New York City
New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.
New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world.
New York City consists of five boroughs; Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
With an estimated population of 8.5 million (2014) New York is the most densely populated major city in the USA.
We recommend you stay in New York City for at list 5 nights. Main sights recommended are:
- Empire State Building. Take in New York's most breathtaking views from its highest open-air observatory.
- Times Square is truly the heart of Midtown. Experienced at night amidst the bright neon lights.
- Central Park, one of the world's greatest urban parks and one of New York City's most breathtaking and celebrated attractions.
- Brooklyn Bridge, built in 1883, it is one of the oldest suspension bridges in America.
- Statue of Liberty, a landmark which is the ultimate symbol of New York City.
- Broadway Theater District, an area in Midtown Manhattan where most Broadway theaters are located, movie theaters and other places of entertainment.
- Fifth Avenue, considered among the most expensive and best shopping streets in the world.
- Museums. Visit the famous "Museum Mile" stretches on Fifth Avenue, from East 82nd to East 105th Streets.
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, one of the cornerstones of New York City’s culture.
- Rockefeller Center, built by the Rockefeller family, located in the center of Midtown Manhattan. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
- The 9/11 Memorial & Museum consists of two enormous reflecting pools set in the footprints of the Twin Towers.
- Take the Staten Island Ferry and see the Statue of Liberty and the stunning view of New York Harbor and the Manhattan skyline.
- Lower Manhattan, most famous for Wall Street thriving restaurants and shops. Visit One World Observatory, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
- Lower East Side, is perhaps best known as having once been a center of Jewish culture.
- Greenwich Village, known as an artists' haven and the Bohemian capital.
- China Town, one of the densest populations of Chinese immigrants in the western hemisphere.
- Brighton Beach and Coney Island, New York City's legendary amusement district.
Around NYC main sights recommended are:
- Long Island, the vacation homes of wealthy NYC dwellers. Visit the Hamptons and Huntington. Enjoy the beach of Jones Beach and Long Beach.
- The Catskills, (160 km from NYC) with beautiful landscapes of mountains, lakes, waterfalls and rivers. Cross the George Washington Bridge to get there.
- Atlantic City, New Jersey (200 km from NYC) is the entertainment capital of the Eastern seaboard and a most popular resort destination.
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