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Philadelphia and NYC questions

[kaijinscendre]

Anyone here been to Philly and NYC enough to give me some travel advice?

Re: Philadelphia and NYC questions

[(Anonymous)]

Philly? No. NYC? Depends on the advice you're looking for.

Re: Philadelphia and NYC questions

[kaijinscendre]

My sister, her fiance, and I are hopefully taking a trip to DC in October. We will probably take a day trip to Philadelphia and NYC.

Last time we went to DC we also took a day trip to NYC. We went to the Body World exhibition and saw a Broadway show. We will be doing different stuff this time. What would people recommend within the area of Grand Central Station? Both food and stuff to do. We are thinking of going to the MoMa but that is it so far.

Re: Philadelphia and NYC questions

[philstar22]

Okay, so, I've only been to New York a handful of times. But I do have a couple of favorite things that are decently near Grand Central Station I believe. The Morgan Library and Museum is great. It is both a museum and a research library, and they usually have really interesting, varied exhibits.

The Transit Museum was something both my dad and I loved, but it is currently closed. If it is open again when you go, it would be worth checking out if you are at all interested in history.

I love the Zoo, but that's a little further than MoMa, so it depends on how far you want to go.

Re: Philadelphia and NYC questions

[kaijinscendre]

Thanks! We'll have to see if the zoo in NYC has anything different from the National Zoo.

Re: Philadelphia and NYC questions

[(Anonymous)]

NYC native here — Bryant Park is right near Grand Central station if you walk up a few avenues. You'll see the famous Stephen A. Schwarzman branch of the New York Public Library with the two lions (you can go in and tour!), and not only are there some great places for shopping (Kinokuniya is one of my favourites), there's usually something going on in the park itself. (I just checked, and they had ping pong today.) It's also just a great place to hang out, either by yourself or with friends.

On the other hand, if you go down the avenues instead to 1st Avenue, there's a long stretch of walkway next to the East River that you can go up and down. I used to walk the 40+ blocks home from my university that way. The skyline at dusk and at night when everything lights up is one of my favourite things about the city, and it's usually quite serene (minus the hum of cars zooming by, of course).

Re: Philadelphia and NYC questions

[kaijinscendre]

Wow, I showed my sister the pen area at Kinokuniya and she about squealed. She is hugely into bullet journals. Thank you for all the recommendations, especially that store!

Re: Philadelphia and NYC questions

[(Anonymous)]

No problem! If you're looking for grub, I'd also recommend Xi'an Famous Foods if you happen across one. There used to be one right across from MoMA, but I guess it closed down during COVID. The authentic Western Chinese cuisine is on point and it's NYC exclusive (which is both a pro and a con — a con when I'm out of town and craving it especially, lol).