![]() Be dazzled by the lights of Times Square and the Theater District You'll find plenty to keep you entertained in and around Times Square © Alexander Spatari / Getty Images 11. It can be packed on warm evenings when the unique modern architecture on all sides is illuminated. This art-filled, community green space – featuring gardens, events, and amazing city outlooks – was crafted from an abandoned elevated railway. The 1.5-mile-long High Line is one of New York's great surprises. See art and architecture on the High Line and at Hudson Yards Planning tip: For a once-in-a-lifetime splurge and unbeatable views, take a helicopter tour over NYC it's pricey but worth it. Over in Queens, go to Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City and Astoria Park. In Brooklyn, head for Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights Promenade, East River State Park in Williamsburg and Transmitter Park in Greenpoint. Harbor cruises are a fantastic way to enjoy it, but there are also numerous land-based vantage points along the East River. Manhattan's tumble of buildings is a mesmerizing spectacle, changing in natural and artificial light, particularly at dusk and night. The Manhattan skyline delivers icons aplenty © Cavan Images RF / Getty Images 8. Planning tip: Walk to nearby Brighton Beach for classic Russian/Ukrainian eats. Popular attractions include the family-friendly New York Aquarium, Nathan's Famous hot dogs, Deno’s Wonder Wheel and thrill-filled Luna Park, featuring the wooden Cyclone rollercoaster – a city and national historic landmark. Jutting like a Brooklyn thumb out into New York Harbor's Lower Bay, Coney Island boasts a wide beach, a popular seaside boardwalk and a lively amusement park, all reachable by subway in about an hour from Midtown Manhattan. Have family-friendly seaside fun at Coney Island Planning tip: The memorial is free museum tickets are best bought online in advance. Adjacent to the memorial is a profoundly moving museum with remnants and reminders of the tragic day. It features sobering tributes to the lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, most poignantly two sunken pools with cascades of water pouring into the fallen towers' footprints. The National 9/11 Memorial is located where the World Trade Center Twin Towers once stood. Pay tribute to lost lives at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum ![]() The museum at the National 9/11 Memorial is a humbling place to explore © Pit Stock / Shutterstock 3. Planning tip: Buy tickets in advance and devote a few moments to the second-floor Story of an Icon museum. Look northeast at the art deco Chrysler Building – also once the world's tallest before being dethroned by the Empire State. ![]() Vistas from the outdoor, 360-degree view, 86th-floor deck and the indoor 102nd-floor observatory are breathtaking, particularly at sunset. The tallest building in the world when it opened in 1931, the 1454ft Empire State Building remains a much-loved character on the NYC skyline. Soak up the views from the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings The monuments are often visited on a combined ticket – book well ahead, especially if you hope to spend time in Liberty's pedestal or crown. Planning tip: Boats to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island leave from The Battery in Manhattan and Liberty State Park in New Jersey. Still symbolic today, these two landmarks served as an uplifting gateway through which over 12 million soon-to-be-Americans passed from 1892 to 1924. The iconic copper-green Statue of Liberty dominates a small island in New York Harbor, casting a protective shadow over neighboring Ellis Island, the site of a stirring Immigration Museum. Visit the iconic Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island However you visit, Lady Liberty will linger in your memory © Edgar Bullon / Alamy Stock Photo 1.
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