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New York City - Sightseeing


Things to Do: Sightseeing

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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #25 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

Ellis Island is amazing. You need to get there early. Catch  the first ferry to the Statue of Liberty  and looked around. After that you can catch another ferry to Ellis Island. It is always a big...

Attraction type: History museum; Historic site; Island; Other; Landmark/point of interest
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

Broadway is famous as the pinnacle of the American theatre industry. This district is known for its abundance of theatres. Many of theatres have been in use for over 50 years! The Majestic Theatre is...

Attraction type: Theatre district; Street
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #28 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

A great place for a stroll. You can start anywhere you'd like.Just walk in at 59th and wander in. Check out the local artists and their wares.  Head over to the zoo. Check out the Dairy, which is now...

Attraction type: Urban park; Other; Park; Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #32 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

Like a small town within Manhattan, the Village has narrow tree-lined streets and brick townhouses.

Attraction type: Neighbourhood
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #38 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

if you want to go inside the base of the Statue of Liberty museum, you must make a reservation or else all you will be able to do is look at it from the outside. If you do make a reservation and you...

Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest; Monument; Other; Statue; Tourist/visitor centre
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #39 of 1,387 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Educational site; Tour; Tourist/visitor centre
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #40 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

Rockefeller Center, home to the Top of the Rock Observation Deck, offers shopping, dining and attractions. The attractions include the NBC Studio Tour and the Rink at Rockefeller Center. For more...

Attraction type: Town centre/square/plaza; Architectural building; Landmark/point of interest; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #45 of 1,387 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #47 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

Opened in 1913, and one of America's busiest terminals, Grand Central boasts a wide array of shops and restaurants to serve the more than 500,000 travelers who pass through every day.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Landmark/point of interest; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #48 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

Lower East Side History Project (http://www.leshp... offers walking tours of the Greater Lower East Side. Eric Ferrara, a 4th generation Lower East Sider, is their founder and executive director, and...

Attraction type: Tourist/visitor centre
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #50 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

From some locations in NYC it is easier to get to Grand Central Station than to Times Square. The "S" - 42 Street Shuttle subway train runs from Grand Central Station to Times Square. Used as sort of...

Attraction type: Town centre/square/plaza; Theatre district; Other; Neighbourhood
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #53 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

Two marble lions mark the entrance to this Beaux Arts masterpiece, a National Historic Landmark containing more than six million books.

Attraction type: Library; Landmark/point of interest; Museum; Architectural building; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #54 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

On Location Tours is New York City's only TV & Movie Tour Company. Go behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies filmed in NYC: Sex & the City, Friends, Gossip Girl, Seinfeld, and more!

Attraction type: Tour; Landmark/point of interest
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #57 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

The ground where the World Trade Center stood is now a haunting large construction site.  All very ordinary except for some evidence of building and renovation. The iron cross that was pulled out of...

Attraction type: Historic site; Landmark/point of interest
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #61 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

Fashionable neighborhood with boutiques, art and restaurants.

Attraction type: Neighbourhood
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #64 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

A residential neighborhood of New York City where many older buildings have been renovated into business offices for advertising and publishing companies.

Attraction type: Neighbourhood; Town centre/square/plaza
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #70 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

A 9.75-acre city park in Greenwich Village, characterized by its large, central fountain, and known as a major center of community activity for the neighborhood residents.

Attraction type: Other; Landmark/point of interest; Urban park
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #85 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

If you're wanting to visit New York and feel like a local rather than a tourist, this is THE place to stay.  You won't see a lot of tourists, but you'll see the locals--out walking their dogs, going...

Attraction type: Town centre/square/plaza; Neighbourhood
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #86 of 1,387 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Speciality shop; Flea/street market; Street
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #91 of 1,387 attractions in New York City

This section of Manhattan once inhabited by Jewish immigrants has undergone a rebirth in recent years.

Attraction type: Neighbourhood
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