TEMPLE IELP Teacher Exchange Program 2019 TRIP One Day Suggested Itinerary

Saturday, March 2, 2019 Depart at Home2Suites Hotel at 8:00 AM to NYC Depart Port Authority (NYC) at 6:00 PM to Home2Suites Hotel Bus drop off and pick up: West 41st Street at 8th Ave. – Near Port Authority Bus Terminal *For a return trip to your hotel, please meet staff on the bus by 5:45 PM.

You will have to pay for your own for use of public transportation and tours in NYC. This is a suggested one-day itinerary, but you can make your own plans. If you want to return to Philadelphia on your own time, please let us know before you get off the bus. We hope you have an enjoyable time in NYC. Stay safe & keep warm!

Time Location Highlights and Fun Facts Directions to next destination table 10:00 am Arrive Port • Main gateway for interstate buses into Walk east towards 7th Avenue Authority then north on Broadway. Bus Terminal

1-1½ hrs. Times Square/ • The building One Times Square, gave the neighborhood Walk east on 42nd Street to Broadway its name when it was completed in 1904. the north side of the park and • A mirrored ball has been dropped here every New library. Year’s Eve since 1908. • See if you can spot the Naked Cowboy! 30 min Bryant Park/NY • Wifi hotspot. Connect to BryantPark.org network. Continue to walk east on 42nd without Public Library • Library opened to the public on May 24, 1911. Street to Park Avenue lunch; Between 30,000 - 50,000 New Yorkers visited that day. 1 hr. with It is currently used by almost 10 million people a year. *Look south as you pass 5th lunch • Be sure to take a picture with the lion sculptures! Avenue to see the Empire • Consider lunching or snacking on the lawn or a bistro State Building* table. • Restroom, located on 42nd St and 6th Ave, was awarded the title of best public bathroom in 2014. It is the most used public restroom in any city park. 30 min. Grand Central • Completed in 1913 Walk north on Park Avenue Station • 1 of the 10 most visited tourist attractions worldwide then west on E. 51st Street to • The large American flag was hung a few days after the St. Patrick’s Cathedral (at 9/11 attacks Madison Ave). Continue west st • The starry ceiling is astronomically inaccurate. on 51 to Rockefeller Center. • The Whispering Gallery: an area under the 4 archways, OR on the way down to the lower concourse, where you

Temple University Intensive English Language Program can experience an amazing sound effect. If you and a Walk north on Park Avenue friend stand at opposite ends of the underpass and one then west on 53rd St to MOMA of you speaks towards the wall at a normal volume, the other person can hear you perfectly even though you are a good 10 meters away and facing in the opposite direction. • Consider lunching or snacking: head downstairs to the Oyster Bar if you like seafood. 1-2 hrs. St. Patrick’s • Consider downloading a St. Patrick’s Cathedral Tour on Walk north on Cathedral/ iTunes. 5th Avenue to entrance of the Rockefeller • Tickets for Top of The Rock Observation Deck can be park at South Center/ pre-purchased at https://www.rockefellercenter.com/ Radio City Music • Tickets for a Radio City Music Hall tour can be pre- Hall, etc. purchased at www.radiocity.com (you can meet a -OR- Rockette!) Museum of • Pre-purchase tickets online to skip the line! Modern Art (MOMA) 1½-2 hrs. Central Park • Located in the middle of Manhattan Island, Central From 72nd St Station (at W. Park sprawls across 843 acres, covering about 3.5 72nd St and Central Park West) square miles. or (at W. 59th • Though the park looks very real and natural, it’s St and Central Park West) actually all landscaped. That includes 25,000 trees; take the C train downtown to seven bodies of water; 136 acres of woodlands; 250 42nd St—Port Authority Bus acres of lawns; 58 miles of walking paths; and 36 Terminal bridges and arches. • Central Park welcomes about 37.5 million visitors every OR year, making it the most visited urban park in the US. Walk south on Central Park th • The Central Park is one of the largest merry- west which turns into 8 Ave go-rounds in the United States. Installed in the park in below Columbus Circle 1951, the carousel was originally installed at Coney Walk to south to 40th St and Island in . 8th Ave • In 2002, scientists discovered a new species of centipede in Central Park. At a little less than half an inch long, the species (called Nannarrup hoffmani) is one of the smallest centipedes in the world. 5:50 pm Meet on the bus • If you get lost, use your English! Return to campus 41st Street & 8th “Excuse me, where is Port Authority?” Avenue *The bus leaves at 6:00 PM.

This optional transport back to Philadelphia is inexpensive but must be purchased in advance: Boltbus: www.boltbus.com Megabus: www.megabus.com • These tickets are a bit more expensive but can be purchased at the station (Port Authority). Greyhound bus: https://www.greyhound.com/

In case of emergency, please contact Shannon at 845-662-1277.

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Bus pickup and drop off. 41st St. and 8th Ave. – Near Port Authority Bus Terminal Look for the white STOUT’S bus.

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