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New York City travel guide
The New York City Travel Guide from The Great Hotels Organisation is free for all New York City travellers.
Often dubbed ‘the capital of the world’, New York City is truly one of the most exciting travel destinations on the planet. A world centre for media, culture, food and fashion, New York offers a dazzling array of iconic attractions, world-class restaurants, elegant bars and glamorous shopping hotspots; all spanning five unique boroughs with the famous Manhattan Island at its centre.
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New York City Travel Highlights- New York Landmarks & Attractions
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Having featured in countless films and television programmes, the
landmarks of New York are instantly recognisable to any visitor and
appear all the more spectacular when seen up close. With so much on
offer, the best way to get about is also the most traditional – the NYC
yellow cab. Those wanting a more exciting vantage point will also want
to take a helicopter tour around the city which offers breathtaking
views of the famous marquee attractions.
There's an abundance of impressive landmarks in New York, such as the iconic Statue of Liberty and the Chrysler Building. Other attractions include the awe-inspiring United Nations Building, famous Times Square and the bustling Grand Central Terminal. Particularly unmissable is Central Park, a vast expanse of green, open space which provides welcome relief to the city’s hustle and bustle.
Other landmarks & attractions in New York:
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- American Museum of Natural History
- New York Culture
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New York features an outstanding array of iconic attractions, landmarks and entertainment hotspots. In many ways the city is an attraction in its own right; the sheer range of the city’s cultural destinations have made New York one of the best-loved cities in the world. The most famous are centred in and around Manhattan and include the Statue of Liberty and Central Park but there is so much more to discover in ‘the city that never sleeps’.
- Where to shop
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New York is home to some of the world’s best shopping, with a retail scene spilling over with famous designer stores along Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue. As a world capital for shopping, New York offers anything the visitor might desire: from the latest fashions and beautiful jewellery to luxurious beauty products and striking art and antiques.
New Yorkers are a fashionable bunch, and with such discerning customers on their doorstep the city’s boutiques are well-prepared, for visitors in search of luxury and sophistication. Designer stores abound, featuring labels such as Georgio Armani, Jil Sander and New York’s own Ralph Lauren.
Most of the famous designer stores are centred around Madison Avenue, between 58th and 75th, and on Fifth Avenue. Alongside designer stores you will find luxurious department stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue , Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s.
Fifth Avenue, between 51st and 57th, dazzles with gorgeous jewellery from world-famous names like Bulgari and Tiffany and Co. which will amaze you with their splendour. If all the shopping takes its toll on your feet, visit Eneslowon Broadway for some comfortable and stylish footwear.
- Where to eat and drink
- New Yorkers take their food seriously and the city’s 18,000 restaurants make sure visitors and neighbours alike are well catered for. With more different types of cusine than any other city in the world, the choice of where to dine is staggering.
Below we've selected some of the finest restaurants in New York:
'21' Club
This restaurant began life as a glamorous speakeasy in the 1920s. The four-storey townhouse now contains two restaurants, a legendary Prohibition-era wine cellar, Bar Room and the elegant ‘Upstairs’.
www.21club.com
Ben Benson's Steak HouseThis is one of America’s great steakhouses which is nationally acclaimed for its
superb food, outstanding service and warm Americana-themed décor.
www.benbensons.com
Sugiyama A premier New York destination for exquisite kaiseki cuisine,
Sugiyama’s atmosphere and food will transport you to Japan where you
can observe chef Nao Sugiyama arrange artful creations before
delighting in their extraordinary taste.
www.sugiyama-nyc.com
Oceana Part of the Livanos Restaurant Group, the Oceana has been delighting
New York since 1992 with an extraordinary seafood destination designed
to resemble a luxury cruise ship.
www.molyvos.com
- Annual Events
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January
Winter Restaurant Week – many of the city’s best restaurants set low fixed-price menus for one week.
Fe,bruary
Chinese New Year – new lunar year celebrations are held in early February in Manhattan’s Chinatown.
March
St Patrick’s Day Parade – green beer flows free at the largest St. Patrick’s day parade in the world, going up 5th Avenuefrom 44th Streetto 86th Streetand starting at 11am sharp.
April
Cherry Blossom Festival – held in mid-April at Brooklyn Botanical Garden on Washington Avenueto mark the first signs of Spring.
May– August
Summerstage – free outdoor concerts in the sun at Central Park.
June
NYC Pride – annual lesbian and gay pride march on Upper Fifth Avenuetowards Greenwich Village, ending in a street festival and dance party.
June– August
Bryant Park Summer Film Festival – free outdoor classic films projected onto a large screen on Monday evenings.
July
Fourth of July – annual firework display over the East River in celebration of America’s Independencein 1776.
Summer Restaurant Week– the summer counterpart of the Winter Restaurant Week, with many fine restaurants offering low, fixed-price menus.
September
Feast of San Gennaro – an 11-day extravaganza of food, drink and merry-making in Little Italy, starting on the second Thursday in September.
October
Greenwich Village Halloween Parade – exuberant fancy dress processions and spooky goings-on along Sixth Avenue
October– December
Next Wave Festival – a festival of avant-garde dance and music at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
November
New York City Marathon – the 26.2 mile course through all five boroughs starts in Staten Island and finishes in Central Park.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade – a New York institution on Thanksgiving Day as huge hot-air balloons in the shape of cartoon characters move from 145th Streetto 34th Street.
December
New Year's Eve – An ext,ravagant street party on 31 December featuring 300,000 revellers.
- Iconic New York
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New York has been the subject of a myriad of books, plays, films, songs, and television programmes, each drawn to the city for its amazing architecture, sprawling grandeur and intricate depth. The city has garnered many nicknames, from the Big Apple to the ‘city that never sleeps’ and features some of the world’s most famous icons such as the Statue of Liberty, the UN Headquarters and the Chrysler building. As a visitor to the city, you will quickly come to realise New York’s iconic nature and enjoy what the ‘capital of the world’ has to offer.
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