10. Go on a Scavenger Hunt.
I've ALWAYS wanted to do the group scavenger hunt offered in Central Park that I heard about when I first moved here. However, if group tours aren't your thing, there are really cool maps you can print off on your own to do whenever you'd like while here.
Go
HERE for a pdf of a giant Scavenger Hunt Map of Central Park. Does it look like it was made for first graders? Well, yes. But it still looks like a lot of fun, bring your kids or go alone! [
CP Treasure Hunt]
There's a bunch of other options for Scavenger Hunts outside of Central park. Check out: [
Watson Adventures] for hunts around:
- Chinatown & Little Italy
- Grand Central
- Greenwich Village
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Natural History
- Many many more
This is the first one I want to go on (I live in the West Village):
The Ghosts of Greenwich Village Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by Time Out New York, the New York Times, the New York Post, Newsday, the Daily News, About.com, NewYorkology, NY1 and Going.com
Armed with a flashlight, you’ll visit ghost-plagued buildings and secret cemeteries while learning the stories of the restless souls you might disturb. Starring the spirits of Mark Twain, Aaron Burr, Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving, Thomas Paine, artist John LaFarge, The Shadow, Clement Clarke Moore, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Lee Chumley, Patrolman Schwartz, a few skeletons and various other apparitions, sudden chills, rustlings and knockings. Advance purchase required.
10. Go on a Scavenger Hunt.
I've ALWAYS wanted to do the group scavenger hunt offered in Central Park that I heard about when I first moved here. However, if group tours aren't your thing, there are really cool maps you can print off on your own to do whenever you'd like while here.
Go HERE for a pdf of a giant Scavenger Hunt Map of Central Park. Does it look like it was made for first graders? Well, yes. But it still looks like a lot of fun, bring your kids or go alone! [CP Treasure Hunt]
There's a bunch of other options for Scavenger Hunts outside of Central park. Check out: [Watson Adventures] for hunts around:
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