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Going to explore New York (city) for a week or two (starting ~now). Any advice on what to do? Anyone around and want to grab a beer?
-If you haven't been before do some of the touristy stuff. Much of it is overrated but it is still worth doing once (ex: Time Square).
-NYC is arguably the greatest city in the world. With the most selection in the world. This means shopping (for a partner maybe?). You ever wanted incredible Indian food but don't have it in your usual area? What about something more specific like Cambodian? Pull up some lists of stuff and go to town.
-You'll be there for a minute, depending on what your situation is it may be worth doing something like taking Amtrak to Philly for a day trip. If you are coming in from say Toronto or otherwise have limited access to the east coast you'd be surprised at how much you can do nearby. You'll never run out of things in NYC but it can be overwhelming and adding extra stuff can be paradoxically helpful.
-I've never been to an IRL Motte/SSC diaspora meet up but I've always figured you'd have a chance at getting some of the paranoid opsec types with an open invite to some location instead of a direct "lets meet up." Food for thought?
Philly sucks, do not visit.
Bruh the place has some pretty great food, for the history buffs it's one of if not the best choices in the U.S. and for men of culture it's got one of the most exquisite art collections in the world. Not a bad spot. Now Philadelphians......
If you're already in NYC, the food and cultural attractions of Philly are negligible. I guess you could go see independence hall, but is that really worth dealing with the Philadelphians and what they've turned Philadelphia into?
Food-wise that's fair unless you specifically want a Cheesesteak or something like that.
Independence Hall, Liberty Bell and so on are solid.
The Philadelphia Art Museum and The Barnes are both A++++++
I think I heard once that Philly has the second largest collection of impressionist art in the world that's something.
I'm just gonna say it. The liberty bell is basically a tourist trap.
The Barnes is a good museum, but it (even combined with the Philadelphia art museum) pales in comparison to the Met alone (and the Met is just one museum).
I don't disagree but I feel like this is most America history items.
I think we might have different tastes, especially once you had the context...The Barnes is just an exquisite museum.
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