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Top NYC Visitor Attractions

by nycgo.com staff 4/5/2016Updated 11/19/2019

There's so much to see and do in New York City that you could spend years here and still not get to it all—but the following photos show you the top NYC visitor attractions that all first-time travelers should aim to put on their itinerary. Take a look here, and then start planning your trip.

Empire State Building Observatory

Courtesy, Empire State Building

Empire State Building Observatory

One World Observatory

Photo: Julienne Schaer

One World Observatory

Top of the Rock

Courtesy, Top of the Rock

Top of the Rock

Taxis in Times Square NYC at the gloaming

Photo: Julienne Schaer

Times Square

The lights of Broadway

Photo: Tagger Yancey IV

Broadway

Bethesda Fountain in Central Park NYC

Photo: Christopher Postlewaite

Central Park

The Met 5th Ave lobby

Photo: Tagger Yancey IV

The Met

MoMA

Courtesy, Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art

Gallery space in the Whitney Museum

Photo: Tagger Yancey IV

Whitney Museum of American Art

Museum Mile

Photo: Marley White

Museum Mile

the ice rink at Rockefeller Center

Photo: Christopher Postlewaite

Rockefeller Center

St. Patricks Cathedral interior

Photo: Christopher Postlewaite

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Macys exterior in Herald Square

Photo: Christopher Postlewaite

Macy’s Herald Square

View of the Statue of Libery from the Staten Island Ferry

Photo: Christopher Postlewaite

Statue of Liberty National Monument

Yankee Stadium Subway stop

Photo: Kate Glicksberg

Yankee Stadium

Madison Square Garden interior during Knicks game

Courtesy, Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

Barclays Center

Photo: Bruce Damonte

Barclays Center

Citi field

Courtesy, New York Mets

Citi Field

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Photo: Kate Glicksberg

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Friendly sea lions saying hello to spectators at the Bronx Zoo

Photo: Jen Davis

Bronx Zoo

Brooklyn Bridge during sunset with the Manhattan skyline behind it

Photo: Tom Perry

Brooklyn Bridge

Staten Island Ferry

Photo: Julienne Schaer

Staten Island Ferry

911 Memorial pool

Photo: Marley White

9/11 Memorial & Museum

Kids at Prospect Park

Photo: Will Steacy

Prospect Park

Coney Island rides

Photo: Julienne Schaer

Coney Island

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Photo: Kate Glicksberg

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

The High Line during a pleasant summer afternoon

Tagger Yancey IV

The High Line

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