Help with itinerary

I am so confused now with our itinerary, maybe someone can help. I am going with my 12 year old son (mom). We will be in New York late on the 22 of March and leaving late on the 29th of March. We like museums but I think 2 would be enough. We are going to a Knicks game the night of the 23rd. We are planning a broadway show for 1 or 2 evenings other than that it is up in the air. We want to group activities by location so we%26#39;re not running from one end of town to the other on the same day. We are staying at the Belvedere so we are close to midtown. Please help!!!

Help with itinerary

Not easy to do without knowing your interests and budget but here are a few thoughts to start you off.

March 23 - Take the Grayline downtown bus loops tour in the morning. You can get on and off wherever you see something worth exploring. After lunch, wander over to the ESPN Zone in Times Square. Your son might like the interactive games. About an hour before sunset, head over to the Empire State Building to watch the sun set from the Observation deck. After, a quick dinner and walk over to the Garden for the game.

March 24 - Spend the morning exploring Central Park. Have lunch at the Boathouse and wander over to the west side and spend the afternoon at the Museum of Natural History. Don%26#39;t miss the dinosaurs. Back to the hotel, dinner and a show.

March 25 - Hop the subway downtown and take the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island tour. After that, visit Ground Zero, St Paul%26#39;s Church, perhaps Wall St. Walk over to the South Street Seaport, have lunch, admire the views and tour the tall ships.

Afternoon, walk around Chinatown, Little Italy and Soho.

March 26 - Head up to the Bronx Zoo. Come back midday, have lunch, and tour Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick%26#39;s, Radio City Music Hall. Walk south along 5th to 44th Street and then east over to Grand Central Station. Cheesecake at Junior%26#39;s.

March 27 - Try the jazz bruch at B.B. King%26#39;s. In the afternoon take the Circle Line 2-hour cruise around lower Manhattan. From there, walk over to the Intrepid Air, Sea %26amp; Space Museum. Do a Broadway show Sunday night.

March 28 - NBC tour if he%26#39;s interested in TV. If not, over to Chelsea Piers for the sports activities. Afternoon wandering around Greenwich Village. Back to hotel and dinner at the Carnegie Deli and the world%26#39;s most impressive pastrami sandwich.

March 29 - Back to any attractions you might have missed. Perhaps a helicopter ride to top it off. Pack and home.

Help with itinerary

Thanks Ruffian42 that itinerary looks quite doable. We are pretty much game for anything. Budget wise it doesn%26#39;t really matter. We have a greeter one day but not sure when so we can work around that as well. Thanks again for your help!

I think Ruff%26#39;s plan looks great. If you want to splurge, everyone seems to love a helicopter ride. My guess is it would be a highlight for your son. Also, the Intrepid Air and Space Museum might interest him and is not that far from your hotel. Only other thought right now, Chelsea Piers is a huge sports complex if he%26#39;s into sports (chelseapiers.com) And there are some interesting programs for kids at the park (centralpark.org)

Sorry I didn%26#39;t read all Ruff%26#39;s notes. He%26#39;s already covered what I suggested. ;) except for the helicopter ride. (I think)

Thanks NYWhiz its becoming clearer now. When you read so many itinerary plans it starts to become really confusing. Do you know if you can get a big apple greeter for more than one day during our visit?