Sights & Attractions in New York City

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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


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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