Tour & Travel Packages to New York

The Empire State Building. The Empire State Building is the highest erection of New-York, located in the very centre of Manhattan. It was built for an extremely short time: the building works started in the October of 1929 and in the May of 1931 the Empire State Building was unveiled. After the tragedy that happened on the 11th of September 2001 this building again became the highest skyscraper in New-York (with the antenna its height is 443 m). Being built from the basics the International Shopping Centre soon will get back the leadership position.

The staircases of the Empire State Building have 1860 stairs, but nobody uses them to get to the very top: the building has 73 elevators (some of them were made especially for tourists). On the 86th floor, at the height of 320 meters takes place the scenic viewpoint with the fantastic view on New-York. When the weather is clear the visibility is more than 70 km. More than that, there is also a smaller glassed viewing point on the 102th floor, but for enter you'll have to pay another 15$. Every year the Empire State Building is visited by 3,5 million of tourists, which is in average 10 000 people a day! The illumination on the top of the building is every time different: its color is changed in relation to the season or special occasions (during the US Open the top becomes yellow like the tennis ball, on Christmas it's green with red).

5th Avenue. New-York can offer you a great number of various shops, starting with very cheap and ending with unreasonably expensive. The most fabulous market street of the city is 5th avenue, in which you'll find the well-known skyscrapers of New-York: the Empire State Building and the Trump Tower (it belongs to multi-millionaire Donald Trump). St Patrick's Church is also located there. It seems to be tine in comparison with the other gigantic buildings. Another interesting place is Rockefeller Center, where you can visit the Radio City Music Hall.

Most of the designer clothes shops are situated between 49th and 59th Street. The choice is extremely wide, just a few brands to make you realize it: Versace, Dior, Chanel, Lacoste, Prada, Louis Vuitton and Armani. 'Bergdorf Goodman Shop' with the 754th number specializes on clothes by French, Italian and American beginners of design, but nevertheless prices there can kill. Relatively cheap shops are 'Banana Republic' (it has number 114) and 'Façonnable' (number 689). In 5th avenue are also located such supermarkets, as 'the Saks' and the 'Takashimaya'. At the intersection of 5th avenue and 57th Street takes place the well-known jewelry shop 'Tiffany's'.

Located at Manhattan, Times Square is famous for its neon lights, enormous big boards and rich nightlife. In Times Square you'll find Broadway, the legendary theatre area that can offer you unforgettable music shows.

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Airport Address: John F Kennedy International Airport, Building 14, Jamaica, New York 11430, USA
Distance and Location: The airport is located 24km (15 miles) southeast of Manhattan
Airport Website: www.kennedyairport.com
Airport E-mail: Via the airport's website
Airport Telephone: 718 244 4444
Country Code: 1
Time Zone: GMT - 5 (GMT - 4 from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 9 (Terminal 5 is temporarily closed)
Moving between Terminals: The AirTrain JFK provides a free service between all terminals (journey time: 8 minutes).