Summer's arrival mean a lot of things for Upstate New York: the days are longer, the kids are out of school, and (fingers crossed) there's no snow. Here are 4 fun ways to make this summer the best ever in Upstate New York.
1. Spend the day in central park- Set in the middle of bustling Manhattan, its grounds serve as a safe haven, not only for athletes, daydreamers, musicians, and strollers, but also for teems of migratory birds each year. One can spend an entire peaceful day roaming its grounds, gazing upon nearly 50 fountains, monuments, and sculptures or admiring its 36 bridges and arches.
2. Have fun in Greenwich Village- good music shops are becoming rarer these days, but Greenwich Village is still home to a few of the best. Generation Records, a Thompson Street institution, boasts one of the best collections of used vinyl in the city. Spend hours combing the basement hunting for a perfect rare pressing, or just grab some new stuff on the second floor. Be careful, it’s easy to lose a few hours pouring through the stacks here.
3. Spend the day in times square- Times Square attractions include several performing arts venues, and festivals, including the opera, film fests, dance, and jazz. You can attend the opera, explore an art gallery, hang out at a music festival, watch films, or visit a museum, or explore world-renowned Broadway. The Great White Way, one of the top theater scenes in the entire world, brings in top shows every season to mid-town Manhattan. Add to that the wealth of off-Broadway shows, and visitors will have no shortage of options for seeing a stage show.
4.Go to SOHO and do some shopping- Now that its impeccably preserved cast-iron fire escapes and industrial facades showcase the wares of Chanel , Prada and numerous less exalted brands, the area south of Houston Street is a far cry from the hardscrabble manufacturing zone that once earned the derisive nickname Hell’s Hundred Acres. But don’t write off SoHo as a mere urban shopping mall; though many of the art galleries that made SoHo New York's contemporary-art hot spot in the 1970s and ’80s decamped to Chelsea and the Lower East Side, some excellent art spaces remain. Walk along the cobblestone streets and find great New York restaurants, bars and things to do in this downtown neighborhood.
