35 must see places

Statue of Liberty and Manhattan
Statue of Liberty

Lookout, Statue

The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of New York, and of America as a whole. The neoclassical copper statue commemorates the friendship and help that France extended to American settlers in 1776 in their fight for independence from Great Britain. The Symbol of Liberty has stood on Liberty Island below Manhattan since 1886 and is now one of the world's most sought-after tourist attractions. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www…

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Central Park in New York
Central Park

Park

The most famous urban park in the world is located in the upper half of Manhattan from 59th to 110th. Street and is a green paradise in the midst of a skyscraper development that has been a National Historic Landmark since 1963. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.en-gb.html?aid=2380460;label=p-nyc-central-park] Although it ranks as the 5th largest park within New York City in terms of size,…

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New York in January
Rockefeller Center

Lookout, Museum

You can't miss the Rockefeller Center, it is literally a must-stop every time you visit. It is not just one tourist attraction, but several. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.en-gb.html?aid=2380460;label=p-nyc-rock] Rockefeller Center is the beating cultural heart of New York City and also an architecturally exceptional complex spread over almost 25 acres, with all the buildings professing a unified…

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Empire State Building
Empire State Building

Skyscraper, Lookout

An elegant beauty towering over Manhattan, tasteful and dominating, confident and attracting the attention of visitors to the city for decades. We are talking about the Empire State Building, one of the most famous skyscrapers in the world. The Empire State Building consists of 103 floors and its sublime art deco architectural style is so typical of New York. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.en-gb…

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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, or The MET for short, as you may often hear among New Yorkers, has been located on the eastern edge of Central Park since 1870. It exhibits world-renowned works by the greatest artists, and 7 million tourists pass through the gates of the Metropolitan Museum of Art each year. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.en-gb.html?aid=2380460;label=p-nyc-met] With over 190…

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Time Square
Times Square

Square

Times Square could be described as a simple intersection of Broadway and 7th Street. Avenue with lots of illuminated advertisements and the headquarters of the largest companies in the world. But not many people would understand. Today, Times Square is an icon of New York City thanks to its uniqueness and its own circle of life, and it's definitely one of the top 10 tourist stops on your New York trip. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City"…

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Broadway
Broadway

Street, Theatre

Broadway is one of the oldest and longest streets in New York City. It dates back to the days of New Amsterdam and stretches from the very southern tip of Manhattan to the Bronx and on into Westchester County. Its total length is a respectable 53 km and it is one of New York's few streets that breaks the city's exact rectangular street grid, but runs irregularly diagonally through the city. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www…

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Ground Zero
Ground Zero

Monument

The term "Ground zero" was primarily used in English for the site of an atomic bomb explosion. However, after the tragic terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001 on New York's Twin Towers, the skyscrapers of the World Trade Center, it became the name of the area of Lower Manhattan where the attacks occurred. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-ground-0] The original…

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One World Trade Center
One World Trade Center

Skyscraper, Lookout

One World Trade Center (abbreviated as One WTC, 1 WTC or 1 World Trade Center) is the tallest building in New York City and was built just a few meters from the former Twin Towers destroyed by the 9/11 terrorist attack. Like the Twin Towers, the height of One WTC has completely dominated the Manhattan skyline and has become a new symbol of New York City. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html…

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Edge
The Edge

Lookout, Skyscraper

The 30 Hudson Yard skyscraper, informally known as "The Edge", became a popular tourist attraction immediately after its completion in 2019. [btn "Search for hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-edge] Its outdoor Edge Observation Deck is currently one of the top-rated observation decks in New York City. It was opened in 2020. The Edge is currently the 6th tallest skyscraper in…

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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge

Bridge

If you had to name a single bridge that connects Manhattan to its surroundings, it would be the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, which opened in 1883. The Brooklyn Bridge is definitely one of the most beautiful bridges in the world and the most historically significant within New York City. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-bb] The Brooklyn Bridge is also the world's…

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Fifth Avenue
5th Avenue

Shopping class

Fifth, or Fifth, if you will, Avenue. A concept every traveler knows and a place not to be missed. Over 10 km long, the avenue stretching across Manhattan ranks at the top of the most famous streets in the world and is one of the symbols of New York. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-5avenue] Fifth Avenue divides Manhattan into a western and eastern section,…

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Intrepid
Intrepid Museum

Museum

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a famous military, naval and, to a lesser extent, space museum that is one of the best and largest in its category in the world. In good conscience, we can recommend a visit even to those who have no interest in military and technology. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-intrepid] In fact, the museum itself is for the most…

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Wall Street
Wall Street

Street, Historic building

The rather unassuming Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, leading east from Broadway, is in fact the place where the course of the world's markets and economy is set. It is here that several of the stock exchange houses that have set the course of the world's financial markets for centuries are based. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-wall-st] Stroll down the 600…

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Ellis Island
Ellis Island

Museum

Ellis Island, located near Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty, is one of the most important historical sites in New York City and you should not miss a visit. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-ellis] It was at this spot that the main immigration station was located, through which all foreign travelers coming to New York to live their American dream…

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Flatiron Building
Flatiron Building

Historic building

One of New York's first skyscrapers is called the Flatiron Building, or "Iron" in English. Where the name comes from is quite obvious from the first glance at the building. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-flatiron] The Iron is one of the leading tourist attractions thanks to its novel pointed and very narrow shape, and you should definitely visit it when…

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Public Library
New York Public Library

Library

The New York Public Library (NYPL) is one of the world's most important public libraries, holding 55 million books and scholarly works. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-library] It is also one of the largest library systems in the world and has the most scholarly publications in its collections of any library in the world. However, it's the building and…

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Chinatown
Chinatown

City Quarter

If you've never been to China and would like to make a quick visit to New York, head to Chinatown. The concentrated area is home to about a hundred thousand Chinese immigrants who have made the neighborhood their own. Chinese restaurants, markets and above all lots of strange smells and of course Chinese people. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-chinatown] You…

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High Line Park
High Line Park

Park

The High Line public park is built on a former railway line above ground level. It is located between Gansevoort Street and West 34th Street and between 10th and 12th Streets. Avenue. It was established in 2009 as part of the Western Manhattan Revitalization Project and serves as a model for many similar areas around the world. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new…

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Guggenheim Musem
Guggenheim Museum

Museum

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is the most famous gallery of modern art, mostly abstract. It is the first of a series of Guggenheim Foundation museums now located around the world. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-ggmuzeum] The museum's striking, unusual and provocative building is located at the corner of 5th. Avenue and 89th Street. Street and features…

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American Museum
American Museum of Natural History

Museum

The sprawling grounds of the American Museum of Natural History, located off the east side of Central Park, is definitely one of the must-see attractions in New York City. The 25-building complex houses gems such as complete mammoth and Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, a life-size model of a whale, a 31-ton meteorite and projections of American nature. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid…

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Bull on Wall Street
Charging Bull

Statue

The more than 3-ton bronze sculpture, prosaically titled "Charging Bull," is one of New York's most popular attractions and a symbol of the world's financial district. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-bull] The statue of the bull measures almost 3.5 meters in height and nearly 5 meters in length, and there are often queues of several minutes to take a photo…

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Chrysler Building
Chrysler Building

Skyscraper

One of New York's most beautiful skyscrapers was built in the late 1920s and early 1930s during the quest for the title of the world's tallest building. As was customary at the time, the Chrysler Building is built in the Art Deco style, punctuated by a 56-metre-high steel spire with semicircular architectural features. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-chrysler] …

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St. Patrick's Cathedral
St. Patrick's Cathedral

Cathedral

St. Patrick's Cathedral is the largest Roman Catholic church in North America and the largest religious building in New York City. Its twin spires reach a height of 101 metres, which in other cities of the world would undoubtedly make the cathedral one of the city's landmarks. In New York, however, the cathedral stands somewhat drowned among the surrounding skyscrapers climbing to more than twice its height. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York…

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Coney Island
Coney Island

Sandy beach, Amusement park, Aquarium

Coney Island is one of the most popular places to spend your free time, not only among tourists, but especially for New Yorkers. Although you'll find this area completely outside of the city center and just south of the borough of Brooklyn, it is very easily accessible by several subway lines. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-coney] Head to Coney Island for…

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111 West 57th Street
111 West 57th Street

Skyscraper

One of New York's most interesting skyscrapers can be found in an area known as Billionaire's Row, home to some of the most expensive apartments in the world. The 111 West 57th Street building is prosaically named after its address and is the world's thinnest skyscraper and the 2nd tallest residential building in the world. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york…

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Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal

Station

The train station with the largest number of platforms in the world (44) should not be missed. Its architectural design is majestic and the interior spaces will surely captivate you. A visit takes just a few minutes. It is located just 3 avenues from the United Nations headquarters.

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United Nations
United Nations

Modern Building

Visit the land of none, but at the same time of all. On an area of 73,000m2 is the United Nations Building and a place that belongs not to any one country, but to all 193 member countries. The visitor centre with a photo exhibition and an introduction to the work of the United Nations is free of charge. Organized tours should be booked in advance at visit.un.org. In front of the UN Building, see two memorials - Nonviolence in the form of a…

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New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden

Stadium

The MSG is a multi-purpose sports hall that hosts NHL and NBA games, boxing matches, wrestling, concerts and many other performances. You don't have to be a sports fan to go see a game at the MSG Arena. Almost mandatory are home games of the New York Rangers in the hockey league and the New York Knicks in the basketball league. Tickets for the games and concerts can be purchased at ticketmaster.com.

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World Trade Center
World Trade Center

City Quarter, Monument

The World Trade Center is one of the hallmarks of Manhattan. The site of the worst terrorist attacks of the 21st century, which destroyed the famous Twin Towers - two skyscrapers - on 9 September 2001. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-wtc] Today, the WTC is not only a commercial center, but more importantly a monument and a reminder that freedom must be defended…

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The Plaza
Hotel Plaza

Hotel

The phenomenal Plaza Hotel, famous for its advertising slogan "The most elegant hotel in New York. Guests of the biggest celebrity Ding Dang Dong stay at the world-famous Plaza Hotel. New York's most attractive hotel." in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. The cheapest accommodation in New York Cheap flights to New York You can peek into the hotel lobby, and if you don't want to spend around 550 eur per night, you can just enjoy the hotel…

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Shopping in New York
Macy's

Department store

Whether or not you're a shopaholic, you should definitely stop by Macy's in Herald Square. The cheapest accommodation in New York City Special Flights to New York One of the iconic shopping malls will offer 10 floors of all sorts of fashion. There will be no shortage of major sales, look for racks in the corner with a 70-90% OFF sign.

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Westfield
The Oculus

Department store, Modern Building

Right next to Ground Zero, you'll admire the unmissable Westfield Shopping Center, which also serves as the main subway station in lower Manhattan. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-oculus] The 125-store mall opened in 2016 and immediately became the largest department store in Manhattan. Most of the stores are located underground, and the iconic main…

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Bronx Zoo
Bronx Zoo

Zoo

Even though the Bronx is (more or less unjustly) associated with high crime rates, it still receives over 2 million tourists a year. The reason is simple. The Bronx is home to one of the largest urban zoos in the world, and it's the perfect place for a half-day trip away from the hustle and bustle of the big city. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-bronx-zoo] …

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Staten Island
Staten Island

Island, Skanzen

Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City and can be found on the island of the same name just south of Manhattan. Visitors to the city know Staten Island especially well for the ferries that run from downtown New York, which offer the best views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-staten] …

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