Personal Narrative: My Trip To The Wax Museum In New York

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The moment I stepped out of the subway of 42nd Street in Manhattan, I was overwhelmed with a sense of wonder. The kind that let you know everything that there is to see on Broadway, at the same time, reminding you that you have neither the time nor the resources for such adventure. I stood still for a moment, admiring the extraordinary, bright neon signs. I took a deep breath and pulled out my phone in search of the famous Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York. As the location appeared on my phone, I started walking toward it. Right now you’re probably thinking, “Oh boy, this is going to be an adventure on Broadway!” But it is not; it is tale of my view on New York City, the city that never sleeps. I did not see the famous Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. Instead, I missed the sign and went to Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Museum. It wasn’t really disappointing, but sort of not worth the thirty dollars I spent for admission. The Revolving Tunnel was fascinating though. As I exited the Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Museum, believe it or not, the Wax Museum was right next to it. Not even 20 feet, I was thoroughly upset at myself for missing it, but I lost interest in museums when I left Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Museum. I …show more content…
After 10 long minutes of walking and seeing many buildings, I arrived at the very edge of the giant Central Park. It had a mixed of forest and park feel to it. I was exhausted, hot, and had an urge to use to bathroom. Anyways, I just wanted to leave Central Park, so I took an N train downtown to Union Square. Been 2 hours since I left where I was staying in Brooklyn, I was hungry and my phone was losing battery from being used as a GPS. I went into a nearby McDonald’s in Union Square and ordered a meal. I sat down next to a very well dressed lady talking about business stuff by the charging station to plug in my phone and eat my

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