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Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Home of the largest collection of artwork
created between 1880 and the present.
Attraction type: Art museum; Architectural
building
American Museum of Natural History, New
York City
Interactive, modernized exhibits and an IMAX
theater help bring this museum, dedicated to
understanding the past, into the 21st century.
Attraction type: Natural history museum;
Observatory/planetarium
Times
Square, New York City
Central area in NYC that has many shops,
restaurants, office buildings and flashing
billboards around it.
Attraction type: Town center/square/plaza;
Neighborhood; Theater district
World Trade Center, New York City
Former landmark of the New York skyline,
destroyed by acts of terrorism on September 11,
2001. The site and the surrounding area are now
referred to as "Ground Zero."
Attraction type: Historic site
Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, New York
City
Attraction type: Wax museum
Ellis Island, New York City
Visitors can retrace the steps of their
ancestors at this famous landing point that
welcomed millions of immigrants to the United
States.
Attraction type: History museum; Historic site;
Island
Chinatown, New York City
Chinese immigrants have brought their traditions
and culture to this neighborhood in New York
City's Lower East Side.
Attraction type: Neighborhood
Rockefeller Center, New York City
This complex is famous for its ice rink and the
GE building, headquarters of the Peacock
network.
Attraction type: Architectural building;
Landmark/point of interest; Town
center/square/plaza
Staten Island Ferry, New York City
Used for sightseeing and transportation for
commuters.
Attraction type: Ferry
Little
Italy, New York City
Neighborhood west of SoHo famous for Italian
restaurants.
Attraction type: Neighborhood
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
Enormous 13th-century-style Gothic church on
Fifth Avenue, with a seating capacity of 2,400,
rose window reaching 26 feet across, pipe organ
with more than 7,380 pipes and the graceful twin
spires that reach 330 feet into the sky.
Attraction type: Religious site
Radio City Music Hall, New York City
The art deco theater that is home of the famous
dancing Rockettes.
Attraction type: Theater
Greenwich Village, New York City
Like a small town within Manhattan, the Village
has narrow tree-lined streets and brick
townhouses.
Attraction type: Neighborhood |
New
York City - May 2010
