Johnson Family Itinerary

June 20-23, 2024

Lotte New York Palace

ADDRESS: 455 Madison Avenue PHONE: (212) 888-7000

Grand Central

Thursday June 20th

Chinatown Food Tour, Little Italy, Summit One Vanderbilt & Quality Meats

Morning
  • Take the subway to:

    Note: Subway instructions HERE.

    11:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Food Tour: Ultimate Chinatown Food Tour, Sara D. Roosevelt Park

    Note: Meet in Sara D. Roosevelt Park between the public restrooms and the playground. For an exact address, use Kung Fu Tea at 73 Chrystie St. The meeting spot is across the street in the park. Booking #223792738 If you need to make a change, call (917) 426-5642

Afternoon
  • Walk to:

    2:00 p.m. Chinatown Shopping

    • Canal Street
    • Mott Street
    • Bayard Street
    • Pell Street
    • Doyers Street

    Walk 5 minutes to:

    3:00 p.m. Little Italy

    Take the subway (approx. 20 minutes) to:

    Note: Subway instructions HERE.

    4:00 p.m. Admission: Summit One Vanderbilt, 89 E 42nd St.

    Note: Entrance to Summit is through the main concourse of Grand Central via Vanderbilt Passage. Order number: 20240516-18947491

Evening
  • Walk 10 minutes to:

    6:00 p.m. Hotel: Lotte New York Palace, 455 Madison Ave.

    Walk 15 minutes (or take a car) to:

    7:30 p.m. Dinner Reservation: Quality Meats, 57 W 58th St.

    Note: Link to reservation HERE.

    Walk or take a car to your hotel.

nyc skyline

Friday June 21st

Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, Must See Manhattan Tour, Empire Diner & Sunset Cruise

Morning
  • Walk 6 minutes to:

    9:00 a.m. Breakfast: Ess-a-Bagel, 831 3rd Ave

    Take a car (approx. 20 minutes) to:

     10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Admission: Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, Pier 86 at W 46th St.

     Note: Order number: 3260665

Afternoon
  • Take a car (approx. 15 minutes) to:

     1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Tour: Must See Manhattan, 90 E 42nd St.

    Note: Meeting spot is in front of Pershing Square Café. Booking #223795456 If you need to make a change, call (929) 224-2429.

    Tour includes:

    • Rockefeller Center
    • Times Square
    • Broadway
    • Fifth Avenue
    • Radio City Music Hall
    • Studio windows at NBC’s Today Show
    • Saks Fifth Avenue
    • Patrick’s Cathedral
    • NY Public Library
    • Chrysler Building
    • Grand Central Station
    • Tickets to Top of the Rock
Evening
  • Take a car to:

    5:00 p.m. Dinner Reservation: Empire Diner, 200 W 10th St.

    Note: Please call if you need to cancel or are running late (212) 335-2277. There is a $25 fee per person if you do not show up for your reservation.

    Walk 6 minutes to:

    7:15 p.m. Classic Harbor Line: Sunset Cruise on Yacht Manhattan, Pier 62-Chelsea Piers

    Note: Please arrive 10 minutes early to collect your boarding pass at the kiosk. Booking #223796685 If you need to make a change, call (212) 627-1825

     Take a car to your hotel.

Saturday June 22nd

Bike Riding in Central Park, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tony's Di Napoli & Harry Potter on Broadway

Morning
  • Walk 10 minutes to:

    9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Bike Rental: Unlimited Biking-Central Park, 56 W 56th St.

    Note: You will be required to complete a waiver before you pick up the bikes. Booking number: 223797225

    Walk 2 minutes to:

    11:30 a.m. Lunch: Burger Joint, 119 W 56th St.

    Note: Cash-only, iconic burger speakeasy in the basement of the Thompson Hotel.

     

Afternoon
  • Take a car (approx. 25 minutes) to:

    1:00 p.m. Admission: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave

    Note: Your tickets are good for any time on this day. Order number: 48230803

    Take the subway (approx. 25 minutes) to:

    Note: Subway instructions HERE.

    3:30 p.m. Hotel: Lotte New York Palace, 455 Madison Ave.

     

Evening
  • Take a car (approx. 12 minutes) to:

    4:45 p.m. Dinner Reservation: Tony’s DiNapoli, 147 W 43rd St.

    Note: Link to reservation HERE.

    Walk 4 minutes to:

     7:00 p.m. Lyric Theater: Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, 214 W 42rd St.

    Note: Order Number: 1893887 Seats: Orchestra P1, P3, P5, P7

    Walk to:

    Times Square

    Walk 14 minutes to your hotel.

Sunday June 23rd

DUMBO Brooklyn, 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Sightseeing in Financial District & Dinner at Del Frisco's Grille

Morning
  • Take the subway (approx. 30 minutes) to:

    Note: Subway instructions HERE.

    10:00 a.m. Explore DUMBO Brooklyn

    • Brooklyn Flea Market
    • Manhattan Bridge View
    • Pebble Beach
    • Jane’s Carousel
    • Brooklyn Bridge Park
Afternoon
  • Walk to:

    Lunch Options:

    Time Out Market (25 food vendors), 55 Water St.

    Grimaldi’s Pizza,1 Front St.

    Juliana’s Pizza,19 Old Fulton St.

    Ice Cream Options:

    Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory,14 Old Fulton St.

    VanLeeuwen Ice Cream,1 Water St.

    Take the subway (approx. 20 minutes) to:

     Note: Subway instructions HERE.

    2:00 p.m. Admission: 9/11 Memorial and Museum, 180 Greenwich St.

    Note: Order number: 20240516-56699172

    Walk to:

    4:00 p.m. Sightseeing in the Financial District (see map):

    • One World Trade Center
    • Survivor Tree
    • The Sphere
    • Paul’s Chapel
    • Trinity Church
    • Federal Hall
    • New York Stock Exchange
    • Charging Bull
    • Fraunces Tavern

     

Evening
  • Take the subway to:

     Note: Subway instructions HERE. Contains a one transfer at Grand Central.

    6:00 p.m. Hotel: Lotte New York Palace, 455 Madison Ave.

    Walk 4 minutes to:

    7:30 pm. Dinner Reservation: Del Frisco’s Grille, 50 Rockefeller Plaza

    Note: Reservation number: 2110553883. If your plans change, please let the restaurant know at (212) 767-0371.

     Walk to your hotel.

     

  • If you’d like to print a copy of this itinerary, click HERE.

    Please note: Any changes after delivery of the final itinerary are subject to an additional fee.  While I can assist with cancellation of dining reservations on the OpenTable and Resy platforms, schedule changes and refunds from vendors are the sole responsibility of the traveler.

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