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Not to miss NYC
High Line is one of Not to miss NYC.

1. High Line

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

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best place to remember why you love Manhattan takes you above the city while keeping you rooted in urban life. Walk through a field of wildflowers as cabs zoom along the street beneath you. Read more.

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of Not to miss NYC.

2. 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

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best museum to spend the day in boasts unparalleled holdings in 20th- and 21st-century art, the Sette MoMA restaurant, a plush movie theater and the MoMA Design Store. Read more.

International Bar is one of Not to miss NYC.

3. International Bar

6.7
102 1st Ave (btwn 7th St & St. Marks Pl), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 119 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best dive bar in NYC is filled with regulars making efficient use of the low prices. The owners have banished TVs to promote friendly banter and there’s always the jukebox to keep you company. Read more.

4. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best literary hot spot boasts a warm atmosphere, well-curated selection and convivial café. It also has the city’s first Espresso Book Machine, which prints a growing number of texts on demand. Read more.

Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of Not to miss NYC.

5. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best place to gawk at priceless art has a collection that is seemingly endless, spanning creepy Egyptian tombs to the shimmering Impressionist paintings to an unparalleled costume collection. Read more.

6. The Lot on Tap

10 Avenue A (at 30th St.), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Chelsea · 42 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: from our friends at colicchio & sons: a great spot to hit for drinks at the end of your walk on the high line. (and it just occured to me that you could do the walk in reverse and start here, finish a