Best time to go is early morning before the crowds. Gantry Park. The High Line. Chelsea Iconic path that was built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets.
New York Botanical Garden. Bronx Park The historic stone mill is one of our favorite structures in the garden. Staten Island Especially beautiful and worth seeing in the Spring. Prospect Park. Rockaway Beach. Socrates Sculpture Park. Washington Square Park. Afternoon Tea at the Plaza. Arthur Ave. Bronx Apparently the real Little Italy if you want real Italian. Brooklyn Flea Market. Chelsea Market.
Housed in the former warehouse of food manufacturer, Nabisco. Eataly Market. Flatiron Famed Italian market, offering counters, restaurants, and cooking demos. Fifth Avenue. One of the most expensive shopping streets in the world. New York Bagel. New York-Style Pizza. Smorgasburg at East River State Park. Strand Bookstore. Union Square Iconic bookstore with tons of rare books and gifts. The market runs every Saturday, from May 18 — November 23, 9am-1pm.
Seasonal or Special Events. Victorian Gardens Amusement Park. Sakura Matsuri at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. April One of the best places to enjoy cherry blossoms. New York Music Month. Shakespeare in the Park. When to Visit: Fall and Spring are the prettiest times to visit for fall foliage and cherry blossoms. December until New Years is crowded but has all the Christmas decor. January and February are the least crowded seasons but frigid cold.
Summer is crowded and hot and humid. Best Airports: LGA is the easier airport to get in and out of. Best Way to Get Around? Take the train. You can uber, but traffic sucks. Always pack flip flops and high boots for rainy days. There are multiple day options and it gives you access to a ton of spots. We did a 2 day pass and visited over 11 spots saving us a lot of money. Want to take a day trip from NYC? Stay for a night or have happy hour at their rooftop bar.
Casablanca Hotel — If you want to stay in Times Square but have a place to escape to, this is a great hotel for you. Have you set foot in all five boroughs? Anything you think we missed? The park invites you to play volleyball or have a picnic. The Museum of Modern Art houses a variety of contemporary artworks ranging from architecture and design to photography, paintings, and sculptures.
Especially after their reopening, it is really worth it going. The MoMA reopening will bring new galleries and spaces for performances and events to the visitors. Visitors can expect a bigger, more diverse MoMA after the reopening. Masterpieces have been cleaned and touched up; galleries are completely reorganized. First off, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is an architectural masterpiece.
Second, but most importantly, it is the permanent home of a large collection of art named after its founder. Not only is the outside spectacular, but it is constantly expanding its permanent collection. Also, many special exhibitions are showcased here throughout the years. It is definitely worth a visit! The fact that the Statue of Liberty is missing from the top 10 list is not an accident. It is always too busy and crowded and you can take much better pictures of the Statue from further away.
Instead, we recommend you take a boat tour around Manhattan that makes a brief loop around the Statue of Liberty giving you a good photo opportunity, or take a ride on the Staten Island Ferry! It tells you everything about the history of the Statue of Liberty. First-timers often visit the Statue of Liberty. Be aware though that it will take away at least hours of your day if you want to see everything from the Statue of Liberty to the Immigration Museum.
When the weather is beautiful in New York City and you want to escape for a moment from the noise, the hustle and bustle, then a trip to Governors Island is something to consider. In the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge Park there is a beautiful carousel for young and old all year round. From there you can also enjoy the great view of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge.
It is definitely one of the most popular things to do in NYC on this list, as it has been featured in countless movies and tv shows. Each neighborhood of New York has its own unique character and is worth exploring. Take a 2-hour tour with a local guide and discover hidden gems and 19th century buildings. Home to many wealthy families and business people is the beautiful area in Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo.
This mixture gives this area of Brooklyn its special charm. Experience the Chelsea neighborhood from a whole new vantage point and find out more about the history of the famous Meatpacking District including how it developed into one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the world.
The pizza is very remeniscent of pizza and the wine selection is huge. You will also find a large selection of ecellent pasta, salads, and sandwiches. Nevertheless, this Italian food market is for me one of the most beautiful and best in the city!
The entrance to the park, which is only square metres in size, is at 53rd Street — and what immediately catches the eye: the 6-metre high waterfall. The fact is that it is an oasis that radiates an aura of peace in the middle of the New York hustle and bustle. You can click on each attraction on the map to find out everything you need to know! I'm a true New York fan!
Not only have I visited the city over 20 times but also have I spent several months here at a time. On this blog, I want to share everything I have learned and discovered, so you can have the best time in the greatest city in the world.
By the way: Did you like my article? Then think about becoming a supporter of us on Patreon! Expertly curated, and constantly finding creative and engaging ways to display its vast inventory of specimens, the American Museum of Natural History is on a jaw-dropping scale.
Many of the collections are the largest in the world in their fields, so you can indulge your interest in even the most obscure subcategories of zoology, botany, geology, mineralogy and anthropology. At the very bottom of Fifth Avenue and fringed by New York University, the youthful Washington Square Park is somewhere to forget the city for a while. Source: getyourguide. Taking off from the heliport at Pier 6, this flight lasts minutes but will give you memories to last a lifetime.
At the time of writing in the Knicks were at their nadir, slumping to the very bottom of the Eastern Conference, but you may be keen to relive the 90s when Patrick Ewing was in his prime and the team reached two finals. Or you might just want to find out about how this ultramodern arena works on the new All Access Tour. This departs every half-hour limited hours on Knicks days , and a knowledgeable guide will lead you on a minute journey around all the nooks and crannies.
Part of the Rockefeller Center is this iconic Art Deco live entertainment venue that opened in , hosting major concerts, awards ceremonies and live broadcasts of TV shows. From the outside the Radio City Music Hall is unmistakeable for its long marquee sign on the corner of 6th Avenue and 50th street, and the seven-storey signs on 6th Avenue.
The twin spires facing Fifth Avenue are just over metres tall, while the combined nave and choir measures Pay a visit for the finer things, and to admire the largest array of cast-iron buildings in the world, dating from to Gentrification is squeezing this neighbourhood too, but there are still hundreds of cutting-edge galleries and a sizeable LBTGQ community.
Chelsea is one of the best places to go out in Manhattan, with loads of bars and clubs, especially in the Meatpacking District. Make the pilgrimage to the Chelsea Hotel, reopened after long-term renovations in , and made famous by its countless mentions in popular culture and the scores of cultural figures who have stayed here.
After a plot had been chosen by the East River for the headquarters of the newly founded United Nations, an international dream team of design consultants was put together, among them Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier. The Visitor Centre is open every day of the week, although guided tours are only given Monday to Friday.
These last an hour and, depending on the schedule, take you into the famed General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council, while showing some of the many artworks gifted to the UN like the Norman Rockwell Mosaic and the Zanetti Mural. This institution goes back to , and in moved into its current venue, the Georgian-style Andrew Carnegie Mansion The tycoon and philanthropist resided here until his death in , while his wife Louise would remain until she passed away in A seven-year upgrade, completed in , has elevated the Cooper-Hewitt to must-see status.
As of this park project, revitalising 1. The Brooklyn Bridge Park has been more than a decade in the making, transforming Brooklyn Piers and reclaiming land on the East River with soil from the construction of the new World Trade Center. There are multiple sports facilities, playgrounds for children and loads of places to eat, both in the park and nearby.
North-west of Central Park and bordering on Harlem, Morningside Heights is a neighbourhood of striking monuments and big academic, religious and cultural institutions. The most august of these has to be Columbia University, founded in and the fifth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Grant , while Sakura Park is so-called for its thousands of cherry trees blooming in April , donated in by the Committee of Japanese Residents of New York.
Lastly, the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine is the fifth largest Christian church in the world, at more than metres long and 70 metres wide. In lush parkland over acres, the New York Botanical Garden grows more than a million individual plants in 50 different spaces and collections.
This is a leading botanical institution, conducting research and conservation programmes that employ staff. For visitors there are lots of delights, like a tract of the old growth forest that covered all of New York before it was settled by Europeans in the 17th century. A sight to behold is the beautiful Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, built with a wrought iron frame in the s and hosting a glorious orchid show every spring.
You can saunter around a Japanese Rock Garden, 37 acres of conifers, wetlands, a herb garden and the magical Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden. Discover the many wonders that make New York the country's most desirable vacation destination and enjoy some of the many fun and exciting things to do here.
Experience the endless treasures that New York State has to offer. Consider the thrill of parasailing hundreds of feet above scenic Lake George or horseback riding along a Long Island shoreline. Feel the exhilaration of whitewater rafting in the Adirondacks , hike the natural landscape, peaceful forests, and mountain scenery of the Catskills , or tour one of our picturesque villages or palatial homes.
Like good food and drink? Tour the state's wine or craft beverage trails or dine out in the Hudson Valley. Immerse yourself in New York State's many world-renowned museums and cultural institutions, and celebrate our proud history along the Path Through History. Pay tribute to the great achievements of our country's heroes by visiting one or all of our 15 Halls of Fame.
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