NYC Favorite Things To Do

200 Hudson St (at Canal St.), New York, NY

Arts and Entertainment · Tribeca · 55 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Together with the 92nd Street Y, this is the best place in NYC to see a not-boring lecture. Events here are typically quirkier and cheaper then uptown and often include a beer. Read more.

2. Beacon Theatre

9.2

2124 Broadway (at W 74th St), New York, NY

Concert Hall · Upper West Side · 172 tips and reviews

The Corcoran Group: One of the best places in the city to catch a live performance. Fantastic old-time, authentic New York venue to see a band, with what feels like the original, upholstered seating.

3. 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

Gossip Girl: Art is arousing—just ask J. She couldn't stop swooning when N took her here to see The Nutcracker. (I Will Always Love You) Read more.

4. Central Park

9.7

59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY

Park · Central Park · 1837 tips and reviews

TODAY Show: Home to some of New York's most famous concerts. Diana Ross literally singing in the rain, Simon & Garfunkel, Garth Brooks and Dave Matthews Band have all played Central Park.

Joe's Pub is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

5. Joe's Pub

9.1

425 Lafayette St (btwn Astor Pl & E 4th St), New York, NY

Music Venue · NoHo · 89 tips and reviews

Bowery Ballroom is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

6. Bowery Ballroom

9.2

6 Delancey St (at Bowery), New York, NY

Rock Club · Lower East Side · 216 tips and reviews

The Allen Room is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

7. The Allen Room

Broadway at 60th Street 5th Floor (Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center), New York, NY

Music Venue · Hell's Kitchen · 13 tips and reviews

Radio City Music Hall is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

8. 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

City Winery is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

9. City Winery

155 Varick St (at Vandam St), New York, NY

Wine Bar · Hudson Square · 186 tips and reviews

Ziegfeld Theater - Bow Tie Cinemas is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

10. Ziegfeld Theater - Bow Tie Cinemas

141 W 54th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY

Movie Theater · Theater District · 72 tips and reviews

Landmark's Sunshine Cinema is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

11. Landmark's Sunshine Cinema

143 E Houston St (btwn Forsyth & Eldridge St), New York, NY

Indie Movie Theater · Lower East Side · 137 tips and reviews

Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

12. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5

1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY

Art Museum · 1959 tips and reviews

American Museum of Natural History is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

13. American Museum of Natural History

9.2

200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY

Science Museum · 1398 tips and reviews

Irish Hunger Memorial is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

14. Irish Hunger Memorial

Vesey St & North End Ave, New York, NY

Memorial Site · Battery Park City · 38 tips and reviews

Grand Central Terminal is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

15. Grand Central Terminal

9.1

87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY

Rail Station · Midtown East · 1465 tips and reviews

Bryant Park is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

16. Bryant Park

9.5

W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY

Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews

The Public Theater is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

17. The Public Theater

9.4

425 Lafayette St (btwn Astor Pl & E 4th St), New York, NY

Theater · NoHo · 54 tips and reviews

Pershing Square Signature Theater is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

18. Pershing Square Signature Theater

9.0

480 W 42nd St (at 10th Ave), New York, NY

Theater · Hell's Kitchen · 52 tips and reviews

Playwrights Horizons is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

19. Playwrights Horizons

9.2

416 W 42nd St (9th Ave), New York, NY

Theater · Hell's Kitchen · 26 tips and reviews

The McKittrick Hotel is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

20. The McKittrick Hotel

9.1

530 W 27th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY

Indie Theater · Chelsea · 325 tips and reviews

Delacorte Theater is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

21. Delacorte Theater

9.0

Central Park (at 79th St), New York, NY

Theater · Central Park · 73 tips and reviews

2econd Stage Theatre is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

22. 2econd Stage Theatre

8.9

305 W 43rd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY

Indie Theater · Hell's Kitchen · 16 tips and reviews

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

23. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

307 W 26th St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY

Comedy Club · Chelsea · 171 tips and reviews

High Line is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

24. High Line

9.5

btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY

Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews

Comedy Cellar is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

25. Comedy Cellar

9.1

117 Macdougal St (btwn Minetta Ln & W 3rd St), New York, NY

Comedy Club · Greenwich Village · 155 tips and reviews

Central Park SummerStage is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

26. Central Park SummerStage

9.0

Central Park (Rumsey Playfield), New York, NY

Music Venue · Central Park · 115 tips and reviews

Hayden Planetarium is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

27. Hayden Planetarium

9.1

200 Central Park W (inside American Museum of Natural History), New York, NY

Planetarium · Upper West Side · 85 tips and reviews

54 Below is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

28. 54 Below

9.2

254 W 54th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY

Performing Arts Venue · Theater District · 45 tips and reviews

Riverside Park is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

29. Riverside Park

9.5

Riverside Dr (btwn W 59th St & St. Clair Pl), New York, NY

Park · West Harlem · 127 tips and reviews

Union Square Greenmarket is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

30. Union Square Greenmarket

9.3

Union Sq W (btwn E 14th & E 17th St), New York, NY

Farmers Market · Union Square · 410 tips and reviews

Eataly Flatiron is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

31. Eataly Flatiron

9.2

200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY

Gourmet Store · Flatiron · 1478 tips and reviews

79th Street Greenmarket is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

32. 79th Street Greenmarket

8.7

Columbus Ave (btw W 77th & W 80th Sts), New York, NY

Farmers Market · Upper West Side · 26 tips and reviews

Bloomingdale's is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

33. 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

Fishs Eddy is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

34. Fishs Eddy

9.5

889 Broadway (btwn E 19th & E 20th St), New York, NY

Furniture and Home Store · Flatiron District · 107 tips and reviews

The Bell House is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

35. The Bell House

8.8

149 7th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Rock Club · Gowanus · 145 tips and reviews

Carnegie Hall is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

36. 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 York: The best concert auditorium in NYC hosts the world’s greatest orchestras, instrumentalists and singers. Lately, prominent world-music acts and even rock bands have been added to the mix. Read more.

Roosevelt Island Tram (Roosevelt Island Station) is one of NYC Favorite Things To Do.

37. Roosevelt Island Tram (Roosevelt Island Station)

8.8

W Main St, New York, NY

Tram Station · Roosevelt Island · 51 tips and reviews

The Corcoran Group: Take a ride on the Tram with your metrocard and enjoy some of the best views of the city – especially great at sunrise or sunset.

38. STORY

151 W 34th St (Broadway), New York, NY

Gift Store · Garment District · 47 tips and reviews

Jenn P: Great range of gifts for all!