The perfect tour of Manhattan

If you are only staying in New York for a short time and would like to get to know the city in a quick tour , then I suggest the following route.

Here's a perfect hike for the fastest among you (with a map) to cover some of Manhattan's top attractions in one day .

You can do this tour without many breaks and at high speed in about 8 hours or you can comfortably split it over two days with rest breaks.

The hike starts at the top left (Upper West Side) on the map.

1. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West & 79th St, NY 10024
2. Central Park West, New York, NY
3. The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10028
4. The Frick Collection, East 70th Street, New York, NY
5. Central Park, New York, NY
6. The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) , West 53rd Street, New York, NY
7. St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Avenue, New York, NY
8. Rockefeller Center , 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111
9. Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020
10. Theater District, New York, NY
11. Times Square, New York, NY
12. Bryant Park, New York, NY
13. New York Public Library, 5th Ave at 42nd St, New York, NY 10018
14. Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10174
15. Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY
16. The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
17. Empire State Building Observation Deck, 350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
18. Madison Square Garden and Pennsylvania Station, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza
19. The High Line, New York, NY 10011
20. Chelsea Market, 75 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011
21. Ground Zero Museum Workshop, West 14th Street, New York, NY
22. Greenwich Village, New York, NY
23. Washington Square Park, New York, NY
24. SoHo, New York, NY
25. Tenement Museum, 103 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
26. St. Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway, New York, NY 10007
27. The 9/11 Memorial & Museum and 1WTC , New York, NY 10006
28. Statue of Liberty

In order to avoid waiting times and save money, it is sensible to purchase the City Pass (available here CLICK) or, depending on your wishes, individual tickets in advance such as Empire State Building (available here CLICK) , Statue of Liberty (available here CLICK) more on mytriptonewyork. com or visit our local travel center.