Places to visit

Empire State Building – 103 story landmark with observation

Statue of Liberty – American iconic in New York Harbour

Central Park – Children’s attractions in the park

Metropolitan Museum of Art – World class art collection

Museum of Modern Art – World class sculpture, art & design

Rockefeller Center – Iconic Midtown business complex

National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Grand Central Terminal – Architectural landmark & transit hub

High Line – Park built into old elevated rail line

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – Modern art museum with notable design

Ellis Island – Museum, history, monument

Chinatown – Dim sun food, walking, shopping, history, culture

Radio City Music Hall – Legendary theatre, hone of the Rockettes

Brooklyn Bridge – Landmark 19th century bridge

Coney Island – Amusement park, beach

Madison Square Garden – Iconic venue for sports, concerts & more

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum – Flight museum on an aircraft carrier

The Cloisters – Medieval air in the a rebuilt monastery

New York Harbour – Harbour, sailing, oysters, rivers & whales

Little Italy – Walking, history, art

Lincoln Center for the Performing arts – Premier New York City arts complex

Time Square – Bright lights & Broadway shows

Bryant Park – 4 acre urban oasis

Staten Island Ferry – Beer, history, rivers, harbours & walking

Yankee Stadium – Newest home of the baseball’s Yankees

St Patrick’s Cathedral – Iconic church with storied history

Whitney Museum of American Art – Museum with 20th & 21st century art

Carnegie Hall – World-renowned classical music hall

Chrysler Building - 1930’s art deco tower with a storied past

Governors Island – Museum and national park

One World Trade Center – Dining & drinks on the 101st floor

Frick Collection – Art museum in a Fifth Avenue mansion

42nd Street - Musical theatre

Madame Tussauds New York – Wax museum featuring notable Americans

Liberty Island – Statue of Liberty

Battery Park – Waterfront park with harbour views

New York Hall of Science – Hands on science & technology museum

Brooklyn Botanic Garden – 52 acre urban oasis

Bronx Zoo – Large urban zoo

30 Rockefeller Plaza – American Art Deco skyscraper

Central Park Zoo – Small zoo with polar bears & sea lions

New York Botanical Garden – Bronx garden refuge covering 250 acres

New York Historical Society – Archive exploring New York City history

Lower East Side Tenement Museum – Preserved immigrant home from 1863

Citi Field – Home stadium of the Mets baseball team

Gramercy Park – Parks & walking

Prospect Park – Hidden rolling meadow within the park

Festivals, Parades etc

Fall for Dance Festival 26 Sep – 8 Oct

New York Film Festival 30 Sep – 16 Oct

New York Wine and Food Festival 13 – 16 Oct

Village Halloween Parade – 31 October

Grand Central Holiday Fair - 14 Nov – 24 Dec

New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show – 19 Nov - Jan 16

Marcy’s Thanksgiving Parade – 24 November

Columbus Circle Holiday Market – 29 Nov – 24 Dec

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker – 25 Nov – 31 Dec

Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree 30 Nov – 7 Jan

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at New York City Center 30 Nov – 31 Dec

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights

Berdorf Goodman – store windows from Thanksgiving

Macy’s Herald Square – store windows from Thanksgiving

Museums & Galleries

American Museum of Natural History

Museum of the City of New York

New Museum

The Cloisters

Morgan Library & Museum

Jewish Museum

Museum of the Moving Image

Brooklyn Museum

Studio Museum in Harlem

MoMA PS1

Museum of Arts and Design

Rubin Museum of Art

American Folk Art Museum

Bronx Museum of the Arts

New York Hall of Science

Museum of Chinese in America

Queens Museum

Brooklyn Children Museum

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

International Center of Photography

Hispanic Society of America

Noguchi Museum

Japan Society

Merchant’s House Museum

New York City Fire Museum

National Academy Museum and School

Museum Mile

Children’s Museum of the Arts

Museum of Sex

Queens County Farm Museum

Met Breuer

Historic Richmond Town

Drawing Center

Staten Island Museum

Museum of Mathematics

New York Botanical Gardens

Forbes Galleries

Museum of American Finance

The City Railway