Instead of Christmas presents, McKinley wanted an experience instead. Some plane tickets came up for a decent deal to NYC so I booked it.
We stayed in a Hilton Inn in Times Square. It's located close to the subway access.
Here's the view from our hotel room.
Times Square
Checking out some sites around the city.
Had to try Van Leeuwen ice cream of course! We made a mistake and tried some horchata-like flavor that we both did not love.
We walked around the church and lit a prayer candle.
McKinley was a good subway navigator and nearly always had a better send of direction than I did.
When we lived in Connecticut, I never made it to see the Brooklyn Bridge. So this time it was at the top of my must see list. It didn't disappoint.
A bit of walking to get over to Chinatown while we were nearby.
The World Trade Center Memorial. Somber.
This is one of the metal beam supports that was melted from the heat of the airplane fuel combustion.
Rode the free Staten Island ferry to see the Statue of Liberty.
Grand Central Station is such a beautiful building.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Van Gogh
Jackson Pollock
The NYC library. We wanted to visit the Rose room, but it's off limits post-COVID unless you have a card and reservations to use it.
We went to the Top of the Rock, because we heard it was cheaper and gave you a nice view of the Empire State building.
We had to catch a play while we were here.
I was so excited to see the Cursed Child. It was a magical play!
McKinley saw Wicked here when she was 8 so she wanted to relive the moments again.
It was a quick trip filled with lots to do, but we had a lot of fun just the two of us. We were able to take things at our own pace, sleep in, go to bed early, and there wasn't much complaining (just sometimes about our aching feet). I recommend traveling with adult children!
