Tourist Trap
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is one of Tourist Trap.

1. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

9.3
2 E 91st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 142 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of Tourist Trap.

2. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Central Park · 1959 tips and reviews
The Market NYC is one of Tourist Trap.

3. The Market NYC

328 W 14th St, New York, NY
Clothing Store · West Village · 1 tip
Brooklyn Flea - Fort Greene is one of Tourist Trap.

4. Brooklyn Flea - Fort Greene

176 Lafayette Ave. (btw Clermont & Vanderbilt Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Flea Market · Clinton Hill · 143 tips and reviews
Hester Street Fair is one of Tourist Trap.

5. Hester Street Fair

7.0
Hester St (at Essex St), New York, NY
Flea Market · Lower East Side · 93 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Luke's Lobster, Sigmund Pretzel Shop, An Choi (banh mi), Melt Bakery, and tons of other delicious food to try. Saturdays 10-6. Read more.

6. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1869 tips and reviews

Kushal D.Kushal Dave: There's something really magical about the sculpture garden. Plus it has a Giacometti.

7. High Line

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

Kushal D.Kushal Dave: The official audio tour (find in iTunes store or Google) is okay, but Mike says to try the Bowery Boys tour http://theboweryboys.blogspot.com/2012/03/high-line-wild-wild-west-side-cowboys.html

8. Governors Island

9.1
New York, NY
Island · Governors Island · 219 tips and reviews

9. Museum of Arts & Design (MAD)

8.3
2 Columbus Cir (btwn 8th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Art Museum · Theater District · 81 tips and reviews

adroytadroyt: Ah: we have the fondest memories of holding a tweet-up here when Stephen Burks debuted "Are You a Hybrid?" in April 2011. If you want cutting edge, don't miss MAD.

10. New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

9.3
476 5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 528 tips and reviews

Hunter T.Hunter Tau: 2nd largest library in the United States, 4th largest in the world. Tip: The best room by far for a New Yorker to escape is the History and Geography room that overlooks Bryant Park.