Things to Do in New York City? Museums, restaurants, theaters and parks

New York – one of the most visited cities in the world. Every year, millions of tourists come here. For example, the famous Statue of Liberty is the most recognizable landmark in the world.  We will tell you about the best places and things to do in New York City! Choosing the best in various categories: theaters, museums, cultural attractions, restaurants, parks, etc.

№ 1. TOP 10 best cultural attractions in New York City (the most recognizable places):

This is a list of the most famous attractions in New York City. Tourists tend to visit these places in the first place.

1. Central Park
2. The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
3. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
4. Manhattan Skyline
5. Times Square
6. Broadway
7. Empire State Building
8. Statue of Liberty
9. Rockefeller Center
10. Fifth Avenue

№ 2. TOP 10 best parks in New York City

It’s the most popular places for nature walks.

1. Central Park (the largest park in the city center – area of 3.41 km²)
2. The High Line
3. Bryant Park
4. Washington Square Park
5. Conservatory Garden
6. Riverside Park
7. Union Square
8. Hudson River Park
9. Battery Park
10. Roosevelt Island

№ 3. TOP 25 best museums in New York City

In New York, more than 100 different museums. We have selected only the most visited, interesting and popular.

1. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (One of the most visited museums in the world. It presents a collection of the best craftsmen and artists)
2. The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
3. Frick Collection
4. Ground Zero Museum Workshop
5. The Met Cloisters
6. Tenement Museum
7. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
8. American Museum of Natural History
9. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
10. The Morgan Library & Museum
11. Ellis Island
12. Ellis Island Immigration Museum
13. Whitney Museum of American Art
14. Madame Tussauds New York
15. Rubin Museum of Art
16. Museum at Eldridge Street
17. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
18. National Museum of the American Indian
19. Museum of Jewish Heritage
20. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
21. Museum of the City of New York
22. South Street Seaport
23. New-York Historical Society Museum & Library
24. The Met Breuer
25. Merchant’s House Museum

№ 4. TOP 13. Theaters in New York City

1. Radio City Music Hall
2. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
3. Jazz at Lincoln Center
4. School of Rock The Musical
5. On Your Feet!
6. Carnegie Hall
7. Gershwin Theater
8. Cirque du Soleil Paramour
9. Apollo Theater
10. Broadway Theatre
11. New Amsterdam Theater
12. Majestic Theatre
13. Beacon Theatre

№ 5. Family holiday. Where to go with the child in New York City?

1. Central Park Zoo
2. Top of the Rock Observation Deck
3. Bryant Park
4. Central Park Carousel
5. Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park
6. Children’s Museum of Manhattan
7. Children’s Museum of the Arts

№ 6. TOP 15. Restaurants in New York (best food in town)

There are many different restaurants: European, Asian and American cuisine.

1. Daniel
2. Pisillo Italian Panini
3. Per Se
4. Bouley
5. Le Bernardin
6. Lincoln Square Steak
7. Nerai
8. Russ & Daughters
9. Gramercy Tavern
10. Club A Steakhouse
11. Los Tacos No. 1
12. Spice Symphony
13. Numero 28 Pizzeria
14. Eileen’s Special Cheesecake
15. The Modern

№ 7. TOP 15. Bars & Clubs in New York City

1. McSorley’s Old Ale House
2. Terra Blues
3. 230 Fifth
4. Hard Rock Cafe New York
5. Tonic Bar (Times Square)
6. Cafe Wha?
7. Bar 54
8. The Village Vanguard
9. Gotham Comedy Club
10. Cock and Bull NYC
11. Top of the Strand
12. Rosie O’Grady’s Time Square
13. O’Lunney’s Times Square Pub
14. Campbell Apartment
15. Carnegie Club