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RockOnRoberts · 03-22-2010, 03:36 PM

Not sure if it has been mentioned yet, but you have to go to Union Square Park and hang out around that area. Also check out Central Park (mostly in Midtown-Uptown). The Empire State Building is not that exciting, you wait for hours and build up hype just to realize that you went to the top of a building for a lot of money. Besides, on many days it is too windy to go to the good observation points on the roof. I find Times Square to be annoying, but you should get a quick look around before heading off to Rockefeller Center. Then check out SOHO and Greenwich Village for some cool stores, restaurants, and people. Chinatown is really crowded and hard to get around, but if you are really interested it may be worth a look. Also check out the Met Opera house and the Time Warner Cable building if you can. Chelsea is another cool area. Its home to Food Network HQ and the Chelsea Market as well as an above ground subway converted into a park (very cool). Wall Street and downtown are also cool to see (WTC site not much though, just a big hole) and you can hang around the South Street Seaport for a few minutes as well.
In terms of museums, my favorites are the:
Guggenheim
Frick Collection
Natural History
Met
MoMA (check out MoMA shop as well)
Galleries in Chelsea

Enjoy NY!

03-22-2010, 03:36 PM	#41
RockOnRoberts Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Jan 2009 Exp:	Not sure if it has been mentioned yet, but you have to go to Union Square Park and hang out around that area. Also check out Central Park (mostly in Midtown-Uptown). The Empire State Building is not that exciting, you wait for hours and build up hype just to realize that you went to the top of a building for a lot of money. Besides, on many days it is too windy to go to the good observation points on the roof. I find Times Square to be annoying, but you should get a quick look around before heading off to Rockefeller Center. Then check out SOHO and Greenwich Village for some cool stores, restaurants, and people. Chinatown is really crowded and hard to get around, but if you are really interested it may be worth a look. Also check out the Met Opera house and the Time Warner Cable building if you can. Chelsea is another cool area. Its home to Food Network HQ and the Chelsea Market as well as an above ground subway converted into a park (very cool). Wall Street and downtown are also cool to see (WTC site not much though, just a big hole) and you can hang around the South Street Seaport for a few minutes as well. In terms of museums, my favorites are the: Guggenheim Frick Collection Natural History Met MoMA (check out MoMA shop as well) Galleries in Chelsea Enjoy NY! __________________ Last edited by RockOnRoberts; 03-22-2010 at 03:41 PM.