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Welcome to one of America's most exciting, sophisticated, and expensive destinations. But don't let that last point put you off a family trip. Here, the best low-cost hotels, restaurants and attractions around—on a budget that won't blow anyone's allowance.

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3 Hotels 6 Restaurants 9 Activities

Destinations: New York City · Manhattan · East Village · Chelsea · Battery Park/Financial District · Union Square/Flatiron · Midtown West · Upper West Side · DUMBO

Themes: Affordable · Family

Inspired by: Three Cities for a Song

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    Excelsior Hotel

    Upper West Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel

    Midtown West | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    Holiday Inn Midtown

    Midtown West | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory

    DUMBO | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Brooklyn

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    Gabriela's

    Upper West Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    City Bakery

    Chelsea | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    Chat n' Chew

    Union Square/Flatiron | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    Pommes Frites

    East Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    Manhattan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City

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    Guggenheim, New York

    New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

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    Whitney Museum of American Art

    New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

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    Downtown Boathouse

    New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

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    Sony Wonder Technology Lab

    New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

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    New Victory Theater

    Manhattan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City

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    American Museum of Natural History

    Manhattan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City

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    Chelsea Market

    Manhattan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City

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    Staten Island Ferry

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    Battery Park/Financial District | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

    Runs 24 hours a day, with departures every 15 minutes during peak times and every 30 to 60 minutes during off-peak hours.

     

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    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

    One of the world's great museums, this Gothic Revival labyrinth tries to be all things to all art lovers—and with its expansion over the past two d... More
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