Things to do in New York

City of New York

New York as rightly called NYC is one of the most vibrant metro cities with five major administrative divisions of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island, the Bronx which were each independent municipality and till date bear a distinct identity. If you are a first time visitor, NYC enthralls you completely and there are numerous things to do in New York with famous sites to visit, the architecture, the museums, the art and culture and the nightlife.

There are many tours � the hop on hop off tours, day tours, sightseeing tours which take you to the beautiful city.

Before making a list of things to do in New York, here�s a brief introduction about city. Manhattan�s Wall Street & the Financial District is the most renowned apart from Trinity Church and Battery Park. New World Trade Center buildings and a September 11 memorial and museum have recently been constructed. Harlem is undoubtedly the influence point of USA�s art, literature and cultural heritage, justifying Harlem Renaissance. NY University students� flocking place - Greenwich Village, Tompkins Square Park, industrial belt of SoHo and Tribeca, China Town known for grocery stores and Asian markets are few others. Little Italy, Chelsea, Midtown�s Rockfeller Center, Times Square, Brooklyn�s Botanic garden, Queen�s Museum of the Moving Image and Flushing Meadows Corona Park & Yankees very own The Bronx will not yet complete the list.

While things to do in New York could be many but a simple day in New York could start with an early morning visit to Central Park which gives a warm introduction to the city�s history and panoramic views. Take a bike tour and you will amazed by the rich flora. With guitar�s music following you drop down to pay homage to John Lennon at park�s Strawberry fields and then gorge on pancakes and waffles specialty at Sarabeth�s Central Park South. Then visit Film Forum which is genuinely the best place for cinephiles. From best of documentaries to foreign art cinema, catch up all at this audacious forum. Similarly Bowery Ballroom is the Mecca for music lovers

List of things to do in New York is incomplete without shopping. And for the best of couture world Bergdorf�s luxury departmental store is the right place. Hungry you!!! If Di Fara�s, John�s and Lombardi�s are top contenders of best pizza huts Grimaldi's Pizzeria too is a cozy place to be at after a day�s tour. And still in mood to enjoy the magnificence then be at Grand Central Terminal. Enjoy NYC�s historic past, a gaze at ceiling murals or the bustling Oyster Bar ramp, the quest gets unending.

Now that you are already geared up for more, a journey to a few must see places and a few things to do in New York:

Contemporary Art Center also called MoMA is famous amongst the modern art connoisseurs. Place inherently built for world�s most talented and provocative art masters and known for showcasing their challenging artistic creations and exhibitions.

Cruise experience is one of the finest things to do in New York. Explore Hudson River and enjoy Cruise experience at New York Harbor Ferry to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island and hop off to enjoy the NBC Studio, Times Square, Wall Street, South Street Seaport, Brooklyn Bridge Park and Empire State building.

Empire State Building Observatory or the New York Observation deck gives a 360 degrees view of the metropolis.

Military and maritime exhibits are spectacularly displayed with aircraft carriers, the war vessels; submarines, sky hawks and the Space Shuttle Pavilion are more than stimulating.

Things to do in New York will be exemplified by visit to Madame Tussaud�s museum hosts wax models of more than 200 celebrities who have made it larger than life for themselves.

Similarly, if you are art and history explorer then things to do in New York must include study and guided tour of art museums. Cloisters Museum hosts around 2000 works of arts. The Guggenheim Museum is considered as architectural landmark. Metropolitan Museum of Art is known as the best library of art which also encourages study of fine arts. South Street Seaport Museum hosts the historic Titanic Memorial lighthouse. While not the least The American Museum of Natural History one of the largest science museums of the worlds contains thirty two million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, articrafts etc. A unique piece in itself.

Rockefeller Center Tour, New York�s only aerial virtual tour at NY Skyride & visit to Lincoln Center of arts one of the world�s leading arts organizations and performing arts centre of repute will be most exciting. A one hour tour of WTC Tribute Center is just unmatchable when survivors and workers who assisted in recovery work take you to Centre as guides.

Finally for foodies the most important things to do in New York; if specialties like Impepata di Cozze, Melanzana alla Parmiggiana, Paccheri alla Vesuviana and La pizza Margherita are your preferences in Italian food then dine at Bella Napoli to complete the sojourn journey to New York.

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