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NYC First Timer Sites

NYC First Timer Sites

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Created by Coolhand Maldonado • Updated On: June 20, 2019

Places for a first timer to absolutely visit.

Central Park Zoo is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

1. Central Park Zoo

8.6
E 64th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Zoo · Central Park · 248 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

2. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1960 tips and reviews
Empire State Building is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

3. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY · 1172 tips and reviews
South Street Seaport is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

4. South Street Seaport

8.9
South St (Pier 17), New York, NY
Harbor or Marina · Financial District · 225 tips and reviews
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

5. Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises

Pier 83 (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Cruise · Hell's Kitchen · 145 tips and reviews
Yankee Stadium is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

6. Yankee Stadium

8.8
1 E 161st St (btwn Jerome & River Ave), Bronx, NY
Baseball Stadium · Concourse Village · 1155 tips and reviews
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

7. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk

9.1
Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY
Beach · Coney Island · 359 tips and reviews
Statue of Liberty is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

8. Statue of Liberty

9.3
Liberty Island, New York, NY
Monument · 701 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

9. Brooklyn Bridge

9.5
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY
Bridge · 1013 tips and reviews
Times Square is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

10. Times Square

8.5
Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2355 tips and reviews
One World Trade Center is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

11. One World Trade Center

9.3
1 World Trade Ctr (btwn Fulton & West St), New York, NY
Structure · Financial District · 313 tips and reviews
American Museum of Natural History is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

12. 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 · 1398 tips and reviews
Lombardi's Pizza is one of NYC First Timer Sites.

13. Lombardi's Pizza

8.2
32 Spring St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoLita · 534 tips and reviews