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75½ Bedford Street Rising real-estate rates inspired the construction of New York... Be the first to write a review	Houses / Mansions	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Abyssinian Baptist Church This 1923 Gothic-style church holds one of Harlem's richest legacies... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Harlem View on a map

Alphabet City The north-south avenues east of 1st Avenue, from Houston Street... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

American Folk Art Museum Weather vanes, quilts, pottery, scrimshaw, sculpture, and paintings... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.2/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

American Museum of Natural History The largest natural history museum in the world is also one of... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.2/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Astor Place Subway Station At the beginning of the 20th century, almost every Interborough... Be the first to write a review	Transportation Sites	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

The Bronx Zoo When it opened its gates in 1899, the Bronx Zoo only had 843... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.9/5	Zoos / Aquariums	The Bronx View on a map

Brooklyn Bridge "A drive-through cathedral" is how the critic James Wolcott describes... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.8/5	Bridges / Tunnels	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Bryant Park An oasis amid skyscrapers, this is one of Manhattan's most popular... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.2/5	Parks	Midtown View on a map

Canaan Baptist Church of Christ The heavenly gospel music during Sunday-morning services makes... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Harlem View on a map

Carl Schurz Park Above the East River, this park, named for a German immigrant... Be the first to write a review	Parks	Upper East Side View on a map

Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine The largest Gothic-style cathedral in the world, even with its... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Upper West Side View on a map

Chelsea Hotel The shabby aura of the hotel is part of its bohemian allure... Be the first to write a review	Hotels	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Chelsea Market In the former Nabisco plant, where the first Oreos were baked... Be the first to write a review	Markets / Bazaars	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Chelsea Piers A phenomenal example of adaptive reuse, this sports-and-entertainment... Be the first to write a review	Sports Venues	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Citi Field This is the sparkling new home of the New York Mets; catch them... Be the first to write a review	Sports Venues	Queens View on a map

The Cloisters Perched on a wooded hill in Fort Tryon Park, near Manhattan's... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.8/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Colonnade Row Marble Corinthian columns on the second level front this shabby-but-grand... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

Columbia University Wealthy, private, Ivy League, New York's first college has a... Be the first to write a review	Educational Institutions	Upper West Side View on a map

Columbus Circle This busy traffic circle at Central Park's southwest corner anchors... Be the first to write a review	Squares	Upper West Side View on a map

Columbus Park People-watching is the thing in this.park. If you swing by in... Be the first to write a review	Parks	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum More than 2,000 years of international design is on display inside... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 1.8/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Cushman Row Built in 1840, this string of homes between 9th and 10th avenues... Be the first to write a review	Historic Districts / Sites	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

The Dakota One of the first residences built on the Upper West Side, the... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.2/5	Architectural Sites	Upper West Side View on a map

Eldridge Street Synagogue This was the first Orthodox synagogue erected by the large number... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

Ellis Island Between 1892 and 1924 approximately 12 million men, women, and... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 5.0/5	Historic Districts / Sites	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Empire State Building Bittersweet though it is, this landmark is once again the city's... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.6/5	Historic Districts / Sites	Union Square View on a map

Federal Hall National Memorial It's a museum now, but this site has a most notable claim: George... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 2.6/5	Memorials / Monuments	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Flatiron Building When completed in 1902, the Fuller Building, as it was originally... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 5.0/5	Architectural Sites	Union Square View on a map

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Standing in the lush grass of this park, you'd never imagine... Be the first to write a review	Sports Venues	Queens View on a map

Frick Collection Henry Clay Frick made his fortune amid the soot and smoke of... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 5.0/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Gallery Onetwentyeight Inside the jewel-box space, artist Kazuko Miyamoto directs crisp... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

Gay Street A curved, one-block lane lined with small row houses, Gay Street... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

GE Building Rising up on the Lower Plaza's west side is the 70-story (850-foot-tall)... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Midtown View on a map

Grand Central Terminal Grand Central is not only the world's largest (76 acres) and... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.9/5	Architectural Sites	Midtown View on a map

Grant's Tomb Walk through upper Riverside Park and you're sure to notice this... Be the first to write a review	Memorials / Monuments	Upper West Side View on a map

Ground Zero Although the World Trade Center grounds remain largely a construction... Be the first to write a review	Memorials / Monuments	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Hamilton Heights To taste this neighborhood's Harlem Renaissance days, walk down... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	Harlem View on a map

The High Line Once a 1.5-mi elevated railroad track carrying freight trains... Be the first to write a review	Parks	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Historic Richmond Town Explore 27 vibrant historic buildings (15 of which are open to... Be the first to write a review	Museum Village	Staten Island View on a map

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum Formerly the USS Intrepid, this 900-foot aircraft carrier is... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art At the top of a hill sits this replica of a Tibetan monastery... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Staten Island View on a map

Kim Lau Square Ten streets converge at this labyrinthine intersection crisscrossed... Be the first to write a review	Squares	Lower Manhattan View on a map

King of Greene Street This five-story Renaissance-style 1873 building has a magnificent... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	SoHo and Little Italy View on a map

Lower Plaza At the complex's center is the sunken Lower Plaza, site of the... Be the first to write a review	Squares	Midtown View on a map

Macy's Sure, you can shop in Macy's in other cities, but there's a say-you-did-it... Be the first to write a review	Stores / Malls	Union Square View on a map

Madame Tussaud's New York Join Captain Jack Sparrow's pirate crew, sing along with an American... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

McSorley's Old Ale House Joseph Mitchell immortalized this spot, which claims to be one... Be the first to write a review	Historic Districts / Sites	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

The Metropolitan Museum of Art If the city held no other museum than the colossal Metropolitan... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.2/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden Built in 1799, this former carriage house became a day hotel... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side View on a map

Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust In a granite 85-foot hexagon at the southern end of Battery Park... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.0/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Museum of the City of New York Within a Colonial Revival building designed for the museum in... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.2/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Museum of the Moving Image Step inside the world of movie- and television-making at this... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Queens View on a map

National Shrine of San Gennaro A replica of the grotto at Lourdes is the high point of this... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	SoHo and Little Italy View on a map

New York Botanical Garden Considered one of the leading botany centers of the world, this... Be the first to write a review	Gardens / Arboretums	The Bronx View on a map

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Unfortunately you can't tour it, but it's certainly worth ogling... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Noguchi Museum In 1985, The Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-88)... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Queens View on a map

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center A pioneer in the "alternative-space" movement, P.S.1 rose from... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Queens View on a map

The Paley Center for Media Three galleries of photographs and artifacts document the history... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 2.8/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Patchin Place This little cul-de-sac off West 10th Street between Greenwich... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Queen of Greene Street The regal grace of this 1873 cast-iron beauty is exemplified... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	SoHo and Little Italy View on a map

Radio City Music Hall This icon of New York City was built to enchant everyone who... Be the first to write a review	Arts / Performance Venues	Midtown View on a map

Riverside Park Walking around concrete and skyscrapers all day, you can easily... Be the first to write a review	Parks	Upper West Side View on a map

Rockefeller Center If Times Square is New York's crossroads, Rockefeller Center... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 5.0/5	Architectural Sites	Midtown View on a map

Russian & Turkish Baths It's clear from the older Soviet types devouring blintzes and... Be the first to write a review	Spas	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

The San Remo You're likely to notice its twin towers rising above the trees... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Upper West Side View on a map

Sculpture for Living A few steps down from the Public Theater near Cooper Union sits... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

South Street Seaport Historic District Had this charming cobblestone corner of the city not been declared... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 2.6/5	Neighborhoods / Streets	Lower Manhattan View on a map

St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery This charming 1799 fieldstone country church stands on what was... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

St. Marks Place The longtime hub of the edgy East Village, St. Marks Place is... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

St. Patrick's Old Cathedral If you've watched The Godfather, you've peeked inside St. Patrick's... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	SoHo and Little Italy View on a map

Staten Island Ferry About 70,000 people ride the ferry every day, and you should... Be the first to write a review	Tours	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Staten Island Ferry One of Staten Island's biggest attractions is free—the... Be the first to write a review	Transportation Sites	Staten Island View on a map

Statue of Liberty For millions of immigrants, the first glimpse of America was... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.6/5	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Lower Manhattan View on a map

The Strand Serious bibliophiles flock to this monstrous book emporium with... Be the first to write a review	Stores / Malls	Union Square View on a map

Strivers' Row Some of the few remaining private service alleys that once ran... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Harlem View on a map

Stuyvesant Street This diagonal slicing through the block bounded by 2nd and 3rd... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

Tompkins Square Park This leafy spot amid the East Village's crowded tenements is... Be the first to write a review	Parks	East Village and the Lower East Side View on a map

Top of the Rock Rockefeller Center's multifloor observation deck, first opened... Be the first to write a review	Viewpoints	Midtown View on a map

Union Square A park, farmers' market, meeting place, and site of rallies and... Be the first to write a review	Squares	Union Square View on a map

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Each August, 700,000 fans come here for the U.S. Open, which... Be the first to write a review	Sports Venues	Queens View on a map

Washington Market Park This landscaped recreation space with a gazebo and playground—ideal... Be the first to write a review	Parks	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Washington Square Park NYU students, street musicians, skateboarders, jugglers, chess... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 2.0/5	Squares	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Yankee Stadium Fans are still mourning the original, legendary, Yankee Stadium... Be the first to write a review	Sports Venues	The Bronx View on a map
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