United States » Introduction of New York

New York is a great destination and perfect for a short break. It's one of the most iconic cities in the world. People who live in New York or who come from New York are called New Yorkers. New York is easily one of the world's greatest cities, and is a major center for media, culture, food, fashion, art, research, finance and trade.

The universal symbol of freedom and democracy, the Statue of Liberty was the first sight to be seen by the 12 million immigrants who passed through the Ellis Island Immigration Centre. The Statue of Liberty was Sculpted by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi and modelled on the Colossus of Rhodes.

Some of the attractions in New York city are The Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Central Park, Museum of Modern Art, The Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.

New York is also called "Big Apple," the "City That Never Sleeps hence New York is a city of superlative: America's biggest; its most exciting; its business and cultural capitals; the nation's innovator.

Top 10 Things to See and Do

Empire State Building

The Empire State Building provides some of the best views of the city.

Explore Chinatown

Chinatown offers visitors hundreds of restaurants, booming fruit and fish markets and shops of knickknacks on torturously winding and overcrowded streets.

Visit Ground Zero

It's a name and place that everyone is familiar with, being remembered for the events that took place on September 11th 2001. If you want to pay a visit, your best option is to take a licensed NYC tour guide to the 16-acre site on which the Twin Towers once stood.

Statue of Liberty

America's most famous symbol, you can take a ferry virtually to the Statutes feet on Liberty Island, and if you are feeling energetic and patient (the queues can be bad), you can climb the 354-step winding staircase inside the Statue.

Rockefeller Center

The Rockefeller Center is generally known for its big Christmas tree and ice skating in winter. The complex consists of 19 buildings and scores of upscale shops and restaurants all connected by underground corridors. Tours of the NBC studios and Radio City Music Hall are recommended, along with a stroll through the Channel Gardens. The Top of the Rock observation deck offers magnificent New York City views.

Ellis Island Immigration Museum

Around half the population of the US can trace their roots to Ellis Island, which was the processing place for many of the immigrants that flooded to the country during the late 19th century. Exhibits and displays tell of the indignities, frustrations, and general experiences of the immigrants.

United Nations Building

The 18-acre site is an international territory belonging to all the member countries and as a consequence it has its own police force, fire department and postal service. Interestingly, when you enter the gates of the United Nations, you're actually leaving New York City.

Museum of Modern Art

Founded in 1929 as the first museum dedicated entirely to contemporary art, MOMA is host to an impressive collection of modern artistic works. Re-housed in a new building in November 2004, it could be considered a work of art in itself, and the priceless collections amount to more than 100,000 pieces of art. MOMA has an amazing collection of post-impressionist and 20th century works, including paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural plans and models.

Coney Island

You will find plenty of fairground fun where the antiquity of many of the rides, the big dipper (the Cyclone) being a good example, make them a little more scary than they otherwise might be. Some people have unfairly labelled the island as a poor man's paradise, but its beaches and boardwalks themselves are worth a visit.

American Museum of Natural History