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    <trip id="15304" created="2009-10-23 16:22:15" creator_id="72" creator_name="cristina" creator_status="100" default_for_user_id="" description="Ever since the Highline opened in summer 2009, it has regenerated the area around it.  Not that Chelsea and the Meatpacking District were ever dead, but it's suddenly cool for New Yorkers to hang out here again.  This day-long itinerary takes in the Highline and the best of the surrounding area, because let's face it - the Highline would take about an hour to get through, even if you did stop to sit.  

Start at Chelsea Market and pick up some food for a small picnic - walk over to the Highline, preferably around Gansevoort (where it starts) and find a nice spot to sit, eat, and people-watch.  Entrances to the Highline are on every even-numbered street.  Take a break at 14th St., walk off the Highline and go south a block to The Standard Grill's biergarten for some beer, and then walk around the Meatpacking District for some window-shopping: Stella McCartney, Moschino, Alexander McQueen and other high-end labels can all be found here.  Once you are ready to get back on the Highline, walk along until it ends at 20th St. - you can see Frank Gehry's magnificent IAC building from the Highline, but it's a mere block away at 18th St. if you want a closer look.  Otherwise descend back to street-level at 20th St. and explore some galleries - you're in the middle of Chelsea's arts district.  I've listed two galleries here, but there are dozens to choose from.

Chelsea and the Meatpacking District are trendy places to go at night, so it's worth sticking around.  Weeknights are definitely better than weekends." marked_deleted="0" modified="2009-10-23 18:05:17.357868" modifier_id="72" privacy="1" static_map_url="http://maps.google.com/staticmap?hl=en&amp;maptype=roadmap&amp;format=png&amp;markers=40.742039,-74.004807,reda%7C40.739454,-74.008112,redb%7C40.740795,-74.007736,redc%7C40.745339,-74.007747,redd%7C40.746005,-74.005644,rede%7C40.746802,-74.005065,redf%7C40.748801,-74.004400,redg&amp;key=ABCDABCD&amp;size=123123123x123123123&amp;path=rgb:0x0000ff,weight:5|40.742039,-74.004807|40.739454,-74.008112|40.740795,-74.007736|40.745339,-74.007747|40.746005,-74.005644|40.746802,-74.005065|40.748801,-74.004400" status="0" sum_locations="7" sum_votes="2" title="A Day At the Highline: The Best of Chelsea and the Meatpacking District by Day" triplocation_id="5026" />
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    <triplocations name="High Line Park" description="After years of stagnating projects, New York is home to an innovative gem again. The High Line Park might revolutionize the way we think of parks, just as Central Park did 150 years ago. An old deserted railroad track for meat transports was turned into an urban stroll, 20 feet above the street level. Over the coming years, the park will be continuously extended. " favorite="" full_name="High Line Park, New York City, New York, USA" googled_path="USA/New-York/New-York-City/High-Line-Park" hidden="0" href="http://www.tripwolf.com/en/guide/show/604083/USA/New-York/New-York-City/High-Line-Park" id="604083" inherited="0" is_poi="1" item_name="High Line Park, New York City, New York, USA" language="ENG" latitude="40.7394535042585" longitude="-74.0081119537354" ltp_level="0" parents_name="New York City, New York, USA" rating="0" recommended="" status_description="4" status_name="1" status_tags="0" status_teaser="2" teaser="A park where no one would expect it - on deserted railtracks high above the streets of New York" teaser_or_description="&lt;b&gt;A park where no one would expect it - on deserted railtracks high above the streets of New York.&lt;/b&gt; After years of stagnating projects, New York is home to an innovative gem again. The High Line Park might..." teaser_or_description_short="&lt;b&gt;A park where no one would expect it - on deserted railtracks high above the streets of New York.&lt;/b&gt; After years of stagnating..." type="16" type_id="16" type_name="park / zoo" votes="6" zoom="16">
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    <triplocations name="The Standard Grill" description="This restaurant of the cooler-than-thou Standard Hotel is surprisingly understated, channeling classic, American motifs for both its decor and its food.  The inside is a relatively affordable place to eat, with many entrees under $20, but the biergarten outside is the place to be during the summer.  Rows of tables are filled with a fun, rowdy crowd, many of whom jostle for a lone ping pong table that sees constant action.  There are also pretzels and sausages to keep hunger at bay." favorite="" full_name="" googled_path="USA/New-York/New-York-City/The-Standard-Grill" hidden="0" href="http://www.tripwolf.com/en/guide/show/644797/USA/New-York/New-York-City/The-Standard-Grill" id="644797" inherited="0" is_poi="1" item_name="" language="ENG" latitude="40.7407947888528" longitude="-74.0077364444733" ltp_level="0" parents_name="New York City, New York, USA" rating="0" recommended="" status_description="4" status_name="1" status_tags="0" status_teaser="2" teaser="" teaser_or_description="&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt; This restaurant of the cooler-than-thou Standard Hotel is surprisingly understated, channeling classic, American motifs for both its decor and its food.  The inside is a relatively affordable place to..." teaser_or_description_short="&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt; This restaurant of the cooler-than-thou Standard Hotel is surprisingly understated, channeling classic, American motifs ..." type="22" type_id="22" type_name="bar" votes="1" zoom="17">
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    <triplocations name="The IAC Building" description="The IAC Building is the first commission of world-renowned architect Frank Gehry in New York City.  It is an office building so there's not much exploration to be done inside, but the structure itself is a marvel - the curving glass facade is Gehry's first exterior made entirely of glass." favorite="" full_name="" googled_path="USA/New-York/New-York-City/The-IAC-Building" hidden="0" href="http://www.tripwolf.com/en/guide/show/644798/USA/New-York/New-York-City/The-IAC-Building" id="644798" inherited="0" is_poi="1" item_name="" language="ENG" latitude="40.7453386974501" longitude="-74.0077471733093" ltp_level="0" parents_name="New York City, New York, USA" rating="0" recommended="" status_description="4" status_name="1" status_tags="0" status_teaser="2" teaser="" teaser_or_description="&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt; The IAC Building is the first commission of world-renowned architect Frank Gehry in New York City.  It is an office building so there's not much exploration to be done inside, but the structure itself..." teaser_or_description_short="&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt; The IAC Building is the first commission of world-renowned architect Frank Gehry in New York City.  It is an office buil..." type="34" type_id="34" type_name="other venue" votes="1" zoom="16">
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    <triplocations name="Jonathan LeVine Gallery" description="Jonathan LeVine Gallery is the place to go for pop surrealism, graffiti art, and work influenced by illustration, comic books and more - sometimes disturbing but always innovative, it is a breath of fresh air in the NYC art scene.  Exhibitions change monthly." favorite="" full_name="" googled_path="USA/New-York/New-York-City/Jonathan-LeVine-Gallery" hidden="0" href="http://www.tripwolf.com/en/guide/show/644799/USA/New-York/New-York-City/Jonathan-LeVine-Gallery" id="644799" inherited="0" is_poi="1" item_name="" language="ENG" latitude="40.7460052196508" longitude="-74.0056443214417" ltp_level="0" parents_name="New York City, New York, USA" rating="0" recommended="" status_description="4" status_name="1" status_tags="0" status_teaser="2" teaser="" teaser_or_description="&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Jonathan LeVine Gallery is the place to go for pop surrealism, graffiti art, and work influenced by illustration, comic books and more - sometimes disturbing but always innovative, it is a breath of f..." teaser_or_description_short="&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Jonathan LeVine Gallery is the place to go for pop surrealism, graffiti art, and work influenced by illustration, comic ..." type="14" type_id="14" type_name="museum / gallery" votes="1" zoom="16">
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