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Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots
Serendipity 3 is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

1. Serendipity 3

7.7
225 E 60th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Upper East Side · 535 tips and reviews

Erika A.Erika A: Get a head start to put your name on the waiting list. Expect a half hour wait but drop by Dylan's on the corner to kill some time. The Frozen Hot Chocolate is the draw. Yum.

Times Square is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

2. Times Square

8.5
Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2357 tips and reviews
TODAY Show is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

3. TODAY Show

7.4
30 Rockefeller Plz (btwn 48th & 49th St), New York, NY
TV Station · Rockefeller Center · 203 tips and reviews

Erika A.Erika A: A must for visitors and the most bustling I've seen ANYWHERE so early in the morning.

Good Morning America Studios is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

4. Good Morning America Studios

8.1
1500 Broadway (at W 44th St), New York, NY
Arts and Entertainment · Theater District · 26 tips and reviews

Erika A.Erika A: Okay this takes the most a.m. bustling prize!

Carve Unique Sandwiches is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

5. Carve Unique Sandwiches

7.1
760 8th Ave (at 47th St.), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Theater District · 64 tips and reviews
Devon & Blakely is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

6. Devon & Blakely

7.4
250 Park Ave (at E 47th St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Midtown East · 11 tips and reviews
Pier 62 - Hudson River Park is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

7. Pier 62 - Hudson River Park

9.0
West Side Hwy (at W 22nd St), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 9 tips and reviews
Bryant Park is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

8. Bryant Park

9.5
W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews
Joe's Pizza is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

9. Joe's Pizza

9.0
7 Carmine St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · West Village · 455 tips and reviews
Starbucks is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

10. Starbucks

7.2
770 Eighth Ave, New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Theater District · 40 tips and reviews
The View is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

11. The View

6.5
320 W 66th St (West End Ave), New York, NY
TV Station · Lincoln Square · 24 tips and reviews
Nobu Fifty Seven is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

12. Nobu Fifty Seven

9.0
40 W 57th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Midtown East · 270 tips and reviews
Dylan's Candy Bar is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

13. Dylan's Candy Bar

1011 3rd Ave (at E 60th St), New York, NY
Candy Store · Upper East Side · 349 tips and reviews
Starbucks is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

14. Starbucks

7.5
1500 Broadway (btwn W 43rd & W 44th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Theater District · 72 tips and reviews
Bloomingdale's is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

15. Bloomingdale's

8.3
1000 3rd Ave Fl 5 (btwn E 59th & E 60th St), New York, NY
Department Store · Upper East Side · 342 tips and reviews
21 Club is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

16. 21 Club

21 W 52nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 129 tips and reviews
Starbucks is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

17. Starbucks

6.4
1021 3rd Ave (at E 60th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Upper East Side · 30 tips and reviews
Madison Square Garden is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

18. Madison Square Garden

8.9
4 Penn Plz (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Basketball Stadium · 1000 tips and reviews
Regal E-Walk 4DX & RPX is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

19. Regal E-Walk 4DX & RPX

7.4
247 W. 42nd St. (between 7th and 8th Avenue), New York, NY
Movie Theater · Theater District · 159 tips and reviews
Radio City Music Hall is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

20. Radio City Music Hall

9.4
1260 Avenue of the Americas (at W 50th St), New York, NY
Concert Hall · Rockefeller Center · 391 tips and reviews
High Line is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

21. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Macy's is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

22. Macy's

7.9
151 W 34th St (btwn 7th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Department Store · Garment District · 1065 tips and reviews
Central Park is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

23. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1840 tips and reviews
La Petite Maison is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

24. La Petite Maison

13-15 W 54th St (5th ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Midtown East · 4 tips and reviews
South Street Seaport is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

25. South Street Seaport

8.9
South St (Pier 17), New York, NY
Harbor or Marina · Financial District · 225 tips and reviews
Battery Park is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

26. Battery Park

9.2
Battery Pl (at State St), New York, NY
Park · Financial District · 302 tips and reviews
National September 11 Memorial is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

27. National September 11 Memorial

9.3
180 Greenwich St (btwn Liberty & Fulton St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Financial District · 869 tips and reviews

Erika A.Erika A: Pay respect in memory of those listed. The Phoenix of New York rises from the ashes.

Jacques Torres Chocolate is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

28. Jacques Torres Chocolate

350 Hudson St (at King St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Hudson Square · 94 tips and reviews

Erika A.Erika A: A wonder for the eyes and tasetbuds! Keep a look out for movement near a desk, behind the interior glass walls, for the Master Himself. Like his chocolate, he is fun and sweet.

Abercrombie & Fitch is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

29. Abercrombie & Fitch

7.3
668 5th Ave (btwn 56th & 57th St), New York, NY
Clothing Store · Midtown East · 112 tips and reviews

Erika A.Erika A: If you happen to see a line, blame the beautiful and scantly clad -well, shirtless males- at the entrance. They provide you with a free Polaroid picture with them. Abs, biceps and chests oh my!

Grom is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

30. Grom

8.0
5TH Ave, New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Central Park · 5 tips and reviews
Sedutto is one of Guide to New York's Must Visit Spots.

31. Sedutto

8.9
1498 1st Ave (btw 78th and 79th St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Upper East Side · 45 tips and reviews