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Things to do in NYC
Wallflower is one of Things to do in NYC.

1. Wallflower

235 W 12th St (at Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · West Village · 99 tips and reviews
Serendipity 3 is one of Things to do in NYC.

2. Serendipity 3

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

3. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews

DensDens: Walk the whole thing (sunset = best). If its night time, look for the exhibitionists Doing Their Thing in the windows of the Standard Hotel. Sit in sunken mini-theater (you'll know it when you see it)

4. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1963 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: "Anthony Caro on the roof" awesome sculpture series + cocktails in the summer = go while it's nice out. Read more.

5. Apple Fifth Avenue

9.0
767 5th Ave (btwn E 58th & E 59th St), New York, NY
Electronics Store · Midtown East · 1235 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Free WiFi and SO many Apple things. Another plus: it's open 24/7!

SoHo is one of Things to do in NYC.

6. SoHo

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 146 tips and reviews
Eataly Flatiron is one of Things to do in NYC.

7. Eataly Flatiron

9.2
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · NoMad · 1479 tips and reviews
Lombardi's Pizza is one of Things to do in NYC.

8. Lombardi's Pizza

8.2
32 Spring St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoLita · 535 tips and reviews

9. Magnolia Bakery

8.2
1240 Avenue of the Americas (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Rockefeller Center · 682 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Red velvet cupcakes! Or Banana pudding. Can't go wrong with either of those.

Alice's Tea Cup is one of Things to do in NYC.

10. Alice's Tea Cup

8.4
102 W 73rd St (btwn Columbus & Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Tea Room · Upper West Side · 205 tips and reviews

11. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1841 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Check out Strawberry Fields - the memorial dedicated to John Lennon.

12. Rose Main Reading Room

9.0
476 5th Ave (btwn W 40th & W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 20 tips and reviews

H I.H I: No photos allowed in here!

13. The Halal Guys

8.7
W 53rd St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Halal Restaurant · Theater District · 890 tips and reviews

H I.H I: It's the special white sauce that's so special at this place.

Taïm is one of Things to do in NYC.

14. Taïm

9.2
222 Waverly Pl (btwn Perry & W 11th St), New York, NY
Falafel Restaurant · West Village · 288 tips and reviews

15. Red Hook Ballfield Food Vendors

8.2
Bay St (at Clinton St), Brooklyn, NY
Street Food Gathering · Red Hook · 59 tips and reviews

Kristin F.Kristin Flip Polidoro: A ton of food options so go w/ a friend and share a couple plates. Try the watermelon sandia drink, beef tostadas, pupusas and then walk to Ikea and take the free water taxi home

16. Momofuku Milk Bar

119 W 56th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Theater District · 283 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Get the compost cookies and cereal milk.

17. Minskoff Theatre

9.3
1515 Broadway (at W 45th St), New York, NY
Theater · Theater District · 228 tips and reviews

H I.H I: The Lion King is worth checking out. The music, props, and singing make it a complete Broadway experience.

18. Top of the Rock Observation Deck

9.3
30 Rockefeller Plz (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Scenic Lookout · Rockefeller Center · 881 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Better than the view from the Empire State, 'cause you can actually see the Empire State building from up here. Night view >>> Day view. The crazy size of the city in lights will astound you.

Shake Shack is one of Things to do in NYC.

19. Shake Shack

8.8
215 Murray St (btwn West St & North End Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Battery Park City · 332 tips and reviews

20. Auntie Anne's

30 Rockefeller Plaza - Lower Concourse, New York, NY
Snack Place · Rockefeller Center · 5 tips and reviews

H I.H I: If you're going for anything but the Original, I'd say sour cream and onion. Don't forget to get the lemonade (liquid, not frozen)!

21. Murray's Bagels

242 8th Ave (btwn 22nd & 23rd St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Chelsea · 195 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Pumpernickel with Cheese and Chives.

La Esquina is one of Things to do in NYC.

22. La Esquina

8.6
114 Kenmare St (at Lafayette St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · SoHo · 723 tips and reviews

DensDens: Everyone knows to get the corn, but try the rice milk. Get it to go and walk around the hood.

23. Savoy Bakery

7.8
170 E 110th St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Bakery · East Harlem · 25 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Chocolate croissants. Slightly warmed up. Heavenly.

24. The New York Earth Room

7.6
141 Wooster St (btw Prince St and Houston St), New York, NY
Art Gallery · SoHo · 35 tips and reviews

Louis VuittonLouis Vuitton: As the name suggests, the Earth Room is a room full of dirt. Rich, dark dirt, knee deep, housed in a 3600 square foot room in Soho, intriguing viewers for the past 30 years.

25. Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies

9.0
185 Van Dyke St (at Ferris St), Brooklyn, NY
Pie Shop · Red Hook · 116 tips and reviews

eric m.eric mortensen: Get the Swingle, a miniature frozen chocolate-dipped key lime pie on a stick.

26. Rafiqi's Halal Food

8.0
636 Broadway (at Bleecker), New York, NY
Food Truck · NoHo · 22 tips and reviews

Leo K.Leo Kim: Ask for grilled onions on your combo platter.

27. Islamic Cultural Center of New York

1711 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Mosque · East Harlem · 10 tips and reviews

H I.H I: The external landscaping of this Center is exquisite! The inside has a great ablution area, Muslim showers in the toilet stalls and oh-so-soft rugs in the prayer area.

Pier 40 - Hudson River Park is one of Things to do in NYC.

28. Pier 40 - Hudson River Park

West St (at Houston St), New York, NY
Pier · 39 tips and reviews

29. Disney Store

8.6
1540 Broadway (btwn W 45th & 46th St), New York, NY
Toy Store · Theater District · 190 tips and reviews

Times Square NYCTimes Square NYC: Come to Disney Store Times Square for our Stylish Ever After event on Fashion’s Night Out, 9/8, 4-11 PM. Discover Pixie Dust, our newest fragrance, making its global debut.

30. Deutsche Bank Center

10 Columbus Cir (btwn W 58th & W 60th St), New York, NY
Structure · Hell's Kitchen · 39 tips and reviews

H I.H I: The silhouette of the city from the inside is very picturesque.

31. Prada

8.3
575 Broadway (at Prince St), New York, NY
Boutique · SoHo · 30 tips and reviews

H I.H I: The architecture of this store is worth checking out! No photos allowed though.

32. Nook

746 9th Ave (btw 51st and 52nd), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 90 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Potato pancakes with sour cream and smoked salmon + capers was really really good. Huge portions, too. Might wanna consider splitting with someone. They only take cash!

33. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

8.7
1071 5th Ave (at E 89th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 567 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Art within architecture. 'nuff said.

UNIQLO is one of Things to do in NYC.

34. UNIQLO

8.7
546 Broadway (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Clothing Store · SoHo · 253 tips and reviews
AllSaints is one of Things to do in NYC.

35. AllSaints

512 Broadway (btwn Spring & Broome St), New York, NY
Clothing Store · SoHo · 52 tips and reviews
Yankee Stadium is one of Things to do in NYC.

36. Yankee Stadium

8.9
1 E 161st St (btwn Jerome & River Ave), Bronx, NY
Baseball Stadium · 1157 tips and reviews
HBO Shop is one of Things to do in NYC.

37. HBO Shop

1100 Avenue of the Americas (at W 42nd St.), New York, NY
Gift Store · Midtown East · 30 tips and reviews
Parm is one of Things to do in NYC.

38. Parm

8.6
248 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 493 tips and reviews
Grimaldi's is one of Things to do in NYC.

39. Grimaldi's

7.3
656 Avenue of the Americas (btwn 20th & 21st St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Flatiron District · 106 tips and reviews

40. University Club

8.6
1 W 54th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Social Club · Midtown East · 25 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Built in 1899 and inspired by the Italian Renaissance, the University Club is a private social club. You can't get a tour unless sponsored by a guest, but it's absolutely stunning from the outside!

41. The Plaza Hotel

9.0
5th Avenue, Central Park South (at Central Park S), New York, NY
Hotel · Midtown East · 234 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Featured in movies like Home Alone 2, the Plaza Hotel is located on 5th Avenue and has a lobby you're free to visit as a tourist.

Dylan's Candy Bar is one of Things to do in NYC.

42. Dylan's Candy Bar

1011 3rd Ave (at E 60th St), New York, NY
Candy Store · Upper East Side · 349 tips and reviews
The LEGO Store is one of Things to do in NYC.

43. The LEGO Store

620 5th Ave (at Rockefeller Plaza), New York, NY
Toy Store · Rockefeller Center · 108 tips and reviews
Martha is one of Things to do in NYC.

44. Martha

184 Dekalb Ave (at Carlton Ave), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Fort Greene · 73 tips and reviews