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Fodor's Choice Sights in New York City
| Name | Category | Location |
American Museum of Natural History
The largest natural history museum in the world is also one of... |
Museums / Galleries | Upper West Side |
The Bronx Zoo
When it opened its gates in 1899, the Bronx Zoo had only 843... |
Zoos / Aquariums | The Bronx |
Brooklyn Bridge
"A drive-through cathedral" is how the journalist James Wolcott... |
Bridges / Tunnels | Financial District |
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Stretching from Orange Street to Remsen Street, the Brooklyn... |
Promenades / Boardwalks | Downtown Brooklyn |
Central Park
Central Park's creators had a simple goal: design a place where... |
Parks | Upper West Side |
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Citi Field
Opened in 2009, the Mets' newest stadium was designed to hark... |
Sports Venues | Queens |
Ellis Island
Please note that due to damage from Hurricane Sandy, Ellis Island... |
Historic Districts / Sites | New York Harbor |
Empire State Building
With a pencil-slim silhouette, recognizable virtually worldwide... |
Architectural Sites | Midtown East |
Frick Collection
Henry Clay Frick made his fortune amid the soot and smoke of... |
Museums / Galleries | Upper East Side |
Governors Island
Governors Island is open to the public from May to October: get... |
Parks | New York Harbor |
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central is not only the world's largest (76 acres) and... |
Architectural Sites | Midtown East |
Historic Richmond Town
Think of Virginia's Colonial Williamsburg (the polar opposite... |
Museum Village | Staten Island |
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Step back in time and into the partially restored 1863 tenement... |
Museums / Galleries | Lower East Side |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
If Manhattan held no other museum than the colossal Metropolitan... |
Museums / Galleries | Upper East Side |
MoMA PS1
A pioneer in the "alternative-space" movement, PS1 rose from... |
Museums / Galleries | Queens |
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Art enthusiasts and novices alike are often awestruck by the... |
Museums / Galleries | Midtown West |
The New York Botanical Garden
Considered one of the leading botany centers of the world, this... |
Gardens / Arboretums | The Bronx |
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark nautilus-like museum building is... |
Museums / Galleries | Upper East Side |
Staten Island Ferry
Every day, some 60,000 people ride the free ferry to Staten Island... |
Tours | New York Harbor |
Top of the Rock
Rockefeller Center's multifloor observation deck, the Top of... |
Viewpoints | Midtown West |
Washington Square Park
NYU students, street musicians, skateboarders, jugglers, chess... |
Squares | Greenwich Village |
Whitney Museum of American Art
With its bold collection of 20th- and 21st-century contemporary... |
Museums / Galleries | Upper East Side |
Yankee Stadium
Fans are still mourning the original, legendary Yankee Stadium... |
Sports Venues | The Bronx |
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