The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has become a hallmark of Thanksgiving, not only in New York City, but all over America. This year, the parade route will change and the big inside scoop is the location of the best place to view the parade. Famplosion.com has you covered. Acording to parade organizers, the best place to get a view of the parade as it proceeds down its new route is to place yourself along Central Park West, between 61st and 72nd Streets.
The entire parade travels down Central Park West from 77th Street to Columbus Circle along Central Park South to 7th Avenue, down 7th Avenue to 42nd Street, along 42nd Street to 6th Avenue, down 6th Avenue to 34th Street and along 34th Street to Macy's Herald Square (34th Street).
In order to get a good viewing spot, many people arrive before 6:30 a.m. the morning of the parade to stake out space along the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route. Be sure to wear plenty of warm clothes and bring a thermos full of coffee or hot cocoa, as it can be quite cold. The duration of the parade depends on where you view it from -- near the beginning of the route, it will last about 1 1/2 hours, closer to Macy's, the parade will last closer to 3 hours.
If you'd like to get a chance to see the balloons as they get blown up, on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 you can observe the inflation of the 25 balloons from 3 - 10 p.m. near the American Museum of Natural History just off Central Park West between 77th St. and 81st St.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is just one of over 300 family activities available to your family over the Thanksgiving weekend.
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