My autobiography in check-ins

Amy Guth: For the full effect: go in the fall, early in the morning, head to the summit, and look over the fog and new day. Doesn't get much better. Though, I was born in these mountains, so I'm biased.

Amy Guth: Take a class or workshop, or visit and just take it all in. Almost everything I know about creativity, I learned here.

Amy Guth: When I feel homesick, it's usually for this place. Highlights: Maverick (home goods), White Elephant (drinkin' & dancin'), Ricsky's (deliciousness), Exhibition Hall market area (jewelry).

Amy Guth: See a show here and watch how creative theater-in-the-round is. (I interned here, yeeeears ago.)

Amy Guth: While working here (on the business side) decades ago, I learned that while the Met is legendary, NYCO can often do more experimental envelope pushing. Worth seeing, for sure.

Amy Guth: Wander the great Vieux Carre district and whoop it up, but once you near Rampart Street, watch out-- a man once threw either a blessing or curse of dried beans and petals at my feet.

Amy Guth: Beautiful place for a day trip or to stay overnight inthe Great Lodge. Just watch out for Bison, as my brother and I learned in 2009. Bison have no qualms about expressing contempt for passing cars.

Amy Guth: You owe it to yourself to go to the Kentucky Derby at least once, wear a big fancy hat, drink mint juleps and bet on horses.

Amy Guth: The balcony on the 22nd floor is still one of the best views in the city, if you ask me. Second favorite spot in the Tower? The bank of windows on the 5th floor overlooking the newsroom below.