This morning, we made the trek from Manhattan to Coney Island. We checked out Luna Park and walked the full length of the boardwalk. The beach was impressive. It was clean and quite expansive. That evening, we went to a Drunk Shakespeare play. The setup is that one of the actors takes five shots before performing. The other actors also partake in some drinking throughout the play. There were also several interruptions in the action, including one of the actors d...

This morning, we went downtown to the Museum of American Finance on Wall St. The museum was small, but had lots of good information and some neat exhibits. However, it could use some updating as there wasn't much covering the Great Recession onwards. After exploring the Museum of American Finance, we walked across the downtown core to the Skyscraper Museum. This museum was quite small and didn't have a lot to offer. There was information about various high skysc...

This morning, we ventured uptown to The Cloisters museum, a branch of the Metropolitan specializing in European medieval architecture, sculpture, and decorative arts. We walked from the subway station through Tryon Park, which surrounds The Cloisters. It was quite a change of pace from the hustle and bustle of downtown and midtown Manhattan. Tryon Park was quite scenic and offered some great views across the Hudson River. The museum itself was interesting, but no...

This morning, we ventured down to Battery Park to catch the boat over to Liberty Island to see Liberty Enlightening the World. It was a beautiful day, ideal for viewing the Statue of Liberty. After viewing the statue, we took the boat to Ellis Island and checked out the Immigrant Building. The museum features several exhibits from when the building was used to screen immigrants to the United States of America and was interesting to go through. After returning to...

This morning, we went to Pier 84 along the Hudson River to catch a harbour cruise. It wound around the south end of Manhattan island and up the East River just past the Williamsburg Bridge before reversing course and returning. The guide pointed out several landmarks and gave a brief history of them. The boat went by the Statue of Liberty a couple times and we got a great view of it. After grabbing lunch at a pub, we headed downtown to the World Trade Center. We...