--- title: Labor Day Tourist Guide: What To Do When Traveling in a New City description: Whether you're headed to New York or San Francisco, Singapore or Tokyo this Labor Day, here are your destination's must-see attractions. canonical: https://time.com/3182327/labor-day-travel-tourist-guide/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-27T14:11:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:53.173Z og:title: Labor Day Travel Guide: 10 Things To Do Wherever You Are og:description: Traveling this holiday weekend? Whether you're headed to New York or San Francisco, Singapore or Tokyo, we've put together a list of your destination's must-see attractions and activities. og:url: https://time.com/3182327/labor-day-travel-tourist-guide/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf3d09164ac4cd18/6986a10306f2c139b333073c/112156400.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Businesswoman with suitcase in airport og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Labor Day Travel Guide: 10 Things To Do Wherever You Are twitter:description: Traveling this holiday weekend? Whether you're headed to New York or San Francisco, Singapore or Tokyo, we've put together a list of your destination's must-see attractions and activities. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf3d09164ac4cd18/6986a10306f2c139b333073c/112156400.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 10 Things To Do Wherever You Are by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 27, 2014 2:11 PM UTC  Businesswoman with suitcase in airport Businesswoman with suitcase in airportGetty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 27, 2014 2:11 PM UTC Traveling this holiday weekend? Whether you’re headed to New York or San Francisco, Singapore or Tokyo, we’ve put together a list of your destination’s must-see attractions and activities. So if you want to hit the tourist hotspots, or if you prefer to see how the locals live, these ideas will make your Labor Day planning a bit less laborious: * [Athens](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1942641%5F1942848%5F1941169,00.html) * [Boston](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1984920%5F1984917%5F1984694,00.html) * [Chicago](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1846254%5F1846157%5F1845883,00.html) * [Detroit](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1994456%5F1994357%5F1994238,00.html) * [Dubai](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1849667%5F1849594%5F1849020,00.html) * [Hong Kong](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1850110%5F1850124%5F1850125,00.html) * [Kuala Lumpur](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1994946%5F1994941%5F1994884,00.html) * [Kyoto](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,2049375%5F2049370%5F2048895,00.html) * [Las Vegas](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1838100%5F1838099%5F1838068,00.html) * [Lima](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1977548%5F1977464%5F1977422,00.html) * [London](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1846986%5F1846948%5F1846581,00.html) * [Los Angeles](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1844490%5F1844431%5F1844091,00.html) * [Manila](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1955442%5F1955443%5F1953913,00.html) * [Miami](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1925375%5F1925376%5F1925380,00.html) * [New York City](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1843404%5F1843415%5F1843416,00.html) * [Paris](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1937013%5F1936990%5F1936846,00.html) * [Portland](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1975826%5F1975753%5F1975576,00.html) * [Prague](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1925095%5F1921770%5F1921712,00.html) * [Rome](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1850368%5F1850304%5F1850160,00.html) * [San Francisco](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1845230%5F1845056%5F1845537,00.html) * [Seoul](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1848378%5F1848364%5F1847892,00.html) * [Shanghai](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1851908%5F1851830%5F1851791,00.html) * [Singapore](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1845806%5F1845592%5F1845547,00.html) * [Tokyo](http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1897812%5F1897772%5F1897705,00.html) * 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