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Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. Really great spot. Great view of Manhattan. Good restaurants. Parks. Pier. Great for everyone.
422 locals recommend
Dumbo
65 Plymouth StDown Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. Really great spot. Great view of Manhattan. Good restaurants. Parks. Pier. Great for everyone.
2nd Incarnation of this popular rooftop hotel. Number 1 is in the Meatpacking District.
56 locals recommend
Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC
2nd Incarnation of this popular rooftop hotel. Number 1 is in the Meatpacking District.
Chelsea Market
75 9th AveGreat shops and restaurants.
Entertainment & Activities
For only $7 one-way, you can take this ferry from Manhattan near 35th Street on the east side to DUMBO in Brooklyn. The ferry makes a few stops along the way, but it takes only about 20-25 minutes.
58 locals recommend
East 34th Street station
East 34th StreetFor only $7 one-way, you can take this ferry from Manhattan near 35th Street on the east side to DUMBO in Brooklyn. The ferry makes a few stops along the way, but it takes only about 20-25 minutes.
This is only 2 stops on the uptown green line. Go see a baseball game or other event that might take place while you enjoy the weather.
514 locals recommend
Yankee Stadium
1 E 161 StThis is only 2 stops on the uptown green line. Go see a baseball game or other event that might take place while you enjoy the weather.
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park WestDinosaurs!
Drinks & Nightlife
Gansevoort Market
101 Liberty StreetPopular Rooftop Bar in the Meatpacking District
Rooftop Bar with a Jacuzzi! What?! Not an outdoor bar, but good views of Jersey City and Hell's Kitchen.
221 locals recommend
Le Bain
848 Washington StRooftop Bar with a Jacuzzi! What?! Not an outdoor bar, but good views of Jersey City and Hell's Kitchen.
Expensive, but a great feel for a Sinatra-esque Jazz bar in the UES. $15 cover charge after 9:30pm, and drinks are roughly $20 each, but it's a good experience.
41 locals recommend
Bemelman's Bar at The Carlyle
35 E 76th StExpensive, but a great feel for a Sinatra-esque Jazz bar in the UES. $15 cover charge after 9:30pm, and drinks are roughly $20 each, but it's a good experience.
Really divey Jazz bar in Harlem. Great live jazz. Kind of a similar feel to 55 Bar in Chelsea.
106 locals recommend
Paris Blues
2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdReally divey Jazz bar in Harlem. Great live jazz. Kind of a similar feel to 55 Bar in Chelsea.
The Village Vanguard
178 7th Ave SOne of the classic Jazz clubs in NYC.
Sightseeing
This is so serene and just an amazing remembrance. You can go through the museum if you want, but honestly, it can be pretty emotional.
567 locals recommend
9/11 Memorial South Pool
180 Greenwich StThis is so serene and just an amazing remembrance. You can go through the museum if you want, but honestly, it can be pretty emotional.
Statue of Liberty Museum Shop
1 Liberty Island - Ellis IslandLa Grande Fille!
Another great place to get a great view of NYC. This is where a lot of great things go on. The NBC studios and observation deck are here as well. $29 to go up, or get the NYC City Pass.
423 locals recommend
Top of the Rock
30 Rockefeller PlazaAnother great place to get a great view of NYC. This is where a lot of great things go on. The NBC studios and observation deck are here as well. $29 to go up, or get the NYC City Pass.
Enter Central Park from here. The CNN tower is also in this area and there are some nice stores in the building. Also a great start to walk on 7th Ave towards Times Square at night and see the lights.
377 locals recommend
Columbus Circle
Columbus CircleEnter Central Park from here. The CNN tower is also in this area and there are some nice stores in the building. Also a great start to walk on 7th Ave towards Times Square at night and see the lights.
Lights. Camera. Action! Stores open until 2am. Restaurants. Bars. People-watching!
2037 locals recommend
Times Square
Lights. Camera. Action! Stores open until 2am. Restaurants. Bars. People-watching!
European medieval abbeys taken disassembled and reassembled in Manhattan? What?! Part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it houses medieval European art. In Upper Manhattan, it's is a nice find.
707 locals recommend
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin DrEuropean medieval abbeys taken disassembled and reassembled in Manhattan? What?! Part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it houses medieval European art. In Upper Manhattan, it's is a nice find.
Railroad converted into a walking park. Free stargazing on Tuesday nights.
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
Railroad converted into a walking park. Free stargazing on Tuesday nights.
Shopping
Apple
767 5th AveReally cool Apple store. Big glass cube. Go in. Get out. That's it.
This is the Macy's Flagship store and the largest department store I have ever seen. I easily get lost in it. Herald Square is a nice part of town close to all the major sites, including Empire State.
696 locals recommend
Macy's
151 W 34th StThis is the Macy's Flagship store and the largest department store I have ever seen. I easily get lost in it. Herald Square is a nice part of town close to all the major sites, including Empire State.
Arts & Culture
A beautiful structural site. Also a great place to go see the ballet and some amazing classical and modern concerts.
621 locals recommend
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center PlazaA beautiful structural site. Also a great place to go see the ballet and some amazing classical and modern concerts.
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetMoMA!
The Historic Apollo Theatre in the heart of Harlem. If you are in town on a Wednesday night, go see Amateur Night!
893 locals recommend
Apollo Theater
253 W 125th StThe Historic Apollo Theatre in the heart of Harlem. If you are in town on a Wednesday night, go see Amateur Night!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveThe Met!
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th AveThe Gugg!
Food Scene
Historic Italian Restaurant. Over 100 years old and still as popular as ever. I have never been there, but I plan on going sometime soon. Supposedly very difficult to get a reservation.
69 locals recommend
Rao's
455 E 114th StHistoric Italian Restaurant. Over 100 years old and still as popular as ever. I have never been there, but I plan on going sometime soon. Supposedly very difficult to get a reservation.
Voted #1 Pizza in the USA. Great lunch stop after a trip to Dumbo on the East River Ferry. Try to get there earlier because they close between lunch and dinner to re-fire the ovens.
94 locals recommend
Juliana's
19 Old Fulton StVoted #1 Pizza in the USA. Great lunch stop after a trip to Dumbo on the East River Ferry. Try to get there earlier because they close between lunch and dinner to re-fire the ovens.
Historic. Sister restaurant of Juliana's. There are a ton of "NY Style" pizza places at every corner. This one is a classic. Nothing fancy. Nothing crazy. Just a thin crispy slice of pizza.
202 locals recommend
Patsy's Pizzeria
2287 1st Ave.Historic. Sister restaurant of Juliana's. There are a ton of "NY Style" pizza places at every corner. This one is a classic. Nothing fancy. Nothing crazy. Just a thin crispy slice of pizza.
So far my favorite, affordable Thai place. Located in Upper East Side, in an area where there are actually a lot of good restaurant choices.
58 locals recommend
Up Thai
1411 2nd AveSo far my favorite, affordable Thai place. Located in Upper East Side, in an area where there are actually a lot of good restaurant choices.