Top Places to See in New York City

A great list of things to do when you visit New York City

  1. Check out the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island (read our guide, here)
  2. Visit Ellis Island, the gateway for millions of immigrants during the late 1800s and early 1900s
  3. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge
  4. Visit The Frick Museum
  5. Tour the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  6. Tour the Whitney Museum of American Art
  7. Visit the Guggenheim Museum
  8. Check out Rockefeller Center
  9. Go to Chinatown
  10. Visit the Empire State Building
  11. Go to the zoo in Central Park
  12. Catch the Tribeca Film Festival
  13. Go Shopping on Fifth Avenue
  14. Visit Times Square
  15. Catch the CBS Late Show with David Letterman at the historic Ed Sullivan Theater
  16. Tour Federal Hall where the first American President, George Washington, took the oath of office
  17. Catch a fly ball at Yankee Stadium or Shea Stadium
  18. Visit Madison Square Garden
  19. See a Broadway show∑
  20. Ride the Wonder Wheel at Coney Island
  21. Stop and smell the flowers at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (over 100 years old!)
  22. Be part of the Studio Audience on a TV show
  23. Have some great Italian food at Fino Ristorante Italiano on Wall Street
  24. Stroll through the New York Botanical Garden, or the Wave Hill New York Public Garden
  25. Visit the Bronx Zoo
  26. The NY Public Library (the lions, architecture, Rose Reading Room, and Guttenburg Bible)
  27. Visit the Top of the Rockefeller
  28. Visit the 100 year old Grand Central Terminal!
  29. Visit the newly opened National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the former site of the WTC
  30. Visit One World Trade Center (formerly called the Freedom Tower)
  31. Drive and see Niagara Falls
  32. See the space shuttle Enterprise at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
  33. Check out the NY Museum of The American Indian
  34. Go for a long jog in Central Park
  35. Take in the architecture in New York City
  36. The Brooklyn Museum is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the country (large ancient Egypt exhibit)
  37. Get over to the Prospect Park Zoo in the heart of Brooklyn
  38. Check out the toys at the one and only FAO Schwarz (founded in 1862) and check out the big piano show
  39. What are the top places to get photos in New York City? Check out this list of 10 hotspots.
  40. Drink some hot chocolate at the City Bakery annual hot chocolate festival (every February)
  41. The six best places for donuts in New York City
  42. MoMA, or The Museum of Modern Art, is a terrific museum and store

 

Visiting The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

We've written a little guide to visiting The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island.

 

Visit New York City: some basic facts about the city that never sleeps

New York City, or "The Big Apple" as it is fondly called by its residents, is the city with the largest population in the United States. You most likely knew that, but here are some things you may not have known:

 

 

What to see outside New York City

  1. It's a bit of a drive, but the Hudson Valley Seed Library, near Accord, NY, is a real treat
  2. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown provides a look into baseball history

 

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