My Friday Five topic this week is My Favorite Things To Do in NYC
It’s no secret that I love NYC and I try to visit as often as I can. When I go, I like to be active. So here are my 5 favorites:
- Run In Central Park
You can either take a City Running Tour where you have a guide who tells the history of what you are seeing while you run….
our tour guide
or you can get a map and run around the park on your own. You do have to go back many times. The park is HUGE!!!
Jackie O Reservoir
Either way, you must do it.
2. Take a Food Tour
There are quite a few that your can take. I have done Greenwich Village and Little Italy with Best Tours (2 hour tours) and NoHo/Nolita with Foods of New York (3 hour tours). All were excellent. You walk, learn about the history and culture of the area and EAT!! I can’t wait to do another.
Italian pastries – yum!
bagels 🙂
best pizza ever
sorry no pic of the black out cupcake but it was delish!!
3. Run a Race
There are so many to choose from. Check out NYCRuns.org or NYRR.org for the schedule.
after the Dash to the Finish 5k
4. Visit a Museum
Don’t worry, the museums are large and you will get a lot of walking in.
My favorites are:
Here is a complete list of ALL the NYC museums – https://www.ny.com/museums/all.museums.html
5. Take a Boat Ride
Okay, you don’t get a lot of exercise on the boat but you can walk around when you get off.
The most popular one is the Circle Line Cruise to see the Statue of Liberty and or Ellis Island.
I love taking the Staten Island Ferry (and it’s FREE).
There are also boats that you can eat on such as the North River Lobster Company.
I could keep on going and going but I’ll just add one more:
6. Walk the streets or the High Line and people watch.
You never know who you will see on the street. Anyone recognize him?
my BFF on The High Line
I even made my hubby walk it
I’m linking up with three DC area bloggers Mar at Mar On the Run, Cynthia at You Signed Up For What?! and Courtney from Eat Pray Run, DC . Anyone can join with their own Friday Five post (yes, it must be a Friday Five!!) They encourage you to visit other blogs on the linkup, comment, share and engage!
Happy Running! Have you done any of the above in NYC? Anything else to add as your favorite?
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Ahhh you know I love this post! Thanks for featuring me as well! 🙂 I hope to see you next time you’re down here – I love how much you love the city. Great post! And you saw Trevor Noah?! SO CUTE!!
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I’ll be down Aug 4 to go to costume exhibit at the Met and also Oct 16 to see Waitress on Broadway, Oct 23 for a college reunion and Nov 4-5 to run Dash to the Finish 5k.
Maybe we can meet either Oct 23 or Nov 4-5.
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I’ve only been to NYC twice. My sister used to live in Manhattan. I never did run in Central Park, my one regret. But I really do prefer Chicago!
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I went to Chicago for a conference and loved it. But that was before I was a runner. Maybe I get to run there someday
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Sorry Wendy, I much prefer NYC! Not that I’ve been to Chicago a lot, but my SIL did live there for a while. Nothing quite like Manhattan.
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I look for food tours everywhere I travel to. 🙂
We even did one in Saratoga a few years back!
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Love the Highline and running in Central Park. My friends/family normally create our own food tours, but I may just have to try one next time I’m there!
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You should. It’s fun.
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I had never thought about a food tour ! Great idea. My husband will love to do that in November.
You always look so great in all your pictures.
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Yes. You should do it. It’s so fun. And thanks.
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Fabulous! I love everything about New York. Lucky you for being close enough to visit often.
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You should come. NYC marathon?
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I love visiting NYC too. I have never run or race there but my sister did the miles for moms race through central Park a few years ago. What is the highline?
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It’s a beautiful walkway that they built over elevated railroad tracks.
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