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Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of New York.

1. Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best place to gawk at priceless art has a collection that is seemingly endless, spanning creepy Egyptian tombs to the shimmering Impressionist paintings to an unparalleled costume collection. Read more.

Theatre 80 is one of New York.

2. Theatre 80

7.7
80 Saint Marks Pl (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Performing Arts Venue · East Village · 27 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Come here for the naughtiest burlesque show in NYC, !BadAss! Burlesque. The performances at this bimonthly revue aren’t the playful, teasing kind; they’re perverse and raunchy. Read more.

Empire State Building is one of New York.

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

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best touristy venue, this 80-year-old landmark is simply stunning. Check out the Art Deco flourishes in the lobby, restored to its original gilded splendor in 2009. Read more.

Brooklyn Bridge is one of New York.

4. 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.

Prospect Park is one of New York.

5. Prospect Park

9.7
Prospect Park W/SW (Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Prospect Park · 309 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: NYC’s best collective backyard boasts prime people-watching spots such as the Long Meadow and Nethermead The woodland expanse of the Ravine is a towering forest within bustling Brooklyn. Read more.

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

6. 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

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best museum to spend the day in boasts unparalleled holdings in 20th- and 21st-century art, the Sette MoMA restaurant, a plush movie theater and the MoMA Design Store. Read more.

The Cloisters is one of New York.

7. The Cloisters

9.2
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: At this museum devoted to medieval art, a path winds through the peaceful grounds to a monastery that appears to have survived from the Middle Ages. Don’t miss the famed unicorn tapestries. Read more.

8. Museum of Sex

7.4
233 5th Ave (at E 27th St), New York, NY
Erotic Museum · NoMad · 196 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Explore this institution’s collection of titillating photographs, films and all manner of erotic ephemera. Stop by the souvenir shop and pick up a copy of Adult Mad Libs to play with your date. Read more.

Grand Central Terminal is one of New York.

9. Grand Central Terminal

9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1470 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.

10. Macy's

7.7
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.

11. Times Square

8.5
Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2355 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: When the New York Times moved into offices at Broadway and 42nd Street on Dec 31, 1904, it threw a party so legendary that New Yorkers started to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square every year. Read more.

12. 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

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Take the Stage Door Tour to see the 20-foot-high domed ceilings and Art Deco flourishes of Roxy’s Suite, built for vaudeville producer Samuel Lionel “Roxy” Rothafel. Read more.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is one of New York.

13. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

9.4
70 Lincoln Center Plz (btwn Columbus & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Performing Arts Venue · 216 tips and reviews
National September 11 Memorial is one of New York.

14. National September 11 Memorial

9.3
180 Greenwich St (btwn Liberty & Fulton St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Financial District · 869 tips and reviews
St. Patrick's Cathedral is one of New York.

15. St. Patrick's Cathedral

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

16. 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

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The museum sponsored Robert Peary’s expedition to the North Pole, and in Greenland he discovered the largest buried meteorite in the world, Cape York. Three chunks of it are on display here. Read more.

17. Carnegie Hall

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

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Hey, 20 to 40 year olds: Put down $20 annually for the Notables Program to score a pair of $20 tickets for every performance throughout the year. Read more.

18. 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.

19. Madison Square Garden

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

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: George Harrison on guitar and Ringo Starr on drums belt out some of the songs made famous by the Beatles at a benefit concert for East Pakistan refugees in 1971, at the link! Read more.

20. Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

655 W 34th St (at 11th Ave), New York, NY
Convention Center · 153 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Artist Keith Haring at work on a giant six-story banner saluting the Statue of Liberty on her 100th birthday in 1986, at the link! Read more.

21. Roseland Ballroom

239 W 52nd St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Music Venue · Theater District · 105 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1929, a new marathon dance craze played out at the Roseland - stilt dancing! Photo shows two of the dancers after a tumble, as other contestants merrily dance on. Read more.

22. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: The Guggenheim Museum opened in 1959. View interiors, exteriors and art from opening day! Photos at the link. Read more.

23. White Horse Tavern

6.5
567 Hudson St (at 11th St), New York, NY
Pub · West Village · 140 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Tony and Emmy award winning actor Gregory Hines stops in for a drink in this pic from 1989, at the link! Read more.

24. New York Penn Station

5.7
1 Penn Plz (btwn W 31st & W 33rd St), New York, NY
Rail Station · Chelsea · 1672 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Remember the old Penn Station? Click "More Info" to view travelers waiting for trains in 1942. Read more.

25. Chrysler Building

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

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: The art deco skyscraper was the tallest building in the world for 11 months. See photos of its history on our photo archive website! Read more.

High Line is one of New York.

26. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Serendipity 3 is one of New York.

27. Serendipity 3

7.7
225 E 60th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Upper East Side · 534 tips and reviews
TAO Uptown is one of New York.

28. TAO Uptown

8.8
42 E 58th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Midtown East · 390 tips and reviews
P.J. Clarke's is one of New York.

29. P.J. Clarke's

8.8
915 3rd Ave (at E 55th St), New York, NY
Pub · Midtown East · 316 tips and reviews
Top of the Tower is one of New York.

30. Top of the Tower

3 Mitchell Pl (1st Ave & 49th), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Turtle Bay · 9 tips and reviews
Pastis is one of New York.

31. Pastis

9 9th Ave (at Little W 12th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 324 tips and reviews