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New York for Dummies

Trip Plan Tags:: adventure,; educational,; family,; food,; shopping

Destinations:: Brooklyn,; Financial District,; Midtown West,; New York,; New York City,; North America,; United States,; Upper West Side,; West Village

Don't just go to Times Square and buy some t-shirts! Here's are some ideas about what you should do if you plan to visit New York City from a native New Yorker.

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See + Do American Museum of Natural History, New York

No child—or adult for that matter—who has strolled under the enormous blue whale has ever forgotten this cavernous museum on the Upper West Side.... more

See + Do Statue of Liberty, New York

It's hard to imagine a more evocative and familiar symbol of the United States than the lady with the torch, who has been welcoming travelers from across the... more

See + Do Central Park, New York

New York City without the park is a dismal thought. Created by visionary landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the mid-1800s, the... more

See + Do Museum of Modern Art, New York

The world's preeminent museum for modern art reopened in November 2004 on its original site in a new building designed by architect Yoshio Taniguchi. The new... more

Hotel New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, New York

This single solitary full-service hotel in Brooklyn has some things going for it. It's situated just south of the Brooklyn Bridge, so you can walk the 30... more

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See + Do Brooklyn Bridge, New York

When it was completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was a marvel of civil engineering—the longest suspension bridge in the world. Over 150,000 people... more

Eating Peter Luger, New York

The menu is limited; the service can be brusque; and unless you have a house account, you have to bring cash. But none of that stops Manhattanites from cabbing... more

See + Do Dumbo, New York

Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass was a wasteland not long ago. You could practically see tumbleweed bowling down Front Street. Now it's all lofts and... more

Nightlife Blue Note, New York

Don't come here expecting some smoky Village jazz club of romantic legend. This is a far glitzier affair, with offshoots all over the world. You can't argue... more

See + Do Rockefeller Center, New York

John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s Art Deco masterpiece, Radio City Music Hall, was the first component of his eponymous Midtown development. The stage, with its... more