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Great day out for under $10 or £10 on a Wednesday
London (Day)
National Gallery
Its 2000 Western European classics by Van Gogh, Renoir, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo make the National Gallery a serious art stop, with over 5 million people popping into the building on Trafalgar Square each year. Miss the hordes by visiting on weekday mornings or Wednesday evenings (after 6pm). Any time, it's all free.Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/england/travel-tips-and-articles/76482#ixzz3I8DLnvH4
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Stroll along the South Bank and before long you'll find the second-hand book market under Waterloo Bridge, a venerable London institution and a great place to browse for literary classics, out-of-print books and old magazines and prints (many of which you'll get for less than a tenner).
Listen to a lunchtime recital
Listening to live classical music in London can often be an expensive pastime but there are several churches around town where astonishingly good recitals can be heard and you'll come away with change from a tenner. The Church of St James's, Piccadilly offers a holy grail of free (donation welcomed) recital programming with free 50 minute concerts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. At St Giles-in-the-Fields Church there are free concerts every Friday from 1.10pm whilst around the corner at St Martin-in-the-Fields a donation of £3.50 will get you in to a free lunchtime recital at 1pm every Monday, Tuesday and Friday with works from the likes of Franck, Parry, Mozart and
Take tea in the British Museum
44 Great Russell St, London, WC1B 3DG (7323 8000 / www.britishmuseum.org).
You could have a cuppa in one of the museum's many various cafés, but if you have time why not enjoy the free 'Way of Tea' session instead? This demonstration of the Japanese tea ceremony takes place in Room 92 roughly once a fortnight. There is also a terrific programme of free gallery talks focused around the current blockbuster exhibition. Many of them are also timed just right (45 minutes) for a lunchbreak.
http://www.apandtea.co.uk/tearoom.html
London ( Evening)
First eighty ladies are admitted free at funkybuddha every Wednesday night.
15 Berkeley Street,
Mayfair,
London,
W1J 8DY
Mayfair,
London,
W1J 8DY
Throughout the week, the Social provide a variety of events such as 'Hip Hop Karaoke' and 'Pop Head' with a free entry policy all night. Can't be bad.
5 Little Portland Street,
Marylebone,
London,
W1W 7JD
Marylebone,
London,
W1W 7JD
New York(Day)
On the East River, overlooking Roosevelt Island and the Upper East Side, the Socrates Sculpture Park, a former dump site, now has interesting art installations, light shows and movies on Wednesdays in summer. Broadway at Vernon Blvd, Astoria, Queens.
Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/travel-tips-and-articles/76493#ixzz3I8M4ZRrN
Bronx Zoo
Pay what you wish on Wednesday. 2300 Southern Blvd, The Bronx.
Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/travel-tips-and-articles/76493#ixzz3I8MNamRR
New York Botanical Garden
Free Wednesday, 9-10am Saturday. Bronx River Pkwy & Fordham Rd, The Bronx
New York(Evening)
Cielo
Roots at Cielo
Dance lovers get their fix every Wednesday night at this Meatpacking club from DJs Louie Vega and Kevin Hedge. The duo offers a selection of Latin- and jazz-influenced beats, and they help anchor the City's house-music scene. For more info, visit cieloclub.com.
18 Little W 12th St between Ninth Ave and Washington St
Manhattan, NY 10014
phone: 212-645-5700
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