Top Things To Do
50 top things to do in New York for someone who visits New York for the first time
I’ve curated, by order, a selection of the 50 best attractions, monuments, parks, neighborhoods, museums, buildings, events and other things to see in New York.
Monument
Statue of Liberty
Probably the most famous monument of New York Cit…
Probably the most famous monument of New York City, the Statue of Liberty is situated in Liberty Island, south of Manhattan. It w… + More
Viewpoint
Top of The Rock Observation Deck
This observation deck is located on top of the Ro…
This observation deck is located on top of the Rockefeller Center, therefore its name. It reopened to the public on november… + More
Viewpoint
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge goes over the East River, joi…
The Brooklyn Bridge goes over the East River, joining the districts of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Its construction lasted fourteen y… + More
Viewpoint
Empire State Building 86th Floor Observation Deck
The observation deck on the 86th floor of the Emp…
The observation deck on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building is probably the most famous observatory in the world. It is o… + More
Viewpoint
Times Square
Probably the most visited place in New York City,…
Probably the most visited place in New York City, Times Square attracts turists with its neon signs and many shops. The best… + More
Museum
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
The memorial and museum of September 11 commemora…
The memorial and museum of September 11 commemorate the victims and people who helped to save others while risking thei… + More
Green
Central Park
One of the most famous parks in the world, Centra…
One of the most famous parks in the world, Centra Park is also known as the green lung of New York City. In its grounds it includ… + More
Museum
MET (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the biggest art…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the biggest art museum in the US and it houses one of the biggest and most important collection… + More
Viewpoint
Wall Street
Wall Street is the main street of the financial s…
Wall Street is the main street of the financial sector of the United States, it has the most important stock exchanges: American … + More
Train
Grand Central Terminal
The historic Grand Central Terminal, also known a…
The historic Grand Central Terminal, also known as Grand Central Station, is one of the most emblematic points of interest of New… + More
Museum
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History has 45 roo…
The American Museum of Natural History has 45 rooms with permanent exhibitions, a planetarium and a library. The exhibitions … + More
Monument
Charging Bull
The Charging bull sculpture, also refered to as &…
The Charging bull sculpture, also refered to as "the Wall Street bull" was designed by Arturo Di Modica. The bull repre… + More
Green
Battery Park
Battery Park is known for having the buildin…
Battery Park is known for having the building that started functioning as the first immigration center of the State of … + More
Viewpoint
One World Trade Center
The One World Trade Center is part of the reconst…
The One World Trade Center is part of the reconstruction of the World Trade Center that was destroyed in the terrorist attac… + More
Monument
Ellis Island
This Island was the entrance door to the US for o…
This Island was the entrance door to the US for over 12 million immigrants from the year 1892 to 1954. Those immigrants account f… + More
Green
Liberty Park
Liberty Park is a public elevated garden that has…
Liberty Park is a public elevated garden that has views to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. It was built on … + More
Shopping
Brookfield Place
Brookfield Place is a shopping mall that has luxu…
Brookfield Place is a shopping mall that has luxury stores, restaurants and cultural spaces. It's located in Manhattan, in fr… + More
Viewpoint
World Trade Center station (The Oculus)
The Oculus is the main transport station in the W…
The Oculus is the main transport station in the World Trade Center area. It opened its doors on March 4th, 2016, and it was built… + More
Shopping
Century 21 Department Store
Century 21 Department Store is a department store…
Century 21 Department Store is a department store chain that has its flagship and two other stores in New York City. This shoppin… + More
Monument
Strawberry Fields
The Strawberry Fields memorial was made in honor …
The Strawberry Fields memorial was made in honor of John Lennon, inspired by the song he wrote "Strawberry Fields forever&qu… + More
Monument
Bow Bridge
The Bow Bridge is the most famous bridge in Centr…
The Bow Bridge is the most famous bridge in Central Park. It has Classical Greek style and it was designed in the middle of the 1… + More
Monument
Bethesda Terrace and Fountain
The Bethesda Terrace has two levels: one from whi…
The Bethesda Terrace has two levels: one from which there are views of the Lake of Central Park and another one that's below … + More
Monument
Alice in Wonderland statue
With over 3 meters of height, the bronze statue o…
With over 3 meters of height, the bronze statue of Alice in Wonderland was built in 1959. Unlike other statues, kids are allowed … + More
Green
The Pond in Central Park
The Pond is a mass of water in Central Park that&…
The Pond is a mass of water in Central Park that's beneath street level, so it's a place where all the noise of the city … + More
Shopping
Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany & Co.'s flagship store is located…
Tiffany & Co.'s flagship store is located in Fifth Avenue, besides Trump Tower, in the intersection with 57th Street. The… + More
Leisure
Radio City Music Hall
This Music venue was very successful until 1970, …
This Music venue was very successful until 1970, when it almost fell into bankruptcy. However, in 1978 it was declared a Landmark… + More
Viewpoint
Flatiron Building
The Flatiron was given its nickname because of it…
The Flatiron was given its nickname because of its likeness to clothes irons of that time. Its one of New York's most sy… + More
Green
Madison Square Park
This park is a public space located between Flati…
This park is a public space located between Flatiron District and NoMad. It has green spaces, benches to sit on and the conservan… + More
Shopping
Chelsea Market
Chelsea Market is a neighbourhood market known wo…
Chelsea Market is a neighbourhood market known worldwide. In the stores that are located in its interior visitors can buy almost … + More
Green
High Line
The High Line is a public park located in the Mea…
The High Line is a public park located in the Meatpacking district, built on an elevated rail structure from Gansevoort St. to 34… + More
Leisure
Madison Square Garden
The Madison Square Garden, also known as "Th…
The Madison Square Garden, also known as "The Garden" is a multi-purpose indoor arena. It's used for pro… + More
Green
Bryant Park
Bryant Park is a garden created with french style…
Bryant Park is a garden created with french style in Midtown Manhattan. Surrounded by skyscrapers and the New York Public Library… + More
Other
New York Public Library
Located in Manhattan, New York's Public Libra…
Located in Manhattan, New York's Public Library was opened to the public in 1911. Its style is neoclassic and it was remodele… + More
Viewpoint
Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building is one of the most iconic s…
The Chrysler Building is one of the most iconic skyscrapers in New York City and its skyline. It was briefly the tallest bui… + More
Monument
The Vessel
The Vessel is a sculpture created so that visitor…
The Vessel is a sculpture created so that visitors could interact with it. It consists of 154 flights of stairs, almost 2.500 ste… + More
Leisure
Jane's Carousel
Jane's Carousel is an antique carousel locate…
Jane's Carousel is an antique carousel located in DUMBO, in Brooklyn. It's covered by a glass box, so it doesn't matt… + More
Shopping
Empire Stores
The Empire Stores is a building that mixes a shop…
The Empire Stores is a building that mixes a shopping mall, offices, restaurants and the Brooklyn Historical Society. The … + More
Green
Brooklyn Bridge Park
The Brooklyn Bridge Park is a waterfront park loc…
The Brooklyn Bridge Park is a waterfront park located on Brooklyn's East River shoreline. It streches along the shorelin… + More
Other
Chinatown
Chinatown is the biggest neighbourhood of asian i…
Chinatown is the biggest neighbourhood of asian immigrants in New York City. It is located in Manhattan and it limits with Little… + More
Monument
Mahayana Buddhist Temple
This is the largest buddhist temple of the city. …
This is the largest buddhist temple of the city. It has a statue of a big golden Buddha sitting on a lotus flower and some panels… + More
Other
Little Italy
Little Italy's neighbourhood is located in Ma…
Little Italy's neighbourhood is located in Manhattan and was founded by italian immigrants. There are restaurants and ba… + More
Other
SoHo
The name SoHo is the acronym of "South of Ho…
The name SoHo is the acronym of "South of Houston Street". In the past, the neighbourhood was inhabited by artists that… + More
Green
Washington Square Park
This park was named in honor of George Washington…
This park was named in honor of George Washington. It has an arch, a fountain, chess tables, a kids playground, a canine pla… + More
Leisure
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater is a music hall located in Har…
The Apollo Theater is a music hall located in Harlem neighbourhood. It opened in 1914 as a whites-only venue, until 1934 whe… + More
Monument
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine's…
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine's construction began in 1892 and, because of the two World Wars, a fire and becau… + More
Monument
Bethel Gospel Assembly
The Bethel Gospel Assembly is a church that offer…
The Bethel Gospel Assembly is a church that offers Gospel masses. The masses can be in English or Frencha and they ofte… + More
Green
Harlem Meer
The Harlem Meer lake is a place where visitors ca…
The Harlem Meer lake is a place where visitors can practice catch-and-release fishing, skating and swimming at Lasker Rink a… + More
Museum
Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim museum has exhibitions …
The Solomon R. Guggenheim museum has exhibitions of modern and contemporary art and it's located in Frank Lloyd Wright's … + More
Green
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir was…
The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir was built in 1862 and it's the biggest water mass in Central Park. Its original… + More
Monument
Belvedere Castle
The Belvedere Castle is a folly in Central Park, …
The Belvedere Castle is a folly in Central Park, located in its highest part. It has some exhibitions and an observation deck.&nb… + More
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