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#1 Central Park This part-park, part-museum, part-concert hall swallows central Manhattan, and many of the city's most notable attractions are situated next to it or within its limits (the Guggenheim, the Metropolitan ... Read more » Songquan Deng / Shutterstock

#2 National September 11 Memorial & Museum The National September 11 Memorial & Museum serves as the primary tribute to the nearly 3,000 victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks, as well as the six lost in ... Read more » Evan Semonies - cosmophotography / Getty Images

#3 Broadway Some out-of-towners spend their entire New York trip at one show or another on the Broadway circuit. And if you like plays and musicals, this is where you should be ... Read more » Fresh photos from all over the world / Getty Images

#4 Metropolitan Museum of Art No museum in the United States is as celebrated as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Spilling over with masterpieces from all over the world, including notable collections from Ancient Egypt ... Read more » alotor / Flickr

#5 American Museum of Natural History Visitors love the American Museum of Natural History off Central Park West. Whether you're exploring the interactive exhibits on the land, the sea or outer space; user reviews take ... Read more » bastix.net / flickr.com

#6 Empire State Building New York City Tourist 101 dictates that you must swing by this landmark structure in midtown Manhattan. And despite the hefty admission fees, the crowds and the long lines, recent ... Read more » Zsolt Hlinka / Getty Images

#7 Metropolitan Opera House Stroll through the courtyard of the Metropolitan Opera House even if you're not going inside for a performance. Every element of this opulent building – from the limestone architecture, to ... Read more » Blehgoaway / Wikimedia

#8 Statue of Liberty This brightly shining beacon draws visitors year-round. So let's discuss your visiting options. The most popular method involves waiting at least 90 minutes for the ferry to cart you ... Read more » Celso Flores / Flickr

#9 Grand Central Terminal At this beautiful train station, you can eat some lunch or shop till you drop, but recent travelers most enjoyed just taking in the scenery. Before you enter, be sure ... Read more » Allen McGregor / Flickr

#10 Museum of Modern Art You don't have to be an art lover to appreciate the Museum of Modern Art; this airy midtown gallery also doubles as a shrine of pop culture and 20th ... Read more » basterclaus / Flickr

#11 New York Public Library This main branch, officially called the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, attracts plenty of book lovers, history junkies and architecture aficionados. Most people swing by the Bryant Park landmark to say ... Read more » hibino / Flickr

#12 The High Line Set on an abandoned rail track on Manhattan's West Side, this sprawling nearly 1½-mile-long landscaped park stretches over three of the city's most lively neighborhoods: the Meatpacking District ... Read more » Albachiaraa / Shutterstock

#13 Brooklyn Bridge One of many signature landmarks of New York City, the Brooklyn Bridge is also one of the oldest suspension bridges in the country. Its six-lanes (and one pedestrian and bicycle ... Read more » Lukas Schlagenhauf / Flickr

#14 Fifth Avenue It's fitting that St. Patrick's Cathedral would be on the same street as stores like Bergdorf Goodman, Tiffany & Co. and Van Cleef & Arpels. That's because ... Read more » Andrey / Shutterstock

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#16 Ellis Island For 62 years, this was the United States' main immigration entry point and many U.S. citizens have at least one ancestor who passed through here. You can just glimpse ... Read more » Ken Thomas / Wikimedia Commons

#17 The Guggenheim The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, or simply, "The Guggenheim," is one of the most well-known art museums in the country, and it's just as renowned for its cutting-edge design ... Read more » Ben Hider / Getty Images

#18 Radio City Music Hall It's where Ella Fitzgerald pined for the man she loved, the Rolling Stones couldn't get no satisfaction and Lady Gaga had a "Bad Romance." Among performers, there's ... Read more » Aleks Ivic Visuals / Getty Images

#19 Rockefeller Center and Top of the Rock Observation Deck This iconic plaza has it all – beautiful sculptures, an enormous skating rink, a fishbowl view of NBC Studios, plus hordes of stores and restaurants. Though undoubtedly there will be intense ... Read more » stockelements / Shutterstock

#20 Times Square Some say that Times Square is like a five-block metaphor for New York City itself – it's exciting, colorful and always jumping. Others describe this area of midtown Manhattan as ... Read more » Andrey Bayda / Shutterstock

#21 Frick Collection Tucked inside an 18th-century New York mansion that once belonged to steel tycoon Henry Clay Frick, this robust art collection features works that span from the Renaissance to the end ... Read more » Stuart Monk / Shutterstock

#22 Apollo Theater One of the most famous music halls in the United States, "the Apollo" started as a burlesque theater in 1914. By the 1930s, it transformed into a concert hall that ... Read more » littleny / Shutterstock

#23 St. Patrick's Cathedral This sprawling cathedral sits amid the hustle and distinctively secular bustle of Rockefeller Center. But that doesn't take away from its otherworldly vibe. Whether you're religious or just ... Read more » Matteo Colombo / Getty Images

#24 Bronx Zoo According to travelers, these 265 acres sheltering more than 4,000 animals should be near the top of every young family's itinerary in New York. And if you're ... Read more » ikrichter / Flickr

#25 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Wander along Brooklyn's Washington Avenue, and you can't avoid stumbling upon this verdant 52-acre park. A main highlight here is the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, punctuated by wooden bridges ... Read more » Colin D. Young / Shutterstock

#26 Chrysler Building Technically, the Chrysler Building is an office building open Monday through Friday, but you don't need to go inside to appreciate its aesthetic appeal. Recent visitors praised the building ... Read more » Marian Kilinski / Getty Images

#27 Coney Island Known as the "the People's Playground," this famous amusement area in Brooklyn has witnessed an illustrious past. In the early 1900s, Coney Island enticed New Yorkers to visit with ... Read more » pio3 / Shutterstock

#28 NYC Food Tours Known for everything from cheap eats to authentic international fare to Michelin-starred restaurants, New York City is a culinary hot spot and undoubtedly one of the best foodie cities in ... Read more » Courtesy of Foods of New York

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