OnceyoureachtheendoftheHighLine,headwesttotheHudsonRivertoseeManhattan’slatestattraction:LittleIsland.DesignedbyLondon-basedThomasHeatherwick,theone-hectareartificialislandintheHudsonRiverisfreetoenter.ThelushislandisetchedwithtrailsandprovidesstellarviewsoftheManhattanskyline.
SpendpartofdaytwoexploringBrooklyn.GettherebystrollingacrosstheBrooklynBridge,oneofthemosticonicspansinNorthAmerica.The271-ft-tallneo-gothicarchesarecertainlythebridge’strademark,butamblingalongtheelevatedpedestrianwalkwayisamustforanyvisitor.
Don’toverlookDUMBO(DownUndertheManhattanBridgeOverpass),aneighbourhoodthatisrichinatmospherethankstothecobblestonestreetsandoldwarehousesthathavebeenturnedintoloftlivingspaces.Thenearbyrevampedriversidewalkwayboastspublicart,anhistoriccarousel,andstreetfoodstands.
NewYorkCity’stapwaterisamongthehighestqualityurbandrinkingH20ontheplanet,asitischannelledfromupstatereservoirs.Sparebuyingaplasticbottleanddrinkfromthetapinstead.
NewYorkisayear-rounddestinationwithfourdistinctseasons.Wintercanbemagical,withthicksnowfallsfollowedbycloudlessskies,butalsounpredictable:onewintermightregularlyblanketthecityinsnowandthenextyeartherewillbeonlyonegiantstorm.Summeristhemostconsistent,astheairturnsstickyandhumidbutthewarmweatherbringsoutthefun.Springandautumnaretheoptimumtimestovisit,highlightedbyclearblueskiesandacrispnesstotheair.Octobervisitorswillbetreatedtotreesturningtogoldenredfortheautumn.