New York is always a young, vibrant, multifaceted city in which life rages around the clock. The giant metropolis, together with the surrounding areas, has more than 20 million inhabitants. The nickname Big Apple is the most famous second name of the city. New York carefully preserves and enhances its attractions. You can walk along its streets, parks, theaters, museums for more than one day, and each time it will open from a new side. There is always something to do here.
The most famous sights of the city
The most recognizable monument in New York is the Statue of Liberty. It was donated to the United States by France for the centenary of the American Revolution. The copper sculpture is greenish in color. It symbolizes the basic foundations of the country:
- democracy,
- peace,
- human rights,
- equal opportunities for all.
Its description is found in all travel guides to New York. You can go upstairs by an elevator located inside the pedestal, and then walk to the observation deck.
Manhattan is one of the most famous and oldest neighborhoods in the city. Its trademark is the Brooklyn Bridge. It connects Manhattan to Brooklyn. Two massive pillars support the spans of the structure with steel cables. The bridge overlooks the nearby skyscrapers and beautiful cityscapes. Walking on a wooden pedestrian surface is interesting during the day, and especially in the evening, when lights are on everywhere.
Central Park in Manhattan has been featured in many motion pictures. The rarest species of plants and flowers grow here, man-made ponds, canals, terraces are made. Many residents and guests of the city come to this green oasis to relax.
Broadway is skyscrapers, parks, temples, theaters, shops and a lot of people. If you look at the map, the street stretches across the whole of Manhattan.
At the intersection with Seventh Avenue, Times Square is the colorful center of the city's social life.
For reference! The symbol of the business center of the metropolis is Wall Street. This is where the New York Financial Exchange is located - the largest trading floor in the world.
List of the most popular attractions
Tour guides offer a list of places in New York that every tourist should visit. These are the Chinatown, Upper West Side, Fifth Avenue districts. Here are located unique buildings that everyone will recognize and admire.
- The legendary Dakota house is a mysterious, beautiful structure. Luxurious residential apartments in it cost incredible money. The lamps on its facade still remain gas-fired, as at the time of the end of construction, in the distant 1884 year.
- The Iron or Flatiron Building is considered the first skyscraper in the city. It was built in 1902, according to a new technology that is still in use. The internal supporting frame was made of steel and then overlaid with sandstone.
- Plaza Hotel has been completed in 1907... An astronomical amount of $ 12.5 million was spent on the construction and decoration of the interiors. Its luxurious rooms, private rooms, cafes, ballrooms are now recognized as National Monuments of American culture.
- Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 buildings. They have offices, headquarters of the largest corporations, as well as shops, restaurants, concert halls.
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From a bird's eye view it is interesting to look at the city from the observation platforms of the famous General Electric skyscraper. Winter is the time when the famous skating rink works here, the main city Christmas tree is installed.
The Chinatown quarter greets visitors with fish, fruit markets, souvenir shops, inexpensive restaurants and cafes. The streets represent old residential buildings without elevators, cast iron structures built at the beginning of the last century. Here you can have a tasty and inexpensive meal.
The Freedom Tower, or the new World Trade Center, was built near the site of the Twin Towers destroyed in September 2001. The skyscraper has 104 floors. Upstairs there are observation decks.
Attention! Next to the Freedom Tower, there is a museum in memory of the victims of the tragedy.
Interesting museums
The Metropolitan Museum is 17 branches, each of which belongs to a certain era, or period of time. The expositions of the museum keep many monuments of art and culture, from antiquity to our times. The halls display collections of works by peoples of all continents and corners of the world. Thematic exhibitions are regularly held, which are constantly updated. You can visit the museum any day of the week.
The New York branch of Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum opened in 2000. A special ten-story building was built for him. It displays the figures of world celebrities. Basically, popular American film actors, politicians, and public figures are located here in free poses. You can take a picture with them.
An interesting contemporary art museum opened in 2004 in a new building that is itself a masterpiece. It houses extensive collections of 20th century sculpture and painting.
For reference! The open-air sculpture garden is the most visited gallery in the museum.
The main monumentality of American architecture, which always boggles the imagination, can be appreciated by visiting the building of the city's central railway station, the public library.
The most beautiful places
New York is located on the islands. Have a great time and it is interesting to look at it from the board of a pleasure cruise ship. Bridges, embankments, recognizable skyscrapers will be remembered for a long time. You can make a trip in the afternoon or in the evening. The bright lights of the big city are a mesmerizing sight.
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A guided cycle rickshaw ride through the vast territory of the central park is a good excursion. In addition to natural beauties, the places where cult films and TV series were filmed will amaze your imagination.
For reference! Local taxi drivers or street vendors can sometimes tell much more about the history and development of the city than professional guides.
Monuments
The attacking bull is a popular symbol of the city. It depicts a powerful animal ready to attack, which exudes aggressive and active financial optimism, prosperity, strength and energy.
The monument to General William Sherman is a statue of a warrior on horseback, in front of which the figure of Victory walks. He was a famous military leader during the civil war of the north and south.
Memorial to the victims 11 September dedicated to those killed during the terrorist attack. There are huge pools in place of the towers. Steel columns from destroyed towers were installed nearby, trees were planted.
Many sculptures and monuments are located in parks, museums, near the old buildings of the city.
What you can see in New York
The Metropolitan Opera is one of the most famous opera venues in the world. Great acoustics, frescoed walls, a unique silk curtain - everything is solemn and monumental here.
While vacationing in New York, you should definitely go to the theater for a good, fashionable musical. They are spectacular and colorful, the text is understandable without translation.
The art galleries and small museums along the Fifth Avenue Museum Mile are well worth a visit.
Wandering around the stylish Soho district, looking at the ancient buildings that bear the status of architectural monuments is well worth the time.
A beautiful place to relax is the Botanical Gardens in Brooklyn.
It is interesting! Coney Island is an island of entertainment in the ocean of the city's business life.Every child should definitely visit this place.
TOP 10 attractions
The most famous sights of New York:
- Manhattan is the main island of the always young metropolis;
- statue of Liberty;
- the Metropolitan Museum;
- World Trade Center;
- old and always new areas of the city;
- Times Square;
- Fifth Avenue;
- Wall Street;
- Rockefeller Center;
- Central Park.
One can talk endlessly about architecture, skyscrapers, parks, museums, cathedrals of the city. It's great to walk here, enjoy life. New York is interesting and beautiful at any time of the year.
