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Must Do's NYC
King Cole Bar is one of Must Do's NYC.

1. King Cole Bar

7.8
2 E 55th St (St Regis Hotel), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 63 tips and reviews
Hotel Delmano is one of Must Do's NYC.

2. Hotel Delmano

9.4
128 N 9th St. (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 236 tips and reviews
Knitting Factory is one of Must Do's NYC.

3. Knitting Factory

361 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Rock Club · Williamsburg · 126 tips and reviews
MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center is one of Must Do's NYC.

4. MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center

8.7
2225 Jackson Ave (at 46th Ave), Queens, NY
Art Museum · Hunters Point · 196 tips and reviews
Hell's Kitchen Flea Market is one of Must Do's NYC.

5. Hell's Kitchen Flea Market

411 W 39th St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Flea Market · Hell's Kitchen · 34 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg is one of Must Do's NYC.

6. Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg

50 Kent Ave (btwn N 11th & N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Flea Market · Williamsburg · 103 tips and reviews
Eataly Flatiron is one of Must Do's NYC.

7. Eataly Flatiron

9.2
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · NoMad · 1479 tips and reviews
Schiller's Liquor Bar is one of Must Do's NYC.

8. Schiller's Liquor Bar

131 Rivington St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 317 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of Must Do's NYC.

9. 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
Le Bain is one of Must Do's NYC.

10. Le Bain

8.9
848 Washington St (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Night Club · Meatpacking District · 347 tips and reviews
East River Ferry is one of Must Do's NYC.

11. East River Ferry

(East River), Brooklyn, NY
Boat or Ferry · 57 tips and reviews
The Ides at Wythe Hotel is one of Must Do's NYC.

12. The Ides at Wythe Hotel

80 Wythe Ave (at N 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
Hotel Bar · Williamsburg · 162 tips and reviews
Calliope is one of Must Do's NYC.

13. Calliope

84 E 4th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · East Village · 64 tips and reviews

The New YorkerThe New Yorker: "[T]errines, tarts, tripe, and rabbit... grownup food, which arrives as a whisper, not a shout." - Amelia Lester reviews Calliope in the 10/8/12 issue: Read more.

Reynard is one of Must Do's NYC.

14. Reynard

80 Wythe Ave (N 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 160 tips and reviews

The New YorkerThe New Yorker: At Reynards, "you don't feel like part of a parody, you just feel lucky to be there." Ariel Levy reviews Reynards: http://nyr.kr/NZLFAZ (9/24/12)

15. High Line

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

The New YorkerThe New Yorker: Don't miss the diminutive sculptures tucked into unexpected locations throughout the park, all part of "Lilliput," an exhibit curated by Cecilia Alemani and on display through April 14, 2013: Read more.

16. The Well

272 Meserole St (btwn Bushwick Ave & Waterbury St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 43 tips and reviews

The New YorkerThe New Yorker: Located in part of the historic Hittleman Brewery, the bar is stocked with twenty kinds of champagne and three hundred varieties of beer. The massive space also includes an outdoor music venue. Read more.

17. Central Park Zoo

8.6
E 64th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Zoo · Central Park · 248 tips and reviews

The New YorkerThe New Yorker: A peacock once escaped from the zoo and settled into the fifth-floor ledge of an Upper East Side building, capturing the attention of kids, cops, tourists, and Rupert Murdoch. Read more.

18. One World Trade Center

9.3
1 World Trade Ctr (btwn Fulton & West St), New York, NY
Structure · Financial District · 315 tips and reviews

The New YorkerThe New Yorker: Architect Daniel Libeskind’s plan strikes “a careful balance between commemorating the lives lost and reëstablishing the life of the site itself.” Read more.

19. Bowlmor Times Square

222 W. 44th St, New York, NY
Bowling Alley · Theater District · 91 tips and reviews

PeoplePeople: Enjoy lane-side cocktails — and keep your eyes peeled in the glow-in-the-dark lane next to yours for stars like Lady Gaga and Al Pacino!

Sake Bar Decibel is one of Must Do's NYC.

20. Sake Bar Decibel

9.1
240 E 9th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sake Bar · East Village · 256 tips and reviews
The Slipper Room is one of Must Do's NYC.

21. The Slipper Room

8.1
167 Orchard St (at Stanton St.), New York, NY
Music Venue · Lower East Side · 57 tips and reviews