need ideas

My family will be in NY from 7/12 - 7/17. Monday 7/17 the women in my family will be going to see The View. My father and I need ideas for things we can do from about 8 am until 3 pm. We will have already spent 5 days so should have already seen most of the common tourist sites. Any one have any ideas?

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Will you have been to the Intrepid museum? I%26#39;m one of a few who didn%26#39;t particularly enjoy it, but I%26#39;ve read that a lot of men find it interesting. It could fill up a fair few hours.

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They could have lunch and hang out at the ESPN Zone in Times Square or take a tour of Madison Square gardens

How about a tour of Yankee Stadium? I%26#39;ve been on one and it was terrific. They are available on that date, details are on their website (www.yankees.com)

We will have already seen the Intrepid museum and we are going to a yankees game on Sunday. My dad wants to buy a bus pass for the hop on hop off bus and just ride that for a couple of hours. The Madison Square Garden tour sounds good. Thanks for the ideas

You could go kayaking for free on the Hudson.

How about the Police Museum or the Fire Museum?

If you don%26#39;t mind the long train ride, you could try an expedition to the cheesy, tacky charms of Coney Island. Go stroll the Boardwalk and ride the Cyclone!

Will you have done the 3-hour Circle line trip? That might work.

Or, if you like medieval things (I do!) go up and visit the Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park.

There%26#39;s the Museum of Broadcasting, and the Museum of the Moving Image, where you can go watch something old and interesting.

Is it too late to try to go see the gold vaults at the Federal Reserve?

Are you history buffs? Take the ferry to Staten Island and teh SIRT train to Tottenville to go see the Conference House.

If you are a science fan - The Body exhibit at South Street Seaport is killer. No pun intended.

If you are a history buff, the New York Historical society is great. There is also the transit museum in Brooklyn which I found facinating.

If you are a modern art fan, you could do the MoMA, or you could go out to Queens and visit PS1 - the first NYC public school, now converted into the Queen%26#39;s MoMA.

A beer fan would want to visit the holy trinity of historic New York bars - Ear Inn, McSorley%26#39;s Ale House and Pete%26#39;s Tavern - each dating back to 1870 or earlier.

There is also the Tenement Museum and if the weather is nice, I recommend to any visitor the $25 ho-on/hop-off water taxi. You can board at a number of locations and choose to get onr or off where ever the taxi stops. As an example, boarding at the Christopher Street pier in the West Village on the Hudson, and taking the boat all the way to its last destination in Queens on the East River is about 1:15.

Oh and I am completely with GreenWhiteBlue - The Cloisters are a great attraction that is out of the way, but in a beautifuly kept park way north of the city. You barely feel you are still in Manhattan.

Thanks for all the great ideas. I think South Street Seaport and a tour of Madison Square Garden would be something my dad will like. I am also thinking about a tour of a brewery. Anyone have any thoughts about which one we should go see?

Go to the Panorama!!!

It is a scale model of the entire freakin%26#39; city! It includes every single building, bridge and even the airports.

Here%26#39;s what it looks like if you could stand in it:

www.queensmuseum.org/information/mission.htm

Located in Queens, the Panorama is within the Queens Museum, in the heart of Flushing Meadow Park. See the Unisphere!

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Take the #7 train from 42nd Street to Willets Point-Shea Stadium. The 7 is elevated, so you%26#39;ll get a great view of the Manhattan skyline during the ride. It will take about 30-40 minutes each way from midtown.