought it would be fun to share the list with everyone, in case you are ever visiting New York with your family. Our list is posted below!

***If you had to create a list of the top spots to visit in your area, what would you put? What are your family's favorites?*** We would really love to know!


Natalie & Eric's Favorite NYC Spots

Upper West Side (we lived here our first year):
-NY Temple
-Natural history museum
-Shake Shack
-Lincoln Center
-Children’s museum of Manhattan
-Levain Bakery (amazing fresh cookies)
-Alice’s Tea Cup (super cute girly cafe, really good treats & they even give out fairy wings for little girls to wear)
-Sixteen Handles (Yummy froyo)
-Vive la Crepe

Central Park:
-Row Boats (you can ride these row boats in the middle of Central Park. You get beautiful views).
-Bethesda Fountain
-Central Park Zoo
-Strawberry fields (close to where John Lennon from the Beatles was killed, so they have a tribute for the Beatles there)
-Alice & Wonderland Statue (fun place to take pictures)
-Belvedere Castle
-conservatory water: Many scenes from the movie Stuart Little were filmed there. They have many cool mini model sail boats.

Upper East Side:
-Met Museum
-Trams to see Roosevelt Island (Really cool views of the city as well).
-Moma
-Guggenheim Museum
-Frick Museum
-Neue Galerie (Austrian Museum with a yummy German/Austrian restaurant)
-Serendipity (super yummy dessert place-they make a frozen hot chocolate that’s out of this world)
-Dylan’s Candy Bar
-Alice’s Tea Cup
-Sprinkle Cupcakes

Midtown:
-Grand Central
-Time Square
-NY Public Library (super big kids section that actually has the original Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal set the story was based on)
-Rockefeller Center (includes Nintendo & LEGO store).
-Empire State Building
-Chrysler Building
-High Line (I'ts a huge free park that’s built on top of an old railroad. Super cool art & architecture. Along with nice views. There are multiple entrances & it runs for about a mile).
-Baked by Melissa Cupcakes

Financial District:
-9/11 Memorial
-Ferries for Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
-charging bull Statue
-Battery Park
-Federal Hall
-Georgetown Cupcakes

Bronx:
-Bronx Zoo
-Botanical Gardens/Christmas Train Show