New York, New York: A virtual vacation

New York, New York: A virtual vacation
A Treasure Hunt on New York, New York

created by JoAnn Miller
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Introduction | The Questions | Internet Resources

Introduction

You have four days of vacation and are going to New York City!!! You will be there on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday and return Monday night. Plan to go next weekend. You want to visit lots of museums, the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. Answer these questions to help you plan your trip. Just use the links below. Take notes. You'll need the information later.

Questions

What time can you visit the American Museum of Natural History on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and where is it?
What time can you visit the Museum of Modern Art on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and where is it?
What time can you visit the Statue of Liberty on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and how do you get there?
What time can you visit the Empire State Building on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and where is it?
What time can you visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and where is it?
Where can you eat Mexican food near the Metro, vegetarian food near the Museum of Modern Art and hot dogs near the Empire State Building?
What tour includes the majority of the places you're interested in: the museums, the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty?

The Internet Resources

The American Museum of Natural History - Where you can find dinosaurs, fossils, a planetarium and laser show...
Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum - Visit the most famous people in the world.
The Statue of Liberty - Visit the old girl...you can sometimes even climb up inside her.
The Empire State Building - It used to be the tallest building in the world. Maybe you'll meet King Kong...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Visit ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt. See Renaissance Europe. All at the 'Metro'.
A Restaurant Guide - You have to eat too.
Some Tours of New York - Of course, you can let them do the planning.

The Big Question

(1) Make an itinerary for your trip. What are you going to do each day?
(2) Do you prefer your tour or the one you found at at the rous link? Why?

Content by JoAnn Miller, miller@room20.org
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Last revised Fri Jan 9 14:52:20 US/Pacific 2009