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Bloomingdale's is one of New York.

1. 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
Apple Fifth Avenue is one of New York.

2. 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
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of New York.

3. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1870 tips and reviews

MoMAMoMA: Amazing views of the Sculpture Garden from Terrace 5, the fifth-floor café, a great spot to relax and get a something to eat or drink.

The Pond is one of New York.

4. The Pond

East Dr (at E 59th St), New York, NY
Lake · Central Park · 53 tips and reviews

RachelRachel: You can watch people fish next to a wedding party. Nothing better. Or more confusing.

Barneys New York is one of New York.

5. Barneys New York

660 Madison Ave (btwn E 60th & E 61st St), New York, NY
Department Store · Upper East Side · 221 tips and reviews

Ellen DeGeneresEllen DeGeneres: Barneys is one of the best places to pick up clothes in NYC. I'm always telling people, "I got it at Barneys!" I should really start shopping here.

Radio City Music Hall is one of New York.

6. 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

TODAY ShowTODAY Show: Largest indoor theatre in the world with a marquee that is one whole city-block long.

The LEGO Store is one of New York.

7. The LEGO Store

620 5th Ave (at Rockefeller Plaza), New York, NY
Toy Store · Rockefeller Center · 108 tips and reviews

Radio City Christmas SpectacularRadio City Christmas Spectacular: Feel like one of Santa’s elves as you build your very own Christmas toy out of Lego blocks.

Rockefeller Center is one of New York.

8. Rockefeller Center

9.1
Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Rockefeller Center · 847 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: A vacant storefront was transformed into a makeup shop for The Smurfs movie. It was so convincing that passersby actually tried to enter it. Read more.

Magnolia Bakery is one of New York.

9. Magnolia Bakery

8.6
1240 Avenue of the Americas (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Rockefeller Center · 682 tips and reviews

Radio City Christmas SpectacularRadio City Christmas Spectacular: Make the holidays even sweeter with a Rockette Red Velvet Cupcake. You might want to order two… They’re that good!

Dylan's Candy Bar is one of New York.

10. Dylan's Candy Bar

1011 3rd Ave (at E 60th St), New York, NY
Candy Store · Upper East Side · 349 tips and reviews

PeoplePeople: A real-life Candy Land with two floors of rainbow sweets that beckon stars like Taylor Swift and the Beckham boys. Tip: Get bang for your buck with the pre-packed baskets.

Toys"R"Us is one of New York.

11. Toys"R"Us

1514 Broadway (btwn 44th & 45th St), New York, NY
Toy Store · Theater District · 245 tips and reviews

Radio City Christmas SpectacularRadio City Christmas Spectacular: If it’s not in Santa’s workshop, you’re sure to find it here. Take a magical ride on the Ferris wheel!

Times Square is one of New York.

12. Times Square

8.5
Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2357 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: This area was originally named Longacre Square but was renamed in 1904 when the NY Times moved to the skyscraper now known as One Times Square at 42nd St., famous for the Times Square Ball drop.

Grand Central Terminal is one of New York.

13. Grand Central Terminal

9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1469 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Look left when inbound or right when outbound on the upper level to see Track 61, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt old private platform. His armor-clad train car is still there. Read more.

14. New York Public Library

9.2
476 5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 529 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Your request for a book used to be shot throughout the building via giant brass pneumatic tubes. Now obsolete, the pipes can still be viewed at the clerk’s desk in the third-floor catalog room. Read more.

15. Macy's

7.9
151 W 34th St (btwn 7th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Department Store · Garment District · 1065 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Ride vintage wooden escalators dating back to 1902. Look for them on the Broadway side of the shop between the eighth and ninth floors. Read more.

Empire State Building is one of New York.

16. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY · 1174 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Through an unmarked (and locked, sorry) door on the 102nd-floor observation deck is a narrow terrace that was once intended to be a docking station for airships moored to the mast Read more.

American Museum of Natural History is one of New York.

17. American Museum of Natural History

9.2
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · Upper West Side · 1399 tips and reviews

Sabine D.Sabine Dufaux: See the Dinosaurs (especially T-Rex) and the Blue Whale Read more.

Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of New York.

18. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews

Metropolitan Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of Art: See Central Park and the Manhattan skyline from a bird's-eye view by taking a walk on Big Bambú. (Kamomi, Design)

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of New York.

19. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: A fantastic art museum with many famous works situated on a unique spiral walkway. When you walk into the main area, look up! It makes for a great photo.

Madison Square Park is one of New York.

20. Madison Square Park

9.5
Madison Ave (btwn E 23rd & E 26th St), New York, NY
Park · 480 tips and reviews

Windows Live Photo GalleryWindows Live Photo Gallery: From inside the park, you can get a great angle on the surrounding buildings for a Panoramic Stitch. Outside the park on the west side, looking south, is a fantastic shot of the Flatiron Building.

Starbucks is one of New York.

21. Starbucks

41 Union Sq W (at E 17th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Union Square · 151 tips and reviews
Union Square Park is one of New York.

22. Union Square Park

9.1
Union Sq E/W & Broadway (btwn E 14th & E 17th St), New York, NY
Park · Union Square · 565 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Union Square is home to four historical monuments: Mohandas Gandhi, the Marquis de Lafayette, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Can you find all of them?

23. foursquare HQ

36 Cooper Sq (at E 5th St), New York, NY
Tech Startup · NoHo · 172 tips and reviews

Akshay P.Akshay Patil: Check in and see your face on the big screen

New York City Hall is one of New York.

24. New York City Hall

7.5
260 E Broadway (at Murray St), New York, NY
City Hall · Downtown Manhattan · 87 tips and reviews

MetroSeeker.comMetroSeeker.com: We love that the Mayor of NY is mayor of New York City Hall! While you're here trying to steal the mayorship, take a few minutes to relax and enjoy the park.

Brooklyn Bridge is one of New York.

25. Brooklyn Bridge

9.5
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY
Bridge · 1012 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best view of NYC offers a stunning panorama. From the midpoint of the massive suspension bridge, there are spectacular sight lines of Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo and lower Manhattan. Read more.

National September 11 Memorial is one of New York.

26. National September 11 Memorial

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

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: In the footsteps of the original Twin Towers lie two reflecting pools where visitors can pay their respects and see the bronze inscribed names of those who lost their lives.

Battery Park is one of New York.

27. Battery Park

9.2
Battery Pl (at State St), New York, NY
Park · Financial District · 302 tips and reviews

Roy N.Roy Naim: An amazing view

Staten Island Ferry - Whitehall Terminal is one of New York.

28. Staten Island Ferry - Whitehall Terminal

4 South St (South Ferry), New York, NY
Pier · Financial District · 410 tips and reviews

transiTALK Transportation Media GrouptransiTALK Transportation Media Group: From Lower Manhattan to Governor's Island to the Statue of Liberty, the SI Ferry is the best way to see Lower Manhattan's water port for nothing!

29. Statue of Liberty

9.3
Liberty Island, New York, NY
Monument · 702 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Thank publisher Joseph Pulitzer—yes, that Pulitzer—for stimulating enough American donations to pay for Lady Liberty’s pedestal. His statue is at the walkway near the left entrance to the statue. Read more.

30. DC Comics

1700 Broadway (bwtn 53rd & 54th St.), New York, NY
Office · Theater District · 16 tips and reviews

iFanboyiFanboy: The home of DC Comics in NYC. Look up at the 7th floor windows from across Broadway and you can spy a lot of comic book posters on the office walls.

31. Carnegie Hall

9.3
881 7th Ave (at W 57th St), New York, NY
Concert Hall · Theater District · 111 tips and reviews

TODAY ShowTODAY Show: The best of the best in classical music can be seen performing on the stage.

32. St. Patrick's Cathedral

9.5
14 E 51st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Church · 305 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Work began in 1858 but was halted during the Civil War and resumed in 1865. It was completed in 1878 and dedicated on May 25, 1879. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.

33. The Rink at Rockefeller Center

8.2
600 5th Ave (W 50th St), New York, NY
Skating Rink · Rockefeller Center · 41 tips and reviews

TODAY ShowTODAY Show: An iconic New York experience during the winter.

34. Christie's

8.8
20 Rockefeller Plaza (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Auction House · Rockefeller Center · 23 tips and reviews

The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal: The most expensive piece of artwork ever sold at auction, Pablo Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust," went for $106.5 million to an anonymous bidder here. Read more.

35. Madison Square Garden

8.9
4 Penn Plz (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Basketball Stadium · 1000 tips and reviews

MTVMTV: Jay-Z knows this venue well.

36. 40/40 Club

5.8
6 W 25th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Sports Bar · NoMad · 117 tips and reviews

MTVMTV: This is Jay-Z's club, named after baseball's 40–40 club for players who have accumulated a total of 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season.

37. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

7.6
28 E 20th St, New York, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Flatiron District · 32 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: The elegant neighborhood of Gramercy Park is home to a historic residence, the birthplace of one of America's most colorful presidents, Theodore Roosevelt. Read more.

Katz's Delicatessen is one of New York.

38. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews
Urban Outfitters is one of New York.

39. Urban Outfitters

999 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Clothing Store · Upper East Side · 19 tips and reviews
Yankee Stadium is one of New York.

40. Yankee Stadium

8.9
1 E 161st St (btwn Jerome & River Ave), Bronx, NY
Baseball Stadium · 1157 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of New York.

41. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews
High Line is one of New York.

42. High Line

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

43. Chelsea Market

9.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Market · Chelsea · 1218 tips and reviews
The Meatball Shop is one of New York.

44. The Meatball Shop

84 Stanton St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 621 tips and reviews
Zabar's is one of New York.

45. Zabar's

9.0
2245 Broadway (at W 80th St), New York, NY
Food and Beverage Retail · Upper West Side · 217 tips and reviews
Kleinfeld is one of New York.

46. Kleinfeld

8.5
110 W 20th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Bridal Store · Chelsea · 38 tips and reviews
Vera Wang is one of New York.

47. Vera Wang

7.7
991 Madison Ave, New York, NY
Bridal Store · Upper East Side · 4 tips and reviews
David's Bridal is one of New York.

48. David's Bridal

4.7
45 W 25th St (at 25th St), New York, NY
Bridal Store · NoMad · 41 tips and reviews
Adidas NYC Headquarters is one of New York.

49. Adidas NYC Headquarters

Office · NoHo · No tips or reviews
adidas Originals is one of New York.

50. adidas Originals

136 Wooster St (btwn Houston & Prince), New York, NY
Shoe Store · SoHo · 24 tips and reviews
Strawberry Fields is one of New York.

51. Strawberry Fields

Central Park West (at W 72nd St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Central Park · 165 tips and reviews
Charging Bull is one of New York.

52. Charging Bull

8.4
Broadway & Morris St, New York, NY
Outdoor Sculpture · Financial District · 216 tips and reviews
Chrysler Building is one of New York.

53. Chrysler Building

8.5
405 Lexington Ave (at E 42nd St), New York, NY
Structure · Turtle Bay · 91 tips and reviews
Teany is one of New York.

54. Teany

90 Rivington St (btwn Orchard & Ludlow), New York, NY
Tea Room · Lower East Side · 64 tips and reviews
Opening Ceremony is one of New York.

55. Opening Ceremony

1190-1192 Broadway (at W 29th St), New York, NY
Boutique · NoMad · 22 tips and reviews
DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse is one of New York.

56. DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse

6.1
40 E 14th St (at Union Square W), New York, NY
Shoe Store · Greenwich Village · 58 tips and reviews
Loehmann's is one of New York.

57. Loehmann's

2101 Broadway (74th Street), New York, NY
Department Store · Upper West Side · 22 tips and reviews
Ess-a-Bagel is one of New York.

58. Ess-a-Bagel

8.4
831 3rd Ave (btwn 50th & 51st St.), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Turtle Bay · 359 tips and reviews
Century 21 Department Store is one of New York.

59. Century 21 Department Store

22 Cortlandt Street (btwn Church & Broadway), New York, NY
Department Store · Financial District · 460 tips and reviews