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NY for beginners

NY for beginners

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Created by Marina Leal • Updated On: June 2, 2013
Times Square is one of NY for beginners.

1. Times Square

8.5
Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2357 tips and reviews

Times Square NYCTimes Square NYC: Don't forget to stop by the Visitor Center!

2. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY · 1174 tips and reviews
Grand Central Terminal is one of NY for beginners.

3. Grand Central Terminal

9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1468 tips and reviews
50 Rockefeller Plaza is one of NY for beginners.

4. 50 Rockefeller Plaza

50 Rockefeller Plz, New York, NY
Office · Rockefeller Center · 3 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of NY for beginners.

5. 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

FlavorpillFlavorpill: If you need more than a nanosecond to take in art, avoid Free Fridays.

McGee's Pub is one of NY for beginners.

6. McGee's Pub

7.4
240 W 55th St (btwn 8th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Pub · Theater District · 235 tips and reviews

Sherri F.Sherri Feldman: The writers of How I Met Your Mother modeled the atmosphere of McLaren's after McGee's.

Central Park is one of NY for beginners.

7. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1839 tips and reviews

John M.John Moore: Visit Cherry Hill in late afternoon, walk across Bow Bridge over to the Ramble and watch the sun set over the Westside.

Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NY for beginners.

8. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
Belvedere Castle is one of NY for beginners.

9. Belvedere Castle

9.1
79th St Transverse Rd, New York, NY
Castle · Central Park · 85 tips and reviews
Delacorte Theater is one of NY for beginners.

10. Delacorte Theater

8.9
Central Park (at 79th St), New York, NY
Theater · Central Park · 73 tips and reviews

Kelsey S.Kelsey Sortland: Sleep in the park, get free tickets, and enjoy Shakespeare in the Park!

American Museum of Natural History is one of NY for beginners.

11. 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 · 1399 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge is one of NY for beginners.

12. Brooklyn Bridge

9.5
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY
Bridge · 1012 tips and reviews
The Landing at Fulton Ferry is one of NY for beginners.

13. The Landing at Fulton Ferry

7.8
20 Old Fulton St (Water Street), Brooklyn, NY
Boat or Ferry · DUMBO · 6 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Heights Promenade is one of NY for beginners.

14. Brooklyn Heights Promenade

9.6
Columbia Heights (btwn Remsen & Orange St), Brooklyn, NY
Scenic Lookout · Brooklyn Heights · 222 tips and reviews

15. Staten Island Ferry Boat - John A. Noble

New York Harbor, New York, NY
Boat or Ferry · 10 tips and reviews
Battery Park is one of NY for beginners.

16. Battery Park

9.2
Battery Pl (at State St), New York, NY
Park · Financial District · 302 tips and reviews
High Line is one of NY for beginners.

17. High Line

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

18. Flushing Meadows Corona Park

9.1
Great Lakes Ct (Dwight Eisenhower Promenade), Queens, NY
Park · Flushing Meadows-Corona Park · 85 tips and reviews
Bronx Zoo is one of NY for beginners.

19. Bronx Zoo

9.1
2300 Southern Blvd (at Boston Rd), Bronx, NY
Zoo · Bronx Park · 342 tips and reviews
Beekman Beer Garden is one of NY for beginners.

20. Beekman Beer Garden

89 South St (North side of Pier 17), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Financial District · 142 tips and reviews
Grimaldi's Pizzeria is one of NY for beginners.

21. Grimaldi's Pizzeria

7.8
1 Front St (at Cadman Plaza W), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · DUMBO · 592 tips and reviews
Siggy's Good Food is one of NY for beginners.

22. Siggy's Good Food

292 Elizabeth St (btwn E Houston & Bleecker St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoHo · 119 tips and reviews
Virgil's Real BBQ is one of NY for beginners.

23. Virgil's Real BBQ

7.4
152 W 44th St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · Theater District · 273 tips and reviews