Liberty IslandStatue of Liberty
RecommendedLandmark
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi's copper monument on Liberty Island combines French-American political symbolism, ambitious nineteenth-century engineering and commanding harbor views.
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Bronx Zoo
Recommended
Bronx Zoo is a 265-acre wildlife park with major habitat exhibits, historic buildings, conservation interpretation and seasonal experiences for families.
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New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show
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The Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden sends model trains through plant-built replicas of New York landmarks inside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
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Central Park Horse Carriage Rides
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Central Park's licensed horse-drawn carriages offer a slow circuit past southern park landscapes and landmarks from their traditional pickup area near Central Park South.
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American Museum of Natural History
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The American Museum of Natural History presents dinosaurs, biodiversity, human cultures, Earth science and space across a vast Upper West Side campus.
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Ocean Wonders: Sharks! at New York Aquarium
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Ocean Wonders: Sharks! is the New York Aquarium's Coney Island shark habitat, with a coral-reef tunnel, large viewing galleries and more than 115 marine species.
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Luna Park at Coney Island
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Luna Park brings roller coasters, family rides, traditional amusement games and the landmark Cyclone to the Coney Island Boardwalk.
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Intrepid Museum Flight Deck
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The Intrepid Museum flight deck displays historic military aircraft aboard a World War II carrier, with the Space Shuttle Pavilion and Hudson River skyline nearby.
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RiseNY Flying Theater
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RiseNY combines galleries about New York popular culture with a motion-based flying theater that travels across a cinematic city landscape.
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Queens Botanical Garden for Families
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Queens Botanical Garden combines themed plant collections, seasonal landscapes and hands-on children's programs on a 39-acre site in Flushing.
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Roosevelt Island Tramway
The Roosevelt Island Tramway crosses the East River between Manhattan and Roosevelt Island, combining public transport with elevated city and river views.
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Central Park Boathouse Rowboats
Rowboat rentals at Central Park Boathouse place small wooden boats on the Lake beneath Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge and the park's wooded Ramble.
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Staten Island Children's Museum
Staten Island Children's Museum presents hands-on exhibits about building, water, insects, performance and imaginative play within the Snug Harbor campus.
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New York Hall of Science Rocket Park
Rocket Park at the New York Hall of Science preserves two towering space-race rockets from the 1964–1965 World's Fair beside the museum in Queens.
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SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt combines high-altitude Manhattan views with mirrored rooms, large-scale art and multisensory installations above Grand Central Terminal.
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Edge Observation Deck Glass Floor
Edge at Hudson Yards projects from the 100th floor with an angled glass wall, a transparent floor section and open views across Manhattan and the Hudson River.
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One World Observatory
One World Observatory occupies the upper levels of One World Trade Center, pairing panoramic city views with a rapid ascent and exhibits about New York.
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Governors Island Surrey Bikes
Governors Island's multi-seat surrey bikes travel seven miles of car-free paths between historic buildings, lawns, play areas and harbor viewpoints.
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Lucky Strike Chelsea Piers
Lucky Strike Chelsea Piers is a large Hudson River bowling venue with 40 lanes, an arcade and group spaces inside Manhattan's Chelsea Piers complex.
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Wax Hands at Madame Tussauds New York
Wax Hands is a paid Madame Tussauds New York activity that creates a colored wax cast of a guest's hand as a personalized Times Square souvenir.
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Red Pandas at Staten Island Zoo
Staten Island Zoo's red pandas represent a small Himalayan mammal species within a compact neighborhood zoo known for close-range animal exhibits.
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Grand Central Whispering Gallery
Grand Central's Whispering Gallery carries quiet voices diagonally across a tiled vault outside the Oyster Bar through the arch's unusual acoustics.
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Liberty Island
New York HarborEllis Island National Museum of Immigration
RecommendedMuseum
The National Museum of Immigration occupies Ellis Island's restored Main Building, interpreting federal processing, migration journeys and the people who passed through the station.
ManhattanCentral Park
RecommendedPark
Central Park is Manhattan's 843-acre landscaped civic ground, where Olmsted and Vaux joined meadows, woodland, lakes, formal architecture and separated circulation routes.
Midtown WestEmpire State Building
RecommendedObservatory
The Empire State Building combines a landmarked Art Deco tower and restored interior with museum galleries and observatories on the 86th and 102nd floors.
Midtown WestTimes Square
RecommendedLandmark
Times Square is the intensely illuminated Midtown junction where Broadway crosses Seventh Avenue, combining pedestrian plazas, theaters, media façades and constant street activity.
Upper East SideThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
RecommendedArt Museum
The Met Fifth Avenue is an encyclopedic art museum whose galleries range from ancient Egypt and the Islamic world to European painting, arms and armor, and American art.
Lower ManhattanBrooklyn Bridge
RecommendedLandmark
The Brooklyn Bridge joins Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Heights through granite Gothic towers, steel cables and an elevated pedestrian promenade above the East River.
BrooklynProspect Park
RecommendedPark
Prospect Park is Olmsted and Vaux's major Brooklyn landscape, joining Long Meadow, wooded ravines, a lake, formal entrances and cultural institutions within 585 acres.
BrooklynBrooklyn Museum
RecommendedArt Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is a major encyclopedic institution beside Prospect Park, known for Egyptian holdings, African and American art, decorative arts and socially engaged exhibitions.
BrooklynDUMBO Waterfront
RecommendedHistoric District
DUMBO's waterfront combines converted industrial streets, framed Manhattan Bridge views and Brooklyn Bridge Park's piers along the East River beneath two landmark crossings.
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Mr. Chang Halal Chinese
RecommendedHalal Chinese
Mr. Chang Halal Chinese in Astoria applies a halal menu to Beijing duck, stir-fries, noodles and familiar Chinese-American dishes, with roast duck as its defining specialty.
Chote Nawab
Indian
Chote Nawab in Curry Hill draws on Lucknow’s Mughlai cooking through dum biryani, kebabs, tandoor dishes, regional curries, Indian breads and sweets.
Mum Feteer
Egyptian
Mum Feteer is a Steinway Street specialist in Egyptian layered pastry, offering savory feteer with meat, cheese or seafood and sweet versions with cream, custard and sugar.
Dave’s Hot Chicken, Bay Ridge
Hot Chicken
Dave’s Hot Chicken at 418 86th Street serves halal chicken tenders, sliders and bites across seven spice levels, with fries, kale slaw, pickles and shakes.
Yemen Café, Bay Ridge
Yemeni
Yemen Café’s Bay Ridge dining room serves halal lamb and chicken haneeth, kabsa, salta, fahsa, soup, fresh bread, dips and Adeni tea.
East VillageBungalow
RecommendedFine Indian
Chef Vikas Khanna's Bungalow draws on the regional cooking of India's twenty-eight states, presenting family-rooted recipes, hand-ground spices and a richly decorated East Village dining room.
Ayat Bay Ridge
RecommendedPalestinian
Ayat's original Bay Ridge restaurant serves Palestinian soul food in generous shared formats, from mansaf and maqluba to musakhan, mezze, taboon bread and charcoal-grilled meats.
Ayat Astoria
RecommendedPalestinian
Ayat Astoria brings the group's Palestinian menu to Crescent Street, combining fresh breads and mezze with layered rice dishes, yogurt stews, grills and family-sized platters.
Hyderabadi Zaiqa
RecommendedHyderabadi
Hyderabadi Zaiqa is a compact Hell's Kitchen restaurant centered on dum biryani, where long-grain rice, goat or chicken and aromatic masala are sealed and cooked together.
Ravagh Persian Grill
RecommendedPersian
Ravagh Persian Grill pairs charcoal-cooked kebabs with saffron rice, grilled tomato, yogurt dishes and classic Iranian stews at its Manhattan restaurants.
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Upper East SideThe Pierre, a Taj Hotel, New York
RecommendedLuxury Hotels
The Pierre is a 1930 Fifth Avenue landmark with polished rooms, park-view suites, Taj service, three dining spaces and a Central Park doorstep.
Midtown WestThe Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park
RecommendedLuxury Hotels
The Ritz-Carlton at 50 Central Park South is a 253-room luxury hotel with park-facing suites, a club lounge, La Prairie Spa and 24-hour room service.
Midtown EastLotte New York Palace
RecommendedLuxury Hotels
Lotte New York Palace combines the historic Villard Houses with a modern tower, offering Palace rooms, Towers accommodation, large suites, spa and Midtown dining.
Midtown WestThe Plaza, a Fairmont Managed Hotel
RecommendedLuxury Hotels
The Plaza is a landmark Fifth Avenue hotel overlooking Central Park, with ornate rooms and suites, the Palm Court, Guerlain Spa and a public food hall.
Midtown EastInterContinental New York Barclay
RecommendedLuxury Hotels
InterContinental New York Barclay is a restored 1926 Midtown East hotel with residential-style rooms, club accommodation, a gym and dining near Park Avenue.
Midtown EastHyatt Grand Central New York
RecommendedLuxury Hotels
Hyatt Grand Central New York is a large Midtown hotel connected to Grand Central Terminal, with modern rooms, suites, a market and direct access to rail and subway lines.
Midtown WestBaccarat Hotel New York
RecommendedLuxury Hotels
Baccarat Hotel New York is a crystal-themed Midtown property with Parisian rooms, the Grand Salon, Spa de La Mer and a striking indoor pool.
Midtown WestThe St. Regis New York
RecommendedLuxury Hotels
The St. Regis New York is a 1904 Fifth Avenue landmark with restored rooms, designer and two-bedroom suites, butler service and three dining venues.
Midtown WestThe Peninsula New York
RecommendedLuxury Hotels
The Peninsula New York is a 1905 Fifth Avenue hotel with renovated rooms, rooftop dining, an indoor pool, spa and a central address near MoMA.
Midtown WestMandarin Oriental, New York
Luxury Hotels
Mandarin Oriental occupies upper floors at Columbus Circle, pairing Central Park and skyline views with an indoor pool, spa, lounge and direct mall access.