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The premier museum of its kind in the US, AMNH is home to extensive permanent and temporary exhibits that cover numerous scientific disciplines.  Museum highlights include the newly renovated dinosaur exhibit, the Hall of Asian Mammals (elephants, pandas, and tigers), the  Hall of African Mammals ...

At the tip of Manhattan, Battery Park boasts spectacular views of the lower Hudson River, New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the Staten Island Ferry.  Carefully designed gardens hold interest along the 25 acres that includes Castle Clinton, the ...

This is the world’s largest metropolitan zoo, and houses over 6,000 animals of 650 species from around the world in its 265 acres.  A visit to the Bronx Zoo will introduce you to any animal you or your kids will ever want to meet.  Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society with sister NYC ...

Situated alongside Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Museum of Art (neither of which should be missed), these gardens are a beautiful, bucolic destination for any New York City traveler.  Popular as a spring destination when crocuses are blooming and trees are budding, the 52 acres of perfectly ...

Second to the MET in size, The Brooklyn  Museum has a collection of over 1.5 million works.  The Beaux-Arts building by McKim, Mead and White houses a significant collection of antiquities, including Egyptian, African, Oceanic, and Japanese art.  American art is thoroughly represented with works ...

The cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New york, St. John the Divine (officially Cathedral Church of Saint John: The great Divine in the City and Diocese of New York) is the fourth largest Christian church in the world, covering 121,000 square feet and measuring 600 feet in length.  Begun by ...

The crowning jewel of Manhattan, Central Park’s 843 acres offer visitors and New Yorkers more diversion than most any other New York City destination.  Carefully and beautifully designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and opening in 1857, Central Park is a miracle in city ...

The Cloisters is abbey, renowned medieval art collection, and respite from a busy metropolitan city, all in one.  A short subway ride to the northern tip of Manhattan, The Cloisters sits in the vast and peaceful Fort Tyron Park.  Pieced together from five European abbeys and transported to New ...

The Empire State Building is the seventh New York City building to be declared the tallest structure in the world. Open seven days a week, this iconic New York City destination offers both spectacular views of New York City and an interesting overview of New York City history during the ...

Nearly raised except for the efforts of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 70’s, Grand Central Terminal is a stunning example of grand urban architecture meant to enrich the lives of the millions of passengers that pass under its arches.  Opening in 1913 and the brainchild of New York Central ...

The High Line is one of the best examples of urban architecture to happen in recent years, reclaiming for park a railroad track system the brought meat into and out of Manhattan when New York City was the leading distributor of meat in the United States.  Stretching from Gansevoort Street to 30th ...

Having seen action in the Pacific during World War II, the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid serves as the foundation of this extensive museum that includes the Enterprise space shuttle, a British Airways Concorde, the WWII submarine Growler, and ...

This lower Manhattan destination (Mulberry Street between Canal and Spring Streets) is a feast of sight and sounds, boasting over 50 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops.  Worth the trip year round, Little Italy is not to be missed during the San Gennaro Festival in September.  Chinatown sits just ...

Any trip to New York City should include a stop at this venerable world-class art institution, housing one of the largest art collections anywhere.  To avoid being overwhelmed, plan on visiting just a few areas.  Choose from European painting, sculpture & decorative arts (thirteenth to ...

MoMA is one of the hottest NYC destinations these days, with its central location, beautiful building, eclectic crowd, dining options, and, of course, great modern art.  Developed by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller to address what she perceived as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s lack of interest ...

Sitting on the grounds of the former World Trade Center Towers, the 9/11 memorial is a vast park complex commemorating the victims of the attack. Two large recessed pools occupy the original World Trade Center foundations among an array of sweet gum and swamp white oaks.  The Museum holds ...

New York’s other botanical garden (with Brooklyn Botanic Garden), offers 250 acres of natural beauty not often available in New York City.  The famous 1890’s Haupt Conservatory is a major attraction at the garden, a wrought-iron framed “crystal-palace style” greenhouse ...

Famous as the home of NBC Nightly News, Saturday Night Live, and 30 Rock, Rockefeller Center is a complex of shops, restaurants, and outdoor areas that shouldn’t be missed.  Its promenade (just west of Fifth Avenue) is beautifully planted year round, and particularly beautiful during the ...

Rental housing was developed in 1969 on this narrow island that today is home to over 10,000 New Yorkers.  The island’s 147 acres boast great views of Manhattan, restaurants and walking trails.  Roosevelt Island is now accessible by subway (F train) but take the Roosevelt Island Tram ...

The Guggenheim building is as much an attraction as the art it houses.  Designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, this iconic structure on Fifth Avenue’s Museum Mile is a spiral of exhibition space overlooking a vast inner court that is itself lit by a large dome skylight.  Small ...

This colonial-era, cobble-stoned collection of ships, shops, stores, restaurants and bars is a must-see if you are in lower Manhattan.  Visit the South Street Seaport Museum for a look at maritime history and its long association with New York City.  Follow with shopping at national and local ...

This highly decorated Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral church is the seat of the Archbishop of the New York Archdiocese and a favorite destination for New York City travelers of all religions.  It’s ornamented space is over 300 feet long and its spire rises 330 feet above Fifth Avenue.  ...

New York City’s parks are unique destinations, and Union Square is no exception.  Host to a famous local produce Green Market (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays between 8 and 6), the square is surrounded by some of Manhattan’s best restaurants.  Park statues include ...

Not always popular among Americans and their politicians, the United Nation’s International Headquarters complex is always popular with New York City tourists.  A tour of this rich and distinct complex (designed by a multinational collection of architects and designers including Le ...

Long a destination for New York’s counter-culture, Washington Square Park’s recent renovation makes it a welcome respite from city life of lower Manhattan.  Located smack in the middle of the Village, the park is perfect for people watching.  The 1895 Washington Arch is a replica of ...