Top Ten Tourist Places in New York City
1. Statue Of Liberty
A colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island
in New York Harbor (USA), The Statue of Liberty is one of the most iconic places to
visit in New York City. It is a copper statue; the Statue of Liberty
Enlightening the world was gifted by France to the United States for
friendship.
2. Times Square
Located at Broadway, 7th Avenue cornered by 42nd and
47th Streets, Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist
destination, entertainment hub, and one of the major New York City attractions.
Dating back to the 1880s, its original name was Long Acre Square. However, the
mayor of New York renamed it Times Square, in 1904, after the popular daily The
New York Times took up residence in the building.
3. Central Park
Central Park is the fifth largest urban park in New
York City and is located between the Upper West and Upper East sides of
Manhattan. The park has lots of popular attractions for its visitors. Some
attractions are historically significant but all of them are beautiful, such as
artificial lakes, meadows, waterfalls, and wooded areas. These attractions also
include Belvedere Castle, and Blockhouse, a remaining Fort from the War of 1812.
4. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Locally known as “the met,” the Metropolitan Museum
of Art is the largest art museum in America. It has a rich collection of over
two million words, divided among seventeen curatorial departments. One of the
world’s largest and finest art museums, you get the artworks of over 5,000
years representing the world’s culture, from prehistory to the present and from
every corner of the Earth.
5. Broadway And The Theater District
Broadway is the name of the oldest north-south
running, diagonal road that begins from State Street at Bowling Green. The
Theater District is an area in Midtown Manhattan,
6. The Museum Of Modern Art
MoMA or the Museum of Modern Art is one of the most
popular places to Visit in New York City known for its world’s largest
collection of artefacts. A fusion of creativity, the museum plays a crucial
role in preservation, development and collection of modern art. MoMA was
established in 1929 and a permanent collection was brought into the realm in
1952.
7. World Trade Center
A large complex of several buildings, the World
Trade Center is located in the Financial district of Lower Manhattan in New
York City. The twin towers of the World Trade Center, the north and south, were
devastated to an extent sufficient to shake the nation’s spirit in the 9/11
attack. The buildings were then rebuilt and opened to people in 2014.
8. Rockefeller Center
The Centre is a complex of nineteen commercial
buildings in Midtown Manhattan, as well as one of the major New York City
Attractions. Named after John D. Rockefeller Jr., the centre was created over
100 years ago. To bring his idea of a “city within a city” to ground reality, a
fusion of art, style, and entertainment, the centre has every bit to offer what
the city has.
9. Empire State Building
A 102-storey Art Deco modernist skyscraper in the
heart of New York, Midtown Manhattan, the building is named after the nickname
of New York, ‘Empire State’. One of the most distinctive and famous buildings
in the United States of America, the Empire State building is listed amongst
the renowned New York tourist attractions. It also tops America's favourite
architecture list, and stands tall at 1250 feet.
10. 9/11 Memorial And Museum
The memorial and museum commemorates the terrorist attacks on 9th September , 2001, in which the Al Qaeda terrorist organisation hijacked four passenger-laided aeroplanes. During the rebuilding of the devastated twin towers of the World Trade Center, the 9/11 memorial and museum was established.
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