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This Insight CityGuide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to New York, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in New York. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in New York are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of New York. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

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Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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New York Citys Top 10 Attractions

At a glance, everything you cant afford to miss when you visit the Big Apple, from high-energy Times Square and tall, iconic monuments to world-class museums and performance spaces.

Top Attraction 1

Brooklyn Bridge . This iconic landmark opened to foot and hoof traffic in 1883 and has been an ideal place to view the skyline ever since. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 2

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) . Look no further for a remarkable collection of 20th-century art. All the greats are here, displayed in a beautifully designed gallery. The sculpture garden sets Rodin, Picasso, and others amid trees and reflecting pools. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 3

Lincoln Center . This is the cultural and intellectual hub of the city. Located on the Upper West Side, its home to many giants of the performing arts, including the New York Philharmonic, the New York City Ballet, the New York Film Society, and the Metropolitan Opera. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 4

Metropolitan Museum of Art . If you have time for only one museum, make it this treasure house , which has a collection of over 2 million pieces, from Native Americans to 21st-century couturiers. For more information, .

Top Attraction 5

Empire State Building . This was the tallest structure in the world when it was completed in 1931; zoom up to the 102nd-floor observation deck for unsurpassed views of New York City. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 6

American Museum of Natural History . The Hayden Planetarium is just one attraction here. Others include the worlds tallest dinosaur, a 34-ton (31,000kg) meteorite, a life-size fiberglass blue whale, and an IMAX theater. Dont even think about doing it all in one visit. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 7

Statue of Liberty . Unveiled in 1886, Lady Liberty was a gift to the US from France, a symbol of freedom and democracy after successful revolutions in both countries. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 8

Times Square . If theres a classic image of New York City, then its surely the bright lights and billboards in the heart of Broadways theater district. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 9

Central Park . In the 1850s, the citys green lung was created to provide workers with a taste of nature, a function it retains today. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 10

Greenwich Village . The artists have long been priced out, but the village still has great allure; theres a neighborhood feel to the area with its old brownstones, one-off stores, Italian bakeries, and small theaters. This is where many Manhattanites would live if they could. For more information, .