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Top 10: New York Highlights
With its skyscrapers, great museums, and bright lights of Broadway, New York is a city of superlatives. There are countless sights that have to be seen, but a handful are truly definitive of the city.
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1. Empire State Building
This soaring Art Deco skyscraper is one of the most widely recognized symbols of the city, and star of countless movies. It offers unforgettable panoramas of New York from its 86th floor Observatory.
- 350 Fifth Avenue, at 34th Street
- Open 9:30am–midnight daily
- Adults $9, seniors $7, children $4
2. Fifth Avenue
A heady mix of fashionable shops and world-class architecture makes for an avenue of endless pleasures, and some of New York's best-known addresses.
- The heart of Fifth Avenue is from the Empire State Building on 34th Street, to the Grand Army Plaza, 59th Street, an easily walkable stretch of just over one mile (1.6 km)
- Tourist Information: 212 484 1222
3. Rockefeller Center
An urban wonder in the city's center, with gardens, restaurants, an underground shopping concourse, office space, a skating rink, and over 100 works of art, from murals to statues.
- Rockefeller Center extends from Fifth to Sixth avenues between 48th and 51st streets
- NBC Studios: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, (212) 664-3700, tours: open 8:20am–5:30pm Mon–Sat, 9:30am–4:30pm Sun, admission charge
- Today Show: Rockefeller Plaza at 49th Street, open 7–9am Mon–Fri
4. Statue of Liberty
The symbol of freedom for millions seeking a new life in America, the lady holding the torch of liberty is ensconced on her own island.
- Take the 1 or 2 train to South Ferry, 4 or 5 train to Bowling Green, or the N or R train to Whitehall Street to get to Battery Park by subway
- Boats leave from Castle Clinton, Battery Park, every 30−45 minutes between 9:15am−3:30pm daily
5. Ellis Island Immigration History Center
Carefully restored buildings bring to life the experience of the immigrants who have poured into New York over the years, helping to build the multi-ethnic city of today.
- Ferries from Battery Park: 212 269-5755
- Open 9am−5pm daily
- Free
- www.ellisisland.org
6. Times Square and the Theater District
An explosion of neon illuminates Broadway and Times Square, where more than 40 famous theaters play host to a changing parade of hit shows.
- Times Square is located where Broadway and 7th Avenue intersect at 42nd Street
7. Central Park
The vast swath of green provides an 843-acre respite from the concrete of the city. The man-made park took 16 years and more than 500,000 trees to complete.
- From Central Park South to 110th Street & between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West
- Open dawn−dusk
- www.centralparknyc.org
8. Metropolitan Museum of Art
It would take weeks to see all the treasures of this museum. It houses one of the greatest collections of the Western world and spans 5,000 years of culture.
- 1000 5th Avenue at 82nd St
- 212 535 7710
- Open 9:30am−5:30pm Tue−Thu & Sun, 9:30am−9pm Fri & Sat
- Adults $10, students and seniors $5, children under 12 and members free
9. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
This Frank Lloyd Wright building is a work of art in itself, and a fitting frame for a major collection of contemporary art.
- 1071 5th Avenue at 89th St
- 212 423 3500
- Open 9am−6pm Sun−Wed, 9am−8pm Fri & Sat
- Adults $12, students and seniors (with valid ID) $8, children under 12 and members free, 6−8pm Fri, donation only
- www.guggenheim.org
10. American Museum of Natural History
Long famous for its dinosaurs, the museum moves into the space age with the dramatic Rose Center for Earth and Space.
- Central Park West between 77th and 81sts
- 212 769 5100
- Open 10am−5:45pm Sun−Thu, 10am−8:45pm Fri & Sat
- Adults $10, students and seniors $7.50, children $6, members free
- For advance tickets for The Space Show call 212 769 5200
- www.amnh.org
