What are some must see places to visit in and around New York City?

Question

And could you include some websites to please. Thank you!

Answer 1

My fellow Yelpers will help you.

http://www.yelp.com/nyc

Answer 2

depends what your thing is. But oyster bar in grand central is fab. (try at least 1 oyster if not tried before) Walking over the brooklyn bridge from the brooklyn side at night and looking at Manhattan is just something special. Hire a bike in central park.(do on a sunday, traffic not allowed in) Take in a baseball game even if you dont know anything about it(we didnt but it was great) In general just take it all in.

been 3 times cant wait to go back.

Answer 3

here are some suggestions and tips from our personal experience:

we went to NY for a week and stayed at the Hilton Embassy Suites.

we had a blast!!!

there's a book called Lonely Planet (NYC)

it is a really really helpful book for tourists like us because it includes walking tours, etc, and places to eat.

you should visit Serendipity for dessert :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/day-...

by the way, instead of waiting for hours in line to get to the statue of liberty, you may opt to have the NY waterway tour instead. This way, you will save enough time to tour other parts of the city :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/tour...

there's also the famous BULL at the financial district :)

you should also try the yummiest Pizza Margherita at  'Lil Frankie  in East Village ^,^

if you have more time, try walking the stretch of Brooklyn Bridge.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/trav...

this serves as an exercise too.. hihihi

also, do visit Saint Patricks's Cathedral at 5th avenue.

don't miss to go inside.

it's wonderful!!!

we also went to Top of the Rock instead of the Empire State Building to avoid the long line hihihi because we were afraid we won't have enough time to see other parts of NYC :)

for shopping, you may want to visit Century 21, just across the former WTC.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/livi...

you should have lunch/brunch at Cafe lalo!!! or at Sarabeth's :)

we chose Cafe Lalo hihihi because of the ambiance and because it's famous.

To relax, try having a picnic at Central Park.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/labo...

we chose to eat at the top of one huge rock there to have e good view of the whole central park :)

then, we went to MET (entrance is by donation only, you don't have to give 20 USD)

if you're a techie like my friends, you may want to visit the MAC store. it is now a tourist spot because of its unique architecture :p

DON'T MISS eating at PARADOU!!!

it's a MUST!!!

trust me on this!

you also gotta watch a broadway show! definitely!

there's WICKED and SPAMALOT :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/good...

Answer 4

http://www.forgotten-ny.com/

You have to visit Coney Island... and The Museum of Natural History!! Everything else touristy is just too crowded!! Ohh and don't forget Central Park... they even have a little zoo in there =o)

Have fun!!

Answer 5

try http://www.citysightsny.com/