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Central Park Horse Carriage Rides
Central Park's licensed horse-drawn carriages offer a slow circuit past southern park landscapes and landmarks from their traditional pickup area near Central Park South.
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Relaxed Senior-Friendly Vacation (5 Days)
Day 1: Scenic Carriage Rides. Take a quiet horse-drawn carriage ride through the paved paths of Central Park , and enjoy afternoon tea at The Pierre. Day 2: Waterfront Sights. Take the scenic Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty and enjoy a flat walk at Gantry Plaza State Park. Day 3: Peaceful Gardens. Stroll the accessible, level paths of the Queens Botanical Garden and have a fresh lunch at Sami’s Kabab House. Day 4: Accessible Fine…
Day 1: Scenic Carriage Rides. Take a quiet horse-drawn carriage ride through the paved paths of Central Park , and enjoy afternoon tea at The Pierre. Day 2: Waterfront Sights. Take the scenic Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty and enjoy a flat walk at Gantry Plaza State Park. Day 3: Peaceful Gardens. Stroll the accessible, level paths of the Queens Botanical Garden and have a fresh lunch at Sami’s Kabab House. Day 4: Accessible Fine Art. Spend a relaxed day at The Met Museum using their convenient accessibility resources. Dine at Ravagh Persian Grill. Day 5: Historic Parks. Spend a quiet afternoon on the lawns of Bryant Park and complete your evening prayers at the Islamic Society of Mid Manhattan.
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Central Park Horse Carriage Rides
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Central Park
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The Pierre, a Taj Hotel, New York
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Staten Island Ferry
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Day 1
Central Park carriage ride
Scenic Carriage Rides. Take a quiet horse-drawn carriage ride through the paved paths of Central Park , and enjoy afternoon tea at The Pierre.
Route note: Scenic Carriage Rides. Take a quiet horse-drawn carriage ride through the paved paths of Central Park , and enjoy afternoon tea at The Pierre.
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place in Manhattan
Central Park
Central Park is Manhattan's 843-acre landscaped civic ground, where Olmsted and Vaux joined meadows, woodland, lakes, formal architecture and separated circulation routes.
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hotel in Upper East Side
The Pierre, a Taj Hotel, New York
The Pierre is a 1930 Fifth Avenue landmark with polished rooms, park-view suites, Taj service, three dining spaces and a Central Park doorstep.
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Day 2
Waterfront sights
Waterfront Sights. Take the scenic Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty and enjoy a flat walk at Gantry Plaza State Park.
Route note: Waterfront Sights. Take the scenic Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty and enjoy a flat walk at Gantry Plaza State Park.
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place in Lower Manhattan
Staten Island Ferry
The city-operated Staten Island Ferry crosses 5.2 miles of New York Harbor between Whitehall and St. George, functioning as free public transit with expansive maritime views.
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place in Liberty Island
Statue of Liberty
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi's copper monument on Liberty Island combines French-American political symbolism, ambitious nineteenth-century engineering and commanding harbor views.
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place in Queens
Gantry Plaza State Park
Gantry Plaza State Park converts Long Island City's industrial East River edge into piers, lawns and promenades beneath restored rail-float gantries facing Midtown.
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Day 3
Quiet gardens
Peaceful Gardens. Stroll the accessible, level paths of the Queens Botanical Garden and have a fresh lunch at Sami’s Kabab House.
Route note: Peaceful Gardens. Stroll the accessible, level paths of the Queens Botanical Garden and have a fresh lunch at Sami’s Kabab House.
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Queens Botanical Garden
Queens Botanical Garden is a 39-acre Flushing landscape whose rose, herb, bee and native-plant collections are integrated with water-sensitive, environmentally focused design.
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Queens Botanical Garden for Families
Queens Botanical Garden combines themed plant collections, seasonal landscapes and hands-on children's programs on a 39-acre site in Flushing.
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Restaurant Sami S Kabab House
Peaceful Gardens. Stroll the accessible, level paths of the Queens Botanical Garden and have a fresh lunch at Sami’s Kabab House.
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Day 4
Accessible fine art
Accessible Fine Art. Spend a relaxed day at The Met Museum using their convenient accessibility resources. Dine at Ravagh Persian Grill.
Route note: Accessible Fine Art. Spend a relaxed day at The Met Museum using their convenient accessibility resources. Dine at Ravagh Persian Grill.
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place in Upper East Side
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met Fifth Avenue is an encyclopedic art museum whose galleries range from ancient Egypt and the Islamic world to European painting, arms and armor, and American art.
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place in Manhattan
Central Park
Central Park is Manhattan's 843-acre landscaped civic ground, where Olmsted and Vaux joined meadows, woodland, lakes, formal architecture and separated circulation routes.
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restaurant in Midtown East
Ravagh Persian Grill
Ravagh Persian Grill pairs charcoal-cooked kebabs with saffron rice, grilled tomato, yogurt dishes and classic Iranian stews at its Manhattan restaurants.
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Day 5
Bryant Park and prayer
Historic Parks. Spend a quiet afternoon on the lawns of Bryant Park and complete your evening prayers at the Islamic Society of Mid Manhattan.
Route note: Historic Parks. Spend a quiet afternoon on the lawns of Bryant Park and complete your evening prayers at the Islamic Society of Mid Manhattan.
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place in Midtown East
Bryant Park
Bryant Park is a formal Midtown lawn behind the New York Public Library, framed by London plane trees, terraces, kiosks and dense year-round public programming.
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place in Midtown East
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
The New York Public Library's marble Fifth Avenue research library combines Beaux-Arts ceremonial rooms, vast humanities collections and the Rose Main Reading Room.
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Prayer Islamic Society Of Mid Manhattan
Historic Parks. Spend a quiet afternoon on the lawns of Bryant Park and complete your evening prayers at the Islamic Society of Mid Manhattan.
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