Top 6 Things to do in New York City, NY

Excited about your trip to NY? Wondering what all you can do there? Enjoy a Broadway Show. View the Stunning New York Skyline. Visit the 9/11 Memorial + Museum. Enjoy a Boat Cruise Around Manhattan. Eat Real New York Food. Stroll through Central Park. Get a Tourist Discount Pass. Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge. The list never ends. Let’s make your trip exciting and checkout what does NY has got to offer you.

1. Take a Sightseeing tour

Many tourists traveling to NYC prefer to look into taking a bus tour, particularly a hop-on-hop-off tour but there are many different options.

2. See a Broadway Show

There are dozens and dozens of Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays to name here

3. View the Stunning New York Skyline

For incredible vistas and panoramic views, you will want to visit one of the three observation decks: the Empire State Building, One World Observatory (Freedom Tower) or Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center.

4. Visit the 9/11 Memorial + Museum

Located in a simple, spacious wide-open plaza in Lower Manhattan, this memorial to the lost lives of 9/11 is an essential feature of New York City. The memorial is free to visit.

5. Visit Lady Liberty and Ellis Island

For some, this is a must-do for visitors to NYC. You will need to plan to spend 4-5 hours to see both islands, but it really is worth it.

The views on the boat cruise out to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are wonderful.

6. Enjoy a Boat Cruise Around Manhattan

You can choose between single ride tourist boats, hop-on-hop-off all day boats, speedboats, and sailboats. There are also night-time rides and dinner and music cruises.

Ok so is that all? NY has only 6 things to offer? Nah. Let’s find out more about the city

Eat Real New York Food

There are plenty of great places to eat in New York City and you don’t have to spend a lot of money on some of the world's tastiest foods.

Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge

This bridge is adored by residents who never tire of the sense of freedom one feels when walking across the bridge. Tourists like it as it provides incredible skyline views.

Famous Museums

Not all museums give free entry all the time but do offer particular days or hours for free. You can find the information out regarding which museums are always free, which are “by suggested donation” and which have special free hours/days, see our extensive list of museums in NYC below.

American Museum of Natural History and Rose Space Center (always by suggested donation)
Museum of Modern Art (Free Friday nights)
9/11 Museum and Memorial (Free Tuesday nights)
Guggenheim Museum (Saturdays 5:45 pm-7:45 pm has got pay what you wish feature)
Whitney Museum of American Art (Fridays 7:00 pm-9:30 pm “pay what you wish”)
National Museum of the American Indian (always free)
Tenement Museum (no free hours)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (no free hours; New York residents can pay a suggested donation)

Street Art

Building walls and subway stations of New York City are museums in a way, and you can see brilliant artworks for free if you know where to look. Click the links to find out.

NYC Subway Art Tour
Bushwick Graffiti Collective
Street Art Tours of Manhattan and Brooklyn

Top Fun Things To Do In New York City At Night

Visit the Empire State Building at night. With long hours until 2 am the Empire State Building is one of my favorite fun things to do in NYC at night.
Catch a sporting event in NYC.
Times Square in New York.
Go see a Broadway show.
Hang out at the Lower East Side.
Catch the ferry. The Staten Island Ferry travels 5 miles between St. George on Staten Island and Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan.
Friday night is an art night. The best things in life are free.
Spend a night at the museum.
Get some jazz in your soul.
Be bowled over.
Get observing.
Look down on NYC.
Go indoor rock climbing.

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Top 6 Things to do in New York City, NY