Top 5 things to do in NYC?

Just looking for some things to do in NYC tomorrow, I'm only going for the day and I've never been. What are the 5 best things to do? All ideas are welcomed and appreciated! Thanks =]Top 5 things to do in NYC?
First: go to any train station %26amp; buy a 1 day fun pass.

Then:

1) Empire State Building AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. lines, yes, but less if you're crazy early.

2) Go shopping at Canal Street (Chinatown) for cheap fake handbags, watches, I heart NY shirts etc, then Maybe grab some dumplings.

3) Head a little further south %26amp; chill out at the South Street Seaport. There are those 25 cent binoculars on the 2nd %26amp; 3rd level decks of the mall.

4) Take the A train to 59th st/Columbus Circle %26amp; check out Trump Tower %26amp; Central Park.

5) When its dark, head on over to Times Square. Its great during the daytime, but a real sight at night.



Man! If only you were here on Saturday! That's when the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island is taking place!Top 5 things to do in NYC?
Empire State Building

Circle Line Cruise

Central Park Zoo

MET Museum

Ground Zero



If you want something slightly more unconventional, you can poke around Greenwich Village for food shopping in the day and the Meatpacking District for people watching in the evening.



Interesting Tours: Famous Fat Dave's Eating Tour (www.famousfatdave.com)

Greenwich Village Walking tour (www.foodsofny.com)

Federal reserve Bank Gold Vault tour (www.newyorkfed.org)Top 5 things to do in NYC?
1. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

2. Walk around Greenwich Village.

3. View the skyline by either walking the Brooklyn Bridge or taking the Staten Island Ferry.

4. The United Nations tour.

5. Chinatown.Top 5 things to do in NYC?
1) The wax museum (Madame Tussauds)

2) Any show ( i perfer Legally BLonde : the musical)

3) Rockefeller center

4) NBC store

5)St. Patricks Cathedral



Thats all I did when I went.
here are some suggestions and tips from our personal experience:



we went to NY for a week and stayed at the Hilton Embassy Suites.

we had a blast!!!



you should visit Serendipity for dessert :)

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there's a book called Lonely Planet (NYC)

it is a really really helpful book for tourists like us because it includes walking tours, etc, and places to eat.



by the way, instead of waiting for hours in line to get to the statue of liberty, you may opt to have the NY waterway tour instead. This way, you will save enough time to tour other parts of the city :)

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there's also the famous BULL at the financial district :)

you should also try the yummiest Pizza Margherita at 'Lil Frankie in East Village ^,^



if you have more time, try walking the stretch of Brooklyn Bridge.

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this serves as an exercise too.. hihihi

also, do visit Saint Patricks's Cathedral at 5th avenue.

don't miss to go inside.

it's wonderful!!!

we also went to Top of the Rock instead of the Empire State Building to avoid the long line hihihi because we were afraid we won't have enough time to see other parts of NYC :)



for shopping, you may want to visit Century 21, just across the former WTC.

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you should have lunch/brunch at Cafe lalo!!! or at Sarabeth's :)

we chose Cafe Lalo hihihi because of the ambiance and because it's famous.



To relax, try having a picnic at Central Park.

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we chose to eat at the top of one huge rock there to have e good view of the whole central park :)

then, we went to MET (entrance is by donation only, you don't have to give 20 USD)

if you're a techie like my friends, you may want to visit the MAC store. it is now a tourist spot because of its unique architecture :p

DON'T MISS eating at PARADOU!!!

it's a MUST!!!

trust me on this!



you also gotta watch a broadway show! definitely!

there's WICKED and SPAMALOT :)

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