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DAY 1:
Arrive into JFK at 0730AM
Proceed to Hotel Carter near Times Square after leaving JFK
Check-in hotel and rest for 45 mins
Leave hotel for Times Square(Walk of 10mins)
Touring of Times Square and lunch at Planet Hollywood
Proceed to ESB
Tour of ESB(45mins)
Dinner at the top of ESB(1h25m)
Return to hotel

• TIMES SQUARE IS MEANT TO BE SEEN AFTER DARK WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE VISIBLE AND MAKE THE ATMOSPHERE. IT'S NOT WORTH IT DURING THE DAY. GO TO CENTRAL PARK INSTEAD. ALSO, NYC IS A CULINARY WONDERLAND. AVOID ALL CHAIN RESTAURANTS. WHAT IS ESB?

DAY 2:
Wake up at 8AM
Breakfast
Shopping in NY Fashion District(2h30m)
Lunch at Keens Steakhouse
Depart for Liberty Island
Tour of Statue of Liberty(30m)
Return to Manhattan
Rockefeller Center and Top of the rock(1h15m)
Dinner at Totr
More shopping at Times Square
Return to hotel

YOU'RE SEEING TIMES SQUARE HERE. NO REASON TO GO THERE MORE THAN ONCE. YOU'RE COMPLETELY SKIPPING ARGUABLY THE MOST UNIQUE AND INTERESTING PARTS OF NYC ON YOUR TRIP. SPEND AT LEAST HALF A DAY WALKING AROUND WEST VILLAGE, EAST VILLAGE, SOHO AND LOWER EAST SIDE.

DAY 3:
8AM wake up
Breakfast
Proceed to Central Park
Walk around park(30m)
Central Park->Museum of Natural History
Museum(2h30m)
Lunch at museum(1h)
Proceed to Columbia University
University(30m)
Proceed to Guggenheim Museum
Museum(1h30m)
Proceed to Basilica
Basilica(1h)
Dinner somewhere near
Return to hotel

DAY 4:
6AM wake up
Breakfast at 6.20
Check out at 7AM
Lave NYC for DC
Arrive DC at 11AM-12PM
Lunch at the National Mall
Tour of the Capitol at 1.15PM
Tour of Washington Monument(10mins)
Monument->Lincoln Memorial
Tour of memorial
Memorial->WH
Tour of the WH(if permitted, if not I will be shopping at the national mall)
WH->US Supreme Court
Tour(1h)
Dinner at National Mall
Shopping at National Mall
Return to hotel(JW Mariott Washington)

DAY 5:
7AM Wake up
7.40 Breakfast
9AM Check out
9.20 Depart for Baltimore
10.20 Arrive Baltimore Museum of Art
Museum(2h)
Lunch at museum
Museum to Harbor
Sail across the Harbor on the scenic Water Taxi Harbor Connector
Harbor->Baltimore Tattoo Museum
Museum(1h20m)
Dinner at Latin Palace
Baltimore->NYC at 8PM
Arrive at 1130
Check in at Hilton Fashion District New York City

DAY 5:
7AM wake up
7.30 Breakfast
8AM Depart NYC for Atlantic City
11AM Arrive AC Broadwalk
Lunch at Broadwalk(1h)
Free time around Broadwalk(1h)
Broadwalk to one of the many casinos
Tour around one of the many casinos in Atlantic City
Atlantic City->NYC
Arrive 5PM at Broadway
Dinner at Broadway
Tour of Broadway(1h30m)
Return to hotel

THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME. IT'S NOT A MAJOR DESTINATION. ALSO, IT'S BEEN AFFECTED BY HURRICANE SANDY. SPEND THE DAY CHECKING OUT BROOKLYN INSTEAD IN NYC - PARK SLOPE, WILLIAMSBURG (DAY OR NIGHT), CONEY ISLAND (DAY TIME)

DAY 6:
9AM Breakfast
Hotel->Chinatown
Tour of Chinatown
Lunch at Chinatown(1h)
Chinatown->JFK at 1300
Arrive JFK at 1500
Shopping at JFK T8
Recieve friends at 7.45 PM

YOU CAN WALK AROUND CHINATOWN THE SAME DAY YOU SEE LOWER EAST SIDE AND SOHO. IT'S A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. SPEND YOUR LAST MORNING SOMEWHERE NEAR YOUR HOTEL.

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REALLY? YOU NEED SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU?

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I have yet to meet one person in NYC where I reside who refers to it as that.

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You're looking at one NYer who does. But back to your question, OBVIOUSLY, you knew damn well what it was referring to.

Edited by: Websterella

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This guy should rent a Segway...

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Do you also refer to California as Cali? Ugh. Please don't.

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To add to the above, OP is underestimative how long a visit to the Statue of Liberty will take. While you can run around Liberty Island in 30 minutes, Ellis Island takes much longer and I would say is a better place to visit.

No reason to "tour" Chinatown. Just eat there. If you want a tour, check out the Tenement Museum. A different kind of tour, but very good.

While the art is Baltimore isn't bad, the art at the National Gallery is spectacular. And anyone who thinks they are going to get a White House tour by just showing up clearly hasn't done any research.

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WH Tours need to be arranged thru your Congressman for your state, and you need to have a FBI Background Check as well, best to do this well in advance to get on the list, if its even offered the days you will be there, as there are a lot of events there too.

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OMG!!! WILL NOT GO TO CARTER... WILL CHANGE... TNKS!!!

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Should I try a different approach? Like NYC, Baltimore, DC, TORONTO(Niagara), Boston then back to NYC?

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Why? You have six days, right? Four days in NYC and two days in Washington is a good combination. There is a lot to see in NYC; our suggestions were to visit some more diverse places within NYC, not to spend less time there. In your current plan, you are not really visiting NYC, just midtown Manhattan/Times Square. Manhattan is really long thus there are great neighbourhoods in the south, middle, and north parts of the Island. It is best to visit all parts. Those of us who have visited there several times and have discovered the richness of the city get dismayed when visitors want to concentrate their time in just one area, especially if it's in midtown. With four days, you can visit four different areas, Times Square being one.

Unless you are flying, Niagara Falls and Toronto is a long way. Boston requires at least two days...so you could only follow the new "approach" if you don't spend any time in NYC.

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True dat. If you want a really fast cheap superficial look at a lot of destinations, take it one step further: Just stay home and zoom around Google Earth.

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#27 is spot on. You're trying to fit in way too much. Even if you're trying to do a quick trip, you need a minimum of 4 days in NYC, which leaves you 2 days to see DC. That's about all you can fit in.

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Just to correct misinformaion above, the Atlantic City boardwalk is not gone (http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/12/06/35146/post-hurricane-sandy-atlantic-city-wants-its-touri/). In your case, with limited time, I'd still skip AC.