I'm heading to New York in a couple of days - what must I see?

Answer 1

my dear, i don't think that anything else will take your breath away quite like the top of the rockefeller tower did for me. i don't know if it was just how big it was, but if you get a chance, go there at night time. its only 15 dollars and you can go through a little historical thing aswell...but the lights are indescribable. also consider visiting ground zero. someday, it wont be there anymore and new towers will occupy it. there aren't many more powerful things in that giant city as ground zero is. try even watching "The World Trade Center" movie before you go if you haven't already seen it.

Answer 2

You can go to Tower of the Rock or the Empire State Building for an observation point.
Times Square
Central Park
Museum of Radio and Television
Madame Toussad's Wax Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rockefeller Center
FAO Schwartz
Comedy Central
Broadway
Ground Zero

There are lots of other places. Why don't you google "Things to do in NYC". These are just a couple of good suggestions.

Answer 3

Need to see the Empire State Building.
Admire Statue of Liberty from afar (free ferry)
Go to an Imax movie! Must do.
Eat a hot dog.
Go in every store you see.
Times Square, after dark.
Ride in any Taxi, if only for a block or two.
Hershey store.
Browse Canal st.
Battery Park
Central Park

Walk wherever you want to go! Greatest place on Earth...

Answer 4

there is so much to see. you could spend a whole day just around central park, another at the museums there in the same area. if you are taking taxis, then you wont get lost and wont have a problem. if you are taking public trans. i suggest downloading a metro map because i have heard of tourists getting on the train they thought was headed to WTC and it went to brooklyn instead. one thing to remember is to leave A LOT of time for the big things, like empire state building, statue of liberty etc. if you are going on a nice, sunny day....be prepared to sit for a while and have some water. there will be busses and busses of kids and families in line and it can take a few hrs if it is a real nice day.

Answer 5

Have a meal in Little Italy. Pick any restaurant. They're all great. Go shopping on Canal Street, and have a cannoli at Ferrara's Bakery.

also, go to the Empire State Building and Tiffanys

Answer 6

Did you know that NYC is the biggest city and most populated city in the USA? It is the 4th largest city in the world. ( Tokyo, Mexico City and Sao Paulo in Brazil are the 3 largest cities). So be careful, be sure that you get hold of a map and study it before your travel because you might get lost.
Make the most out of your trip and make a schedule. Hope you visit the 5 boroughs there! Enjoy your trip !

There are 10 popular attractions as suggested by Yahoo travel:
1. Times Square
Location: 43rd Street and 7th Avenue
New York City, NY 10036
Open: 8am-8pm Mondays-Sundays

How did Times Square got its name?
It was from the New York Times.
This is in the heart of the Theater district.
It is usually associated with New Year's
Eve where people fluck.

What do you expect to see here?
Hotels
Restaurants
Office Towers
the famous yellow cabs of NY is 24/7

2. St. Patricks Cathedral
450 Madison Avenue
NYC, NY 10022-6810

Open:
7:30 am- 8:30 pm Mondays-Sundays

What is near this place?
expect to see the famous
Rockefeller on 5th Avenue.

Did you know that this is the
largest Catholic Cathedral not
only in New York City but also
all over the US? and did you
know that 2,500 is its seating
capacity and take note that its
organ is also giant with 7,300
pipes

What time are the services?
It is throughout the day!

The building dates back to 1850.

3 Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
NYC, NY 10028-0113

Open Hours:
9:30am-5:15 pm Sun & Tues-Th
9:30am-8:45 pm Fri-Sat

Website: http://www.metmuseum.org

Did you know that this was built
om 1895 by Richard Morris Hunt?

Entrance fee: $20.00 for adults




4. Statue of Liberty
Liberty St. NYC 10281
Open: 8:30am-5:30 pm daily

This is located in a 12 acre island.

5. Central Park
14 East 60th St. NYC
10022-1006
http://www.centralparknyc.org

This is strategically located
right in the heart of Manhattan.


6. New York Yankees and Yankee
Stadium
W 161st St. NYC, NY 10032

Open Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Sat

Wow! it seats in 57,000 fans!

7. Greenwich Village
Avenues of the Americas & Bleecker
NYC, NY 10014

West Village is more laid back.
It is where gays go and enjoy their
nightlife here!

8. Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Brg and South St.
NYC, NY 1001

It connects Manhattan and
Brooklyn. You can take a walk
over here from Brooklyn to Man-
hattan!

9. Empire State Building
350 5th Avenue
NYC, NY 10118-0110
Opens daily: 9:30 am - midnight
Last train up 11:15 pm

It was completed in 1931 as the
world's tallest building.

10. Chinatown
Canal Street to Bayard Street
You can find restaurants here
from Chinese, to Thai to Korean.
This is home to more than half
of the Chinese in NYC.


Did you know that NYC is divided into 5 boroughs?
( Similar to a County)
1. Manhattan = heart of the city with its towering skyscrapers, surrounded by water
2. Queens = occupy the western end of Long Island
3. Bronx = only borrough on the US Mainland
4. Brooklyn= occupy the western end of Long Island
5. Staten Island= surrounded by water

STREETS TO KNOW:

WALL STREET: financial center , leading financial center in the world
NY: known for communication and publishing center in the USA
3 major television networks have their headquarters in NYC:
ABS, CBS and NBS

CENTER FOR ARTS:
It is the only city in the USA where you can hear most music, see plays, watch dance or appreciate a piece of work.

Metropolitan Museum
Guggneheim Museum
Museum of Modern Art
Whitemey Museum of American Art

TIMES SQUARE AND BROADWAY:
main theater district
Lincoln Center for Performing Arts
= concert halls, theaters for dance & plays
Metropolitan Opera House

SHOPPING:
1. Madison Square Gardens
2. Bloomingdale's Department Store

Other places to see/do:
1. UN Headquarters
2. Chrysler Building
3. Definitely going to NYC wil be incomplete without riding the subway!
3. Waldorf Astoria Hotel

Answer 7

http://www.nyctouristcenter.com should cover it! Have a great trip!