Here I have put a list together that just touches on some of the amazing places you must visit when in New York, New York.
Central Park
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| The Boat House - Central Park |
The Rockefeller is another great attraction in New York, as there is plenty to do when visiting. It is located in the centre of Midtown Manhattan and covers 22 acres of the City. Some of the features of the Rockefeller are; Radio City Music Hall, GE Building (roof garden), centre art and an ice skating rink in the winter months, the underground concourse and the NBC studios where some of everyone's favourite shows are filmed such as Saturday Night Live and of course 30 Rock which gets its name from the Rockefeller Centre itself.
In my opinion the best feature of the Rockefeller is "Top of the Rock", which takes you all the way up to the top of the building and looks out all over the city. Some boast that Top of the Rock's view is much better than the view from the Empire State Building.
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| Top of the Rock - view of Central Park |
Fifth Avenue
On Fifth Avenue you can shop until you drop! You almost shouldn't bother packing any clothes when visiting New York as you will buy so much and will have no room in your suitcase for any old stuff. There are shops for those on a budget, such as H&M, Zara and Forever 21. There are all the favourites such as Victoria's Secret, Tiffany and Co and American Eagle Outfitters. And then of course there are the big department stores you see in all the movies for the big spenders! such as Bergdorf and Goodman and Henri Bendel.
MoMA (Museum of Modern Art)
MoMA offers an overview of modern and contemporary art; including architecture and design, drawings, paintings, photography, sculptures, illustrated books and artists books, films, prints and electronic media. The Museum is located in Midtown Manhattan on 53rd Street and is the home to some well known art pieces from artists such as Andy Warhol, Monet, Picasso and van Gough.
High Line
The High Line is a New York City linear park built on a section of the former elevated New York Central Railroad. The walk itself along the railroad offers beautiful views, as the railroad has been turned into a beautiful green garden but it also offers a great lookout of the West side of the city and Chelsea, walking past iconic streets and buildings. The walk itself is 1.6 km and can be done in sections and is also a great place to go up and sit for an afternoon and just take in the city.
Magnolia Bakery
New York is home to many great foods, restaurants and bakery's but one bakery you must visit when in New York is the Magnolia Bakery. Magnolia's offer the most amazing tasting cakes you may ever taste in your life. They have so many different flavours to choose from, it's hard to pick just one, but who can go past a red velvet cupcake. There are three bakeries located in the city, one on Bleecker Street, one on 6th Avenue and one on Columbus Avenue, why not visit all three?
Yankee Stadium
If it's baseball season than going to a Yankees game is a must! Even if your not a sports fanatic or don't even know how the game is played, it is a guaranteed good night out. The New Yorkers love their baseball and their team and go all out to support them and this creates such an amazing atmosphere you just want to be apart of.
Above is just a very small taste of the great city that is known as New York, the list of things to do when visiting is endless - catch a show on Broadway, have a sandwich at Katz, visit the Plaza, check out Grand Central Station, visit landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and Ground Zero, catch the Jitney up to the Hampton's for a night or two, walk the Brooklyn Bridge, visit Tom's Diner famously used in the television show Seinfeld, eat a Nathan's hot dog, catch the Subway to Coney Island, spend a morning browsing the art at the MET, sip on a hot chocolate at Serendipity, spend a day shopping in Macy's. The list goes on and on. New York truly is a city you will fall in love with and never want to leave.
