What to visit in NYC?

I was thinking of spending 1 week in New York during the summer and I wanted to know what are the typical monuments, buildings, museums, streets or even shops or restaurants that you think a tourist must visit... I know there are a lot of things to see and do in NY but since I've never been there before and since I don't have a lot of time to visit it would be a shame not to visit the most important things. Thank you in advance :)What to visit in NYC?
May I recommend the following.



Landmarks



-Empire State Building

-Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island

-Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck

-Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to the"Crossroads of the World")

-Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area

-United Nations

-Central Park

-Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too)

-Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the world)

-A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor)

-Sightseeing tour on a Double Decker Bus

-Bronx Zoo/New York Botanical Garden

-Yankee Stadium (home to the 27 Time World Champion New York Yankees)

-City Island

-Riverdale

-Governor's Island



Museums



-Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 82nd to East 103rd Streets)

-Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Planetarium)

-MoMa

-Whitney Museum of American Art

-New Museum of Contemporary Art

-Madame Tussuad Wax Museum

-New York City Fire Museum

-New York City Police Museum

-Transit Museum

-The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum

-The Bronx Museum of the Arts

-Brooklyn Museum

-Milk Gallery

-American Craft Museum

-Museum of American Folk Art

-Museum of the Moving Image

-The Paley Center For Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio)

-The Municipal Art Society

-Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

-The Studio Museum of Harlem

-The 9/11 Memorial Site Preview Center



Shopping



-Macy's (West 34th Street and Broadway in the heart of Hearld Square)

-Bloomingdale's (Lexington Avenue at East 59 and East 60 Streets)

-The shops along Fifth Avenue (just don't max out you credit cards)

-FAO Schwartz

-Toys "R" Us in Times Square

-Lord and Taylor (5th Avenue at East 38th Street)

-Chinatown/Canal Street Area (if you want to go on the cheap for the stuff you can't get on Fifth Avenue)

-NBA Store (for the basketball fan - 5th Avenue at East 52nd Street)

-The Apple Computer Store (East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue)

-The Time Warner Center (West 59th Street - Columbus Circle)

-Hershey Store (for those with a sweet tooth)

-M%26amp;M World (49th Street and 7th Avenue)

-Grand Central Terminal (for the shopping)

-H%26amp;M

-Century 21 Department Store (Church and Cortlandt Street)

-forever 21

-Barneys New York (660 Madison Ave)

-Abercrombie %26amp; Fitch (5th Avenue @ 57th Street and Water Street between Fulton and John Streets)

-American Eagle Outfitters (4 locations in Manhattan)

-Urban Outfitter (8 locations in Manhattan)

-Manhattan Mall

-Queens Center Mall

-Queens Place Mall

-Roosevelt Field Mall (on Long Island)

-Fulton Street Mall

-Kings Plaza Mall

-Woodbury Common Premium Outlets

-Garden State Plaza

-The Westchester Mall

-Palisades Center Mall

-Westfield Sunrise Mall

-Green Acres Mall

-Jersey Gardens



Restaurants



In regards to places to eat in New York City. There are thousands of restaurants in the Five Boroughs of New York City. Depending on your taste, your budget and your preferred location, may I recommend the link below.



http://www.menupages.com/ -- MenuPages.com is the one of the best website on the online. It included menus with prices, as well as restaurant reviews. Bon appetit!



I hope this information is very helpful.



Good luck

Native New Yorker
A list of "New York City Attractions."

http://411newyork.org/guide/2007/07/04/n鈥?/a>



A list of discount "Passes for New York" attractions.

http://411newyork.org/guide/2007/05/23/p鈥?/a>



Can't decide? Choose a sightseeing tour company in NYC to take you around.

http://411newyork.org/guide/2007/04/03/c鈥?/a>



During July and August, you will want to skip the Statue of Liberty as that is the most busiest times there. January and Februay is the best times then to visit there.

http://411newyork.org/guide/2008/04/29/v鈥?/a>What to visit in NYC?
1. Empire State building



2. Time Square



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3. Rockfeller Center



4. U.N Building



5. Ground Zero (Twin - Tower)



6. Wall Street (they are close by)



7. Brooklyn Bridge



PARK KWIK (Parking)

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8. New York Skyline (in the night)



9. Time Square (in the night)



10. Statue of Liberty



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11. Niagara Falls, Buffalo (~7 hrs drive from NYC)
The Statue of Liberty %26amp; The Empire State building for monuments. Canal street in Manhattan, Jamaica avenue in Queens and Fulton ave. in Brooklyn for Shopping. Central park for an outdoors feeling. The Staten island ferry would be a nice ride and view of the city. The trains are always an interesting adventure. Yankee stadium is a big New York thing to do. Times Square is something to see definitely, the hustle and bustle and lights are a spectacle to be seen, especially in the night. Food is subjective depending on taste, be adventurous and you should find tonnes of food places you like.....they say NY has the best pizza so I guess you could start with that. Oh and the bridges are nice to look at and have great views.What to visit in NYC?
The link below can help u. Good luck!