USA Travel Help.
I've been to the States several times before, but I'm going on quite a limited trip and want to make the most of my time there. I'm also travelling with someone who has only been to Hawaii, so I don't want to waste her time in the places I've been to before.
At the moment, it looks like this:
4 days NYC
A few days Orlando (Harry Potter World)
LA/San Diego (ComiCon)
I've been to NYC and parts of LA before - just the beaches, I stayed at Hermosa.
Basically looking for your recommendations:
- what would you show a first-timer in NYC in four days? She's not THAT touristy - Times Square won't impress her - but I'm thinking things like Coney Island, Roosevelt Island, Tribeca - she likes old and industrial things, cool food places, queer interest, art things, tv/movie locations
- what shows are the best at the moment? We're seeing The Normal Heart for sure.
- Central Park - your favorite bits of it? I've only been to the part around the Lennon Memorial. She wants to see the Balto statue. I don't have time to go over the whole park.
- what's there to do in Orlando besides the theme parks?
- Disneyworld vs Disneyland? Anyone seen World of Color? Is it worth it?
- San Diego - best things to do while we're not at ComiCon? We're staying in Little Italy.
- Los Angeles: hit me with it. I know nothing except the Venice Beach area. I don't want to do like, maps of stars homes, but I do want to do the Paramount lot tour. Asides from that I want to know the local stuff - I'm more interested in like, seeing/going to music/art industry stuff, events, gigs or bars or openings, and shopping I guess. I know about the Grove and Amoeba and I've heard there's a big famous independent book store? We would also not be like, opposed to celeb-spotting but not like, from a bus with a tour guide. My friend who I'll be staying with works in West Hollywood and lives between there and Silver Lake. If you are an LA local or a regular visitor, just hit me with it.
At the moment, it looks like this:
4 days NYC
A few days Orlando (Harry Potter World)
LA/San Diego (ComiCon)
I've been to NYC and parts of LA before - just the beaches, I stayed at Hermosa.
Basically looking for your recommendations:
- what would you show a first-timer in NYC in four days? She's not THAT touristy - Times Square won't impress her - but I'm thinking things like Coney Island, Roosevelt Island, Tribeca - she likes old and industrial things, cool food places, queer interest, art things, tv/movie locations
- what shows are the best at the moment? We're seeing The Normal Heart for sure.
- Central Park - your favorite bits of it? I've only been to the part around the Lennon Memorial. She wants to see the Balto statue. I don't have time to go over the whole park.
- what's there to do in Orlando besides the theme parks?
- Disneyworld vs Disneyland? Anyone seen World of Color? Is it worth it?
- San Diego - best things to do while we're not at ComiCon? We're staying in Little Italy.
- Los Angeles: hit me with it. I know nothing except the Venice Beach area. I don't want to do like, maps of stars homes, but I do want to do the Paramount lot tour. Asides from that I want to know the local stuff - I'm more interested in like, seeing/going to music/art industry stuff, events, gigs or bars or openings, and shopping I guess. I know about the Grove and Amoeba and I've heard there's a big famous independent book store? We would also not be like, opposed to celeb-spotting but not like, from a bus with a tour guide. My friend who I'll be staying with works in West Hollywood and lives between there and Silver Lake. If you are an LA local or a regular visitor, just hit me with it.