Rockefeller Center, home to the Top of the Rock Observation Deck, offers shopping, dining and attractions. The attractions include the NBC Studio Tour and the Rink at Rockefeller Center. For more...

Home of the largest collection of artwork created between 1880 and the present.

Home to the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet and Julliard, as well as eight other resident companies, this 14-acre complex is the hub of Manhattan's cultural activity.

From some locations in NYC it is easier to get to Grand Central Station than to Times Square. The "S" - 42 Street Shuttle subway train runs from Grand Central Station to Times Square. Used as sort of...

The ground where the World Trade Center stood is now a haunting large construction site.  All very ordinary except for some evidence of building and renovation. The iron cross that was pulled out of...

if you want to go inside the base of the Statue of Liberty museum, you must make a reservation or else all you will be able to do is look at it from the outside. If you do make a reservation and you...

Two marble lions mark the entrance to this Beaux Arts masterpiece, a National Historic Landmark containing more than six million books.

Interactive, modernized exhibits and an IMAX theater help bring this museum, dedicated to understanding the past, into the 21st century.

St. Patrick's Cathedral is truly magnificent to behold, inside and out.  One improvement would be to get rid of the novus ordo altar which blocks the view of the high altar and really is not needed...

Sit in the audience for a taping of NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". The tickets are free and requested via phone. The taping takes place in NBC Studios at Rockefeller Center on weekdays around...

Madame Tussauds New York takes you beyond your wildest dreams and makes you the star of the show. You can mingle with over 200 wax celebrities with something for every generation. From Marilyn Monroe...

Visitors can learn about the UN's peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts by touring the complex, even when it is in session.

This section of Manhattan once inhabited by Jewish immigrants has undergone a rebirth in recent years.

The art deco theater that is home of the famous dancing Rockettes.

Comedy club that has seen the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Murphy, Paul Reiser and Adam Sandler gracing its stage.

Sells tickets on the day of performance for Broadway, Off-Broadway, dance and music events at either half or three-quarter price.

A museum displaying works of art by German and Austrian artists and designers.

Know Before You Go Extras, including eye de-puffers, oxygen blasts, scalp massages, glycolic peels and collagen masks, can be added to any service at an additional cost. More than five different...

Housed along with the collected books and manuscripts of J. Pierpont Morgan, the Treasures of the Royal Tombs of Ur include beautiful jewelry and trinkets from ancient Sumeria.

Major Exhibition Explores How a Young Nation Took Inspiration from a Champion of Freedom and Independence. The New-York Historical Society will shine a spotlight on one of America's first national heroes, the Marquis de Lafayette "Revolutionary War general, 'adopted son' of George Washington, diplomat and international champion of individual liberty“ whose name is all around us, but whose legacy is unknown to most Americans, in its new exhibition, French Founding Father: Lafayette's Return to Washington's America, opening Friday, November 16 and running through August 10, 2008, at the New-York Historical Society (Central Park West and 77th Street.)

Harlem is uptown Manhattan and it begins where Central Park ends and extends up to 155th Street. Currently (2008) the crime rate is about kin to what it is in Santa Barbara, Calif., i.e. at an...

The park includes, on one end, Hope Garden - a memorial to AIDS victims - and on another, the ferry that'll take you to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, not to mention a number of other memorials and monuments scattered in between.

Famous street offering some of the most expensive and fashionable shops in the city.

Chinese immigrants have brought their traditions and culture to this neighborhood in New York City's Lower East Side.

 This is a great thing to do with kids and adults in New York.  The show is guaranteed clean and totally hilarious.  The comedians form teams to compete in comedy improvs based on cues from the...

This landmark performance center features everything from intimate solo artists to grand-scale musicals. Superb restaurants, a museum and gift shop make for a memorable visit.

Classical music is hosted on a barge in the East River (near the Brooklyn Bridge).