New York Guide
Things Not to Miss
1 Empire State Building • Still the most original and elegant skyscraper of them all.
2 Grand Central Terminal • Take a free Wednesday lunchtime tour of this magnificent building to learn the history of the station's majestic concourse.
3 Central Park • The world's most iconic swathe of green: take a boat ride, watch Shakespeare in the Park, or enjoy a Conservatory Garden picnic after a morning spent in a museum.
4 Statue of Liberty • There's no greater symbol of the American dream than the magnificent statue that graces New York Harbor.
5 Brooklyn Bridge • Take the less-than-a-mile walk across the bridge to see beautiful views of the downtown skyline and the Harbor Islands.
6 Rockefeller Center • If anywhere can truly claim to be the center of New York, this elegant piece of twentieth-century urban planning is it.
7 Staten Island Ferry • Savor Manhattan's skyline and the Statue of Liberty from a boat's-eye view– absolutely free.
8 Metropolitan Museum of Art • You could easily spend a whole day at the Met, exploring everything from Egyptian artifacts to modern masters.
9 Opera at Lincoln Center • Put on your glad rags for a night out at New York's spectacular Metropolitan Opera.
10 The Frick Collection • Though he may have been a ruthless coal baron, Henry Frick's discerning eye for art and the easy elegance of his collection's setting make this one of the city's best galleries.
11 St John the Divine • Still under construction more than a hundred years after its inception, St John's remains the largest and most imposing Gothic-style cathedral in the world.
12 Museum of Modern Art • For much of the twentieth century New York was the center of the art universe, and MoMA retains the most comprehensive collection of modern art in the world.
13 Katz's Deli • A slice of the old Lower East Side, with overstuffed sandwiches served up by a wisecracking counterstaff.
14 Bergdorf Goodman • Department store as art form – even the window – shopping is retail therapy.