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The Staten Island Ferry is the best free thing to do in New York City, and I’ll fight anyone who says otherwise. It’s a 25-minute ride across New York Harbor that gives you front-row views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Lower Manhattan skyline, and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, all for zero dollars. History…
The Flatiron Building is one of those New York landmarks that makes you do a double take. It’s not tall compared to the skyscrapers around it, but its triangular shape — like the prow of a ship cutting through the city — is unforgettable. Standing at the intersection where Fifth Avenue meets Broadway, it creates…
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is not what you’d expect from a museum — it’s a floating aircraft carrier. The USS Intrepid, a World War II-era carrier, is permanently docked at Pier 86 on the Hudson River, and walking onto its flight deck is like stepping into the middle of military aviation history….
The Guggenheim Museum is a work of art that happens to contain art. Frank Lloyd Wright’s swirling white spiral on Fifth Avenue is so distinctive that even people who’ve never been to New York recognize it. Walking through the rotunda, following the gentle ramp upward, feels less like visiting a museum and more like taking…
Washington Square Park is the living room of New York University and the heart of Greenwich Village, but it belongs to everyone. The fountain in the center draws musicians, skateboarders, artists, and students like a magnet, and the massive marble arch at the northern entrance frames a view down Fifth Avenue that rivals anything in…
Bryant Park sits tucked behind the New York Public Library, and somehow it manages to feel like a secret even though thousands of people pour through it every day. The lawn is perfectly manicured, the chairs are movable (which is revolutionary in New York), and in winter the whole park transforms into a holiday village…
Coney Island is where New York goes to have fun: loud, brash, slightly worn around the edges, and absolutely unforgettable. The boardwalk stretches along the Atlantic, the Cyclone’s wooden tracks rattle overhead, and the smell of hot dogs and saltwater taffy fills the air. It has served as the city’s seaside playground for over a…
Chinatown is a sensory overload in the best possible way. The streets are narrow, the signs are in Chinese and English, and the smell of roast duck and dumplings fills every corner. I’ve never walked through Chinatown without eating something — the neighborhood practically demands it. History New York’s Chinatown began forming in the 1870s…