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New York's busiest and perhaps most exciting district is an island. Covering 87.5 square miles, Manhattan is home to 1.5 million people who share it with plenty of tourist and guest workers.
Bordered by the East, Hudson and Harlem rivers. Manhattan's architecture and atmosphere attracts millions of travelers each year. In the early 1900s, the world's first skyscrapers grew here, and the legacy of this is that today an army of buildings hundreds of metres high encircles it's streets and boulevards, creating a special environment.
And 65 million tourists also come here annually. Among them are both residents of the United States and travelers from all over the world.
Manhattan Attractions
New York has a large number of attractions and many different museums, and theaters on Broadway play dozens of interesting performances every day, with its world famous circus shows and music concerts, musicals and various theatrical performances are especially popular with the New York public. All tourists must visit Times Square in downtown Manhattan. And, of course, there is just a huge Central Park, where residents and guests of the city love to spend their free time when the weather is fine in New York.
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Manhattan is divided into three conventional parts:-
1. Middletown: Midtown (Times Square area) and Central Park - Midtown, Central Park
2. Downtown: Financial District / Downtown
3. Uptown: Areas in the middle between Midtown and Downtown - Soho, Chinatown, Greenwich Village, Tribeca, Meatpacking District.
Manhattan itself is divided into three parts: Downtown, Middletown and Uptown. Most tourists prefer to start their journey from the south, from Downtown. This is where Broadway begins - the famous and longest street in Manhattan. Traveling diagonally from north to south, Broadway gives birth to a huge number of shops, banks, restaurants, shopping centers and theaters. In Downtown's chaotic city planning, only Broadway has a well-chosen course north. Therefore, in Downtown, everything is focused on him.
Broadway is the easiest route for any tourist. Every intersection with the street is an attraction. Here is the historic center of Manhattan, with Wall Street piercing it like an arrow. The famous Federal Hall and the New York Stock Exchange are located here. Further, going a little to the north, you can meet the local mayor's office - City Hall. Moving from here to the east, going through China Town, you can get out to the famous Brooklyn Bridge . Walking north along the embankment, we reach 14th Street and turn west. After walking a few kilometers, we again find ourselves on Broadway, and move north. Walking along Broadway to the intersection with Fifth Avenue, we notice the famous "Iron" skyscraper. Already the next intersection (from Sixth Avenue) - and again a landmark - the majestic Herald Square.
In Manhattan, in particular, in Midtown there is a convenient and intuitive system of streets - there are Avenues vertically (1st, 2nd ... 7th), horizontally streets (34th, 35th ... 120 -I). Therefore, knowing the address, you can find the right place even without a map.
17 Best place to visit in Manhattan
1. Empire State Building
Herald Square along 34th Street, at the next intersection you can see the Empire State Building.
The Empire State Building, which for a long time was the tallest building in the world, it is still considered the most colorful and famous. The total height of the Empire State Building is 443 meters. Built back in 1931 according to the project of Shreve, Lam and Harmon from more than ten million bricks, the Empire State Building had no competitors at that time either in height or originality. More than 55 thousand tons of steel were spent on the construction of the building frame alone.
Location: 20 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001, United States
Website: https://www.esbnyc.com/
2. Times Square
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One of the symbols of New York is Times Square, which, contrary to its name, is not so much a square as a busy junction. It is bordered by Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and is crossed by six streets (42-47), so in addition to the almost constant crowd, cars are also key players in the bustle here.
Known for its huge advertisements, Times Square, with nearly forty million visitors a year, is not only the city, but one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world. Most people are here on New Year’s Eve, when nearly a million are waiting in the square together for the New Year.
The square was originally Longacre Square, and its current name was given in 1904, shortly after the New York Times editorial staff moved here.
Location: Manhattan, NY 10036, United States
Website: https://www.timessquarenyc.org/
3. Central Park
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The city’s best-known park stretches from the commercial district to the north, all the way to Harlem. It breaks the contiguous sea of concrete and asphalt four kilometers long and 800 meters wide. His birth dates back to the mid-1800s. The population of the island grew rapidly at the time, and its residents expressed a need for a large green area. It took years to design. Plenty of land was brought from New Jersey, lakes were formed in its territory, trees were planted, and then opened in 1858.
The unique atmosphere of the park is given by its surroundings. It is lined with skyscrapers that surround it like a wall from all directions. With its artificial lakes, grassy steppes, groves and trails, it is a favorite of locals and tourists alike. There are many bad things to hear about public safety, but it has improved significantly in recent years.
Location: New York, NY, United States
Website: https://www.centralparknyc.org/
4. American Museum of Natural History
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Located in the heart of Central Park, in midtown Manhattan, the museum occupies four blocks. It would also be long to list how many scientific fields his thirty-two million object collection covers. One day there is little to walk through its halls, plus there is a library and an interactive planetarium.
Its best-known exhibitions are exhibits of prehistoric humans, dinosaurs, and ocean wildlife, but its halls dealing with North American Indians, gems, and meteorites are also very popular, as is its huge collection of birds. The great strength of the museum is the well-structured nature of the exhibitions: its rich dioramas and huge cooling skeletons make its exhibitions easy to digest.
Location: 200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, United States
Website: https://www.amnh.org/
5. The High Line Park
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Above the streets of Chelsea runs the city’s most distinctive park, the High Line. The steel structure, which once served as a high-rise railway, was almost demolished when it was defended by a civil initiative in the 1990s and called for its recycling. That's how it became a park. So far, a 1.6-kilometer stretch of track has been built, but soon the last seven hundred meters will also take place.
The park, which is green with more than two hundred varieties of plants, hides excellent design work. Its benches, central squares and lookouts are all masterpieces, in some parts even the old railroad track has been left as a decorative element.
Location: New York, NY 10011, United States
Website: https://www.thehighline.org/
6. Grand Central Terminal
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It is known for its emblematic lobby of one of the most famous railway stations in the world. The 84-meter-long, 37-meter-wide and 38-meter-high hall is a popular attraction due to its huge stained-glass windows and frescoes depicting stars on the ceiling. Not surprisingly, it is one of the most frequently used movie venues in the city.
A quarter of a million passengers a day turn up here, and according to some sources, at least as many tourists visit on an average day of the high season. The station has 44 platforms and 67 tracks, the world leader in terms of their number. The railroad tracks leave the island below street level, running underground on two levels. They were sunk in the early 1900s because of expensive land prices.
Location: 89 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017, United States
7. 9/11 Memorial
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The area, known for a long time only as Ground Zero, has been a monument since 2011 and has been a museum since this spring. The memorial center commemorates the two most serious terrorist attacks in the city, the 1993 bombing of the commercial center, and the 2001 demolition of the Twin Towers.
The memorial site is located right at the foot of the new buildings of the World Trade Center. Its strongest symbolic element is two huge metal pools, marking the former location of the twin towers. They symbolize the space left by the towers, with the names of the victims engraved on their edges. The museum is located below them, dug deep into the ground. Several artifacts from the 2001 tragedy are preserved here, including burnt-out fire trucks, office and personal belongings found under ruins.
Location: 180 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10007, United States
Website: http://www.911memorial.org/
8. Charging Bull
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The Bull Street bull (commonly known as the Charging Bull) was a gift from the Italian sculptor to the city. On the night of December 15, 1985, Arturo Di Modica and his friends smuggled the 3.2-ton bronze statue in front of the stock exchange building. After the illegal action, the city seized and transported the bull, but it was reclaimed by the locals. The statue, which symbolizes the power of the stock market, the faith of Americans in the future, was then moved a few blocks away to Bowling Green Park, where it still stands today.
The bull statue is teeming with tourists from spring to autumn. Plenty of people are photographed standing next to his head, but perhaps even more than his tail, where his human-sized testicles are already shining from the many caresses.
9. Statue of Liberty
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The copper statue at Liberty Island at the mouth of the Hudson is one of New York City’s most famous attractions. The woman holding the torch, who symbolizes freedom, was donated by France to the United States for the centenary of signing the Declaration of Independence. It was completed in 1886 and has been a defining member of the cityscape ever since.
From the pedestal to the top of the torch, the 93-meter-high statue welcomes thousands of visitors daily. Although limited, the lookout in its crown and torch is also open to visitors.
10. Wall Street
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This narrow street is believed to be a major symbol of U.S. economic power. In fact, this is true not only of the street, but also of its surroundings; the stock exchange building, for example, is not here but on adjacent Bond Street.
Wall Street runs six hundred feet long between Broadway and the East River, bordered on both sides by tall buildings. Here stands the 282-meter Trump Building, which for a short time was the tallest skyscraper in the world, and the 199-meter-high Wall Street 1. Here you will find the Federal Hall, the Holy Trinity Church and many listed buildings. Incidentally, the name of the street still comes from the Dutch settlers, who in 1653 built a defensive wall along the northern border of their city, which then stretched here.
Location: 1 Wall St, New York, NY 10005, USA
11. The Battery Park
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At the southern tip of the island you will find a twenty-five acre park between the many boundaries of the skyscraper and the waters of the bay. Battery Park preserves the only fortress in the district, Castle Clinton. Before Ellis Island opened, the immigration center operated in the fort for 45 years, so many of his New York ancestors first entered American land in the park. There is also a September 11 monument called The Sphere, a spherical bronze statue found under the ruins of demolished towers.
Ferries to the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Staten Island leave from the ports on the edge of the park.
12. Broadway
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The city’s oldest north-south boulevard crosses Manhattan for twenty-four miles. Its name - which can only be translated into Hungarian as a broad road - is intertwined with the theatrical life in New York and the active nightlife of the city.
Much of the length of Broadway is a busy, central location, but tourists occur mostly on a section called the Great White Way. This includes dozens of theaters between 42nd and 53rd Streets and Times Square. The South Manhattan section is nearly as popular. There, among many other things, it is adjacent to Trinitiy Church, City Hall and, at the southern end, Bowling Green Park.
13. Chinatown
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On the streets of South Manhattan’s Chinatown, you can easily forget you’re in a major American city. The English word is not heard much here, most of the inscriptions are Chinese, as are most of the people living here in terms of origin. About 90 to 100,000 live on these five square kilometers, making the quarter the largest Chinese community outside Asia.
If you are culturally open, this neighborhood full of greengrocers, restaurants and shops will surely captivate you. It is especially worth visiting during Lunar New Year, when locals celebrate continuously for two weeks. It’s a wandering holiday: it usually starts in January or February.
Location: Bayard St, New York, NY 10013, USA
14. Washington Square Park
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There was once a cemetery on the site of Greenwich Village’s nearly four-acre park. At one time even hangings were held here, but today it is precisely because of its peacefulness that it is popular with tourists and locals alike. Like the neighborhood, the park is known for its cheerful atmosphere. This is due to its visitors, who benefit from students at the nearby New York University, but the place is also a popular gathering place for artists. Many people spend their time here playing chess or music.
The architecture of the residential buildings that border it adds a lot to the excellent atmosphere of the park. The most notable of these is The Row, behind the triumphal arch, a row of twelve Greek-Classicist brick houses.
Location: Washington Square, New York, NY 10012, United States
15. George Washington Bridge
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The suspension bridge connecting Manhattan with New Jersey is worth the attention of tourists for two reasons. One of the interesting things is that it is the busiest bridge in the world: an average of 290 thousand vehicles pass through it in one day. This traffic travels on two levels, for a total of fourteen lanes. Another special feature is the panorama it offers from its sidewalks. From the bridge you can see the west side of Manhattan, the taller skyscrapers of the island.
The bridge leaves the mainland above a park at each end: on the Manhattan side, it spans Fort Washington Park, while on the Jersey coast, it spans over Palisades Park. They are often photographed in conjunction with the red Jeffrey’s Hook Lighthouse, which stands at the foot of Manhattan.
Location: George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, United States
16. The Little Red Lighthouse
The Little Red Lighthouse stands at the Manhattan foot of George Washington Bridge. The twelve-foot-tall, roaring red tower is one of the few such structures left in the New York area. Today, it only functions as a sight and is very popular with tourists visiting northern Manhattan. His reputation is largely due to a 1942 storybook in which the tower is the protagonist.
The tower originally served in Sandy Hook, Jersey. It was rebuilt here in 1921, but it could only help Hudson traffic for ten years, as by 1931 the bridge over it was completed. Its light made it redundant, so it was dismantled in '47.
Location: Fort Washington Park, Hudson River Greenway, New York, NY 10032, United States
17. The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
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Not far from the northwestern tip of Central Park is St. John the Apostle Cathedral, the world’s fourth largest Christian church.
The Neo-Romanesque and Neo-Gothic-style cathedral is often referred to by locals as St. John, the unfinished name. Its construction began as early as 1892, and work has since been carried out with longer or shorter breaks, but the church has not yet been completed.
Location: 1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025, United States
Website: http://www.stjohndivine.org/
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