Man, what a crazy city to drive through. We came in on the Interstate 87 and tried to stay out of Manhattan Island and circle around to new jersey shores, we were waved over by a cop about an hour out. He asked us if we wanted our RV to be a convertible? there is an 8 foot bridge just a head. No warnings on the highway! so we turn around and get on the I95, which of course goes through Manhattan. What a nightmare, low bridges, tunnels that are closed to RV's because of propane tanks, streets super busy with traffic. We got lost trying to get on the George Washington Bridge and then again on the New Jersey turn pike and went up and down. like 3 times before we found our exit. So.... About 2 hours later than we had calculated we finally arrived. Where is that cold G&T!
luckily we separated the RV and jeep before trying to drive here.
Once we set up the camper and walked Milo, we headed for the empire state building. It's a busy place as I think everyone who comes to New York heads here, it is very well organized and staffed so there is little wait time. The views of course are amazing, you can see all of Manhattan island and the surrounding cities like Queens, the Bronx, New Jersey Shores (where we are staying) In a way its more logical to look from above as the island is so built out you see nothing from the street level. Cost is $72 to go to level 86 for a family of 4, its another 430 if you want to go up to level 101, level 86 is an information trove of how the empire state was built, stories, facts and fabulous photos.
