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Important Places: Stuff-to-do Edition
Brooklyn Bridge is one of Important Places: Stuff-to-do Edition.

1. Brooklyn Bridge

9.5
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY
Bridge · 1012 tips and reviews
American Museum of Natural History is one of Important Places: Stuff-to-do Edition.

2. 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

Renee D.Renee DiResta: See the dinosaurs and the whale.

Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of Important Places: Stuff-to-do Edition.

3. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
High Line is one of Important Places: Stuff-to-do Edition.

4. High Line

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

Renee D.Renee DiResta: Walk. Take a detour to Billy's Bakery if you have some extra time.

SoHo is one of Important Places: Stuff-to-do Edition.

5. SoHo

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 146 tips and reviews

Renee D.Renee DiResta: A neighborhood for shopping. There are a lot of great street vendors selling clothes and crafts (mostly along West Broadway). Uniqlo and TopShop on Broadway are worth checking out.

DUMBO is one of Important Places: Stuff-to-do Edition.

6. DUMBO

Brooklyn, NY
Neighborhood · 83 tips and reviews

Renee D.Renee DiResta: Take the F train here, then walk around the waterfront park and check out the little shops and restaurants.

Central Park Zoo is one of Important Places: Stuff-to-do Edition.

7. Central Park Zoo

8.6
E 64th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Zoo · Central Park · 248 tips and reviews
Central Park Mall is one of Important Places: Stuff-to-do Edition.

8. Central Park Mall

9.3
Central Park, New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 40 tips and reviews

Renee D.Renee DiResta: The prettiest place in the park. Leads to Bethesda Fountain.

FAO Schwarz is one of Important Places: Stuff-to-do Edition.

9. FAO Schwarz

767 5th Ave (at E 58th St), New York, NY
Toy Store · Midtown East · 284 tips and reviews
5th Avenue is one of Important Places: Stuff-to-do Edition.

10. 5th Avenue

5th Ave, New York, NY
Road · Midtown East · 105 tips and reviews

Renee D.Renee DiResta: Start at 5th & 59th and walk downtown. It's a nice walk with great window shopping - most design houses have their flagship stores around here. If it's autumn, grab chestnuts from a street vendor.