This 16-acre complex serves as home to the N.Y. Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera House, Juilliard School of Music, the Chamber Music Society, New York City Opera, New York City Ballet, the Film So...

The GE Building at Rockefeller Center houses the multi-level observation deck, Top of the Rock. The high-speed shuttle climbs 850 feet in 50 seconds to take visitors to the 360° view of New York City...

Not many people can say they’ve done the chicken dance in Times Square with WorldStrides President and CEO, Jim Hall – to be exact, only 13 people can. But in February, 11 top Chinese high school ...

Central Park was the first landscaped public park in the nation. Designers Frank Olmstead and Calvert Vaux transformed what was once a swamp into 843 acres of lakes, nature walks, and recreation areas...

Although Broadway runs the entire length of Manhattan, it is best known for its entertainment district, which extends from 40th to 53rd Streets and is bordered by Avenue of the Americas and Eighth Ave...

Known in the early 19th century as the “Street of Ships,” South Street Seaport is where New York and the nation meet the sea. Ships of every description lined the East River piers, and seamen, imm...

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to America from the French. Edouard Laboulaye, a French scholar, envisioned a monument that would keep alive the republican ideals of France and strengthen the friends...

From Egyptian artifacts to Roman sculptures, art spanning more than 5,000 years of world culture can be found among the Met’s 3.3 million piece collection. Its 32 acres of floor space make it the la...

The Brooklyn Bridge was the first bridge to link Manhattan and Brooklyn and is considered to be one of the great engineering triumphs of the 19th century. It measures 3,455 feet, 6 inches long, sits 1...

Wall Street is both the oldest and newest part of Manhattan. It can be considered the oldest because this is the part of the island where Dutch settlers made their home in 1625, and the newest because...