New York City is made up of five boroughs — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. The official recommendation is to explore one borough per day, letting you hit the highlights of all five in just five days. Day 1 · The Bronx: Bronx Zoo (265 acres, 600+ species; sea lion feedings at 11am and 3pm daily) + New York Botanical Garden (250 acres, over 1 million plants) + Arthur Avenue's Little Italy (Neapolitan pizza at Zero Otto Nove) + the Grand Concourse (an Art Deco boulevard begun in the 1890s) + the Bronx Museum of the Arts + a New York Yankees game. Day 2 · Brooklyn: Coney Island (the century-old Cyclone coaster at Luna Park) + a hot dog at Nathan's Famous + Prospect Park (585 acres) + the Brooklyn Museum (Egyptian artifacts, Judy Chicago's 'The Dinner Party') + the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn Heights, where you can walk through vintage subway cars. Day 3 · Manhattan: a Viennese-style breakfast at Cafe Sabarsky + the Metropolitan Museum of Art's highlights + the High Line + the Whitney Museum of American Art + the Meatpacking District. Day 4 · Queens: the New World Mall food court in Flushing (Chinese, Korean and Hong Kong-style eats) + Flushing Meadows Corona Park (the 140-foot Unisphere) + Astoria (Greek and Egyptian food, Kaufman Astoria Studios). Day 5 · Staten Island: the free Staten Island Ferry (great Statue of Liberty views) + the September 11 Memorial + Fort Wadsworth + a Staten Island Yankees minor-league ballgame.