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  • 911 Memorial, NYC

1. The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum

95,294
Speciality Museums • Historic Sites
Downtown Manhattan (Downtown)
Admission tickets from £20.12
By spencerusa
The Memorial comprises two similar monuments (representing the WTC North and South towers) in a park setting open to…
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

54,604
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Art Museums
Central Park
By overtimetravel
The Met is the museum to discover endless pieces of art covering over 2,000 years plus artifacts that are much older.
  • Central Park, Manhattan Mai 2019 The Lake

3. Central Park

132,886
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Parks
Central Park
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Open now
By PattyLongIsland
Central Park is America's first public landscaped park, covering 843 acres of land in the middle of NYC.
  • Taken with Earthcam Site camera

4. Empire State Building

91,583
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings
Midtown
Admission tickets from £32.87
By TAFCRacer
Projecting over a quarter mile up out of the hard bedrock of Manhattan, this marvel of American engineering and…
  • New York - Traumblick auf eine Traumstadt...

5. Top of the Rock

79,056
Lookouts • Observation Decks & Towers
Midtown
Admission tickets from £29.73
By NC_Brad
The Top of the Rock is uniquely positioned to see all of the most famous and famously tall skyscrapers in the New York…
  • Statue of Liberty, Holding book in left hand

6. Statue of Liberty

43,437
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Monuments & Statues
Liberty Island
Admission tickets from £20.84
By jamesv41
The history of Ellis Island is the history of millions of immigrants to the US, both past and present.

7. Brooklyn Bridge

25,205
Bridges
Open now
By Mellie2013
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest road bridges in the country and state of the art at its build from 1869 to…

8. Manhattan Skyline

21,262
Points of Interest & Landmarks
Midtown
By BarryS499
For years, an abandoned, elevated railway reminded West Side residents of a different New York, when trains serviced…

9. The High Line

62,314
Parks • Scenic Walking Areas
Greenwich Village
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Open now
By JOSEMPC
With just over 1.5 km, the HighLine Park is a suspended park built on an old railway section of the New York Central…
  • Sky Portal: Step on this 14-foot wide circular glass disc that offers an unforgettable perspective using high definition footage of the streets 100 floors below.

10. One World Observatory

28,143
Architectural Buildings • Lookouts
Downtown Manhattan (Downtown)
Admission tickets from £29.73
By emilymaehood
The structure is built on the actual former site of 6 World Trade Center and it was designed with the same height and…

11. Grand Central Terminal

44,256
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings
Midtown East
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Open now
By ACR195
Grand Central Terminal is both a historical location AND a working massive train terminal.
  • The Cloisters inside

12. The Met Cloisters

5,096
Religious Sites • Art Museums
Upper Manhattan (Uptown)
By Penboy7
This jewel-box of a museum is perched high on the hill overlooking the Palisades, which are currently left intact to…
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