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Holiday Must-Sees in NYC
New York Transit Museum Annex is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

1. New York Transit Museum Annex

7.2
Grand Central Terminal (42nd and Park Avenue), New York, NY
History Museum · Midtown East · 30 tips and reviews
New York City Ballet is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

2. New York City Ballet

9.2
20 Lincoln Center Plz (63rd and Columbus), New York, NY
Theater · Lincoln Square · 27 tips and reviews

ToryBurchToryBurch: A city tradition. If you're in New York around the holidays, don't miss a performance of The Nutcracker.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

3. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

77th St & Central Park W/S (6th Ave & 34th St), New York, NY
Parade · Theater District · 101 tips and reviews
Bergdorf Goodman is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

4. Bergdorf Goodman

8.8
754 5th Ave (btwn E 57th & E 58th St), New York, NY
Department Store · Midtown East · 241 tips and reviews
Barneys New York is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

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

Katy Z.Katy Zack: The best of the Xmas windows year after year. Can't wait to see this year's display.

Saks Fifth Avenue is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

6. Saks Fifth Avenue

8.9
611 5th Ave Fl 8 (btwn E 49th & E 50th St), New York, NY
Department Store · Midtown East · 290 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: This is one of our favorite shopping destinations in NYC. They also have our favorite windows during the holidays. And they have the nicest public restrooms.

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

7. Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

8.4
30 Rockefeller Plz (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Tree · Rockefeller Center · 92 tips and reviews
Origami Holiday Tree At AMNH is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

8. Origami Holiday Tree At AMNH

200 Central Park W, New York, NY
History Museum · Upper West Side · 1 tip
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

9. Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

Charles P.Charles Photoframd: This Classic Christmas Tree display was started in 1964. Worth the trip to see! Read more.

South Street Seaport Christmas Tree is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

10. South Street Seaport Christmas Tree

New York, NY
Harbor or Marina · Financial District · 1 tip
NYSE Christmas Tree is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

11. NYSE Christmas Tree

11 Broad St (Broad Street (Btwn Wall Street / Exchange Place), New York, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Financial District · No tips or reviews
The Rink at Rockefeller Center is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

12. 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.

Bank of America Winter Village is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

13. Bank of America Winter Village

8.0
42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Skating Rink · Midtown East · 119 tips and reviews
Wollman Rink is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

14. Wollman Rink

8.9
830 5th Ave (at East Dr), New York, NY
Skating Rink · Central Park · 83 tips and reviews
FAO Schwarz is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

15. FAO Schwarz

767 5th Ave (at E 58th St), New York, NY
Toy Store · Midtown East · 284 tips and reviews

Lucky MagazineLucky Magazine: Practice your chopsticks on the Fao Schwarz Big Piano.

Santa Land is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

16. Santa Land

Macy's Herald Sq. (Bradway 34th. St.), New York, NY
Arts and Entertainment · Chelsea · 3 tips and reviews

CassandraCassandra: Christmas trees, elves, toy trains & snow-filled wonder. Also where Miracle on 34th Street was set in '47. Get there at 9am to avoid the wait. And don’t tug on Santa’s beard-that thing’s real!

The Bronx, NY is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

17. The Bronx, NY

New York
County · 79 tips and reviews
Union Square Holiday Market is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

18. Union Square Holiday Market

Union Sq W (at E 14th St), New York, NY
Christmas Market · Union Square · 72 tips and reviews
Columbus Circle Holiday Market is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

19. Columbus Circle Holiday Market

Central Park South (at Central Park West), New York, NY
Flea Market · Central Park · 3 tips and reviews
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

20. The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center

36 W 110th St (btw Lenox & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Other Great Outdoors · Central Park · 3 tips and reviews

CassandraCassandra: The Dana Discovery Center is illuminated for the season, along with a flotilla of 17 evergreens adrift on the Harlem Meer. You can see the Dana Center and flotilla lit every night until January 6th!

Radio City Music Hall is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

21. 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

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Take a tour of this beautiful and historic music venue daily from 11am-3pm. During the holidays, you simply must go to the Christmas Spectacular…Rockettes all the way!

Brooklyn Night Bazaar is one of Holiday Must-Sees in NYC.

22. Brooklyn Night Bazaar

165 Banker St (at Norman Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Festival · Greenpoint · 107 tips and reviews