New York, often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part. It is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. A global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world.
1. Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Times Square is one of the world’s most visited tourist attractions, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually. Flashing neon lights and giant digital billboards. Some of the biggest NYC events in December take place in Times Square (i.e. New Year’s Eve). It’s the home to some of the best restaurants in NYC. Other nearby attractions include the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, the doll store American Girl Place and the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum.
2. Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. It is a living symbol of freedom to millions around the world and it is located on 12-acre Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France. The Statue of Liberty National Monument welcomes thousands of people visiting daily. Total overall height from the base of the pedestal foundation to the tip of the torch is 305 feet, 6 inches
3. Theaters
There are many famous theaters in New York, most notably the Broadway theaters. In 1866, Broadway was actually the home of the musical, making New York the birthplace of musical theater itself. Even if you’re not into the whole singing and dancing thing, Broadway shows create such a lively atmosphere and everyone can’t help but enjoy it. New York city has the most theaters in the world.
4. Central Park
Central Park is an urban park in Manhattan, New York City. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States. The 843-acre Central Park is 5th largest. The 6 miles (9.7 km) of drives within the park are used by joggers, cyclists, skateboarders, and inline skaters, especially when automobile traffic is prohibited, on weekends and in the evenings after 7:00 pm. Enjoy special events and festivals. Each summer, there are several events happening in the park. The Public Theater presents free open-air theatre productions, often starring well-known stage and screen actors.
5. Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City. Go up to the 86th floor outside observatory for views of up to 130 km. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet, and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 feet high. The Empire State Building is currently the fifth-tallest completed skyscraper in the United States and the 29th-tallest in the world. It is designed in the distinctive Art Deco style and has been named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. The Empire State Building anchors an area of Midtown which features other major Manhattan landmarks as well, including Macy’s Herald Square, Koreatown, Penn Station, Madison Square Garden, and the Flower District.
6. American Museum of Natural History
Founded in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History documents human cultures, the natural world and the cosmos. The museum collections contain over 33 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and human cultural artifacts, of which only a small fraction can be displayed at any given time, and occupies more than 190,000 m2). But the museum’s most popular attraction is the museum’s fourth-floor dinosaur exhibit, with fossil skeletons of a Tyrannosaurus rex, Stegosaurus, Triceratops and some lesser-known duck-billed dinosaurs.
7. Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center
A winter visit wouldn’t be complete without enjoying one of the city’s most celebrated traditions. Each winter, visitors lace up their skates and twirl away at The Rink at Rockefeller Center. Millions of visitors plan trips to the City every year just to catch a glimpse of skaters taking a spin on the ice below the famous Christmas tree and gilded statue of Prometheus.
8. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center is complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is the world’s largest performing arts center (66,000 m²). It hosts many notable performing arts organizations, which are nationally and internationally renowned, including the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, and the New York City Ballet. The center has 30 indoor and outdoor performance facilities.
9. Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal is a commuter, rapid transit railroad terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is is one of the busiest train stations in the world, and serves nearly 200,000 NYC commuters every day. Built in 1871, Grand Central Terminal is home to 44 train platforms, several great NY restaurants, and some of the most beautiful Beaux-Arts architecture in NYC. It has intricate designs both on its inside and outside. Many film and TV productions have included scenes shot at Grand Central Terminal.