New York City, NY

New York City, NY Overview

The songs and verses of centuries have praised, pined for, and even bemoaned every nuance of "The Greatest City on Earth." So what can we say about it that you haven't already heard? Probably nothing! So we'll say it again. It's a wonderful town, and it never sleeps. There are few other cities in the world that evoke as much loyalty and equal exasperation from its residents, or elicit so much excitement and consternation from its visitors. Yes, you'll see the Empire State Building, Central Park, and the Statue of Liberty. Of course, you'll take in a Broadway show, fawn over the jewelry in Tiffany's, spend hours and even days wandering the halls of endless world-class museums filled to the brim with priceless masterpieces, eat mounds of shockingly good food, and take a picture of yourself in Times Square.

These are places you go and things you look at, though they are not necessarily what leaves an impression on you about life in Gotham. It's riding a Manhattan taxi, eating a Nathan's hot dog on the steps of the New York Public Library, watching the eye-popping acrobatics of the street dancers, being bustled by a tidal wave of humanity onto a subway train, and so many more of these sorts of things that you will remember most. It's experiencing the incomparable New York lifestyle itself that keeps people coming back!.

Reasons to visit New York City, NY

You name it. Okay, not scuba diving, but pretty much everything else you could want in a vacation is up for grabs in The Big Apple. The first thing that comes to mind is The Shows - Broadway glitz, Off-Broadway wit, and Off-Off Broadway avant-garde. Next is the shopping - oh the chic of 5th Avenue, the trends of Times Square, the vintage of The Village, the sparkle of the Diamond District, and endlessly on. How about the museums? Hundreds of them, from the best in the world like the Met, Natural History, and MoMA, to the pop and city culture of the Radio and Television and The City of New York museums, to specialty interests like American Crafts and Abigail Adams Smith Colonial Home and Gardens. Dress up in your finest for the opera and the symphony at Lincoln Center. Skyscrapers give you towering views of it all. Central Park surrounds you with kinetic activity in an oasis of green. The restaurants! The best food in the world is in New York, don't believe anyone who says otherwise. Even a hot dog from a corner stand is better in New York than anywhere else - in fact, especially a hot dog from the corner stand. Subways and ferries, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island where so many people trace their family's American rebirth, movie stars, and sound stages, MTV studios and Madison Square Garden. You get the picture!.