Visit New York City Tourist Spots

Today’s blog is a continuation of short previews of New York City Tourist Spots, with their brief descriptions, locations, and thumbnail pictures.

		ROCKEFELLER CENTER Rockefeller Building is one of the tallest in New York City. At it’s foot you’ll find the golden sculpture of Prometheus, Rainbow Room, NBC studios, and the giant Chistmas tree on X’mas time. Location: 5th & 6th Avenues, 47th to 50th Streets
		NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Collection of plants from all over the world could be found here. Thousands of flowers of  New York City will surely mesmerize your eyes. Bronx Zoo of New York City is not far from this place.  Location: 200th St. & Kazimiroff Blvd. at Bronx
		NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY (MAIN) Place to more than 9 million volumes of books.  Center for scholarly research, and simple curiosity. New York City’s biggest library. Behind this building is Bryant Park where fashion shows are always held.  Location: 5th Avenue and 42nd Street
		CASTLE CLINTON NATIONAL MONUMENT Built in 1807 as defense post for artillery against the British invaders. Located at Battery Park, south of Manhattan. You’ll love watching the panoramic sea of New York City from here.  Location: Battery Park City
		RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL The home of  the New York City’s “The Rockettes”. See the Music Hall, which was restored to its original look when it made its first opening night in 1932. Rockefeller Center is just a stone-throw away here.  Location: Avenue of Americas
		TIMES SQUARE New York City’s most visited area, with an average of 45 million visitors per year. This is the place where the New Year’s ball dropping is held every year and watched by billions of people all over the world.   Location: Broadway Avenue and 44th Street
		INTREPID SEA-AIR-SPACE MUSEUM Located at the Westside seaport of New York City, this gigantic ship features hundreds of aviation and sea exploration exhibits, like fighter planes and hatches of guided missiles.  Location: 12th Avenue and 46th Street
		STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING Just a stone-throw away from Trinity Church, this place is the center for exchange of stocks. This New York City Stock Exchange Center is the most popular stock exchange center in the world.  Location: Broad and Wall Street
		BATTERY PARK The southern tip of New York City, facing New York Harbor. Historically a battery artillery station to protect the old settlement of New York City. You could see at the horizon the Statue of Liberty from here.  Location: South End Avenue
		BRONX ZOO The largest metropolitan zoo in United States. Features more than 4000 animals, many of which are endangered or threatened species. New York Botanical Garden is not far from here. Location: Bronx Park, Bronx
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As I’ve promised in my previous blog, I’ll list down the tourist spots of New York City,  with their short descriptions, and their locations.  I’ll be regularly posting brief previews  of tourist spots here.  Then, I’ll go back to blogging each of these places with more detailed descriptions.

		METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTS Museum for 5000 years of arts, with more than two million works of art from all points of the earth – ancient through modern times. Located along New York City’s Museum Mile. Location: Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street
		GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM A unique place for unique arts in New York City. Conceived as a “temple of spirit” where viewers could foster a new way of looking at arts.  Location: 5th Avenue and 89th Street
		MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Along the New York City’s Museum Mile is the Museum of Natural History, where you could find collection of artifacts from hundred years ago.  Location: Central Park West and 81st Street
		ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE Adjacent to the the New York City’s Museum Mile stands the Museum of Natural History. This place regularly shows the evolution of the galaxy and the history of earth. Location:  Central Park West and 81st Street
		STATUE OF LIBERTY Symbol to millions of immigrants who first set foot on American soil. Clmbing to its crown, you could view New York City’s skyline and neighboring places.  Location: Ellis Island
		ST. PATRICK CATHEDRAL Near the Rockefeller Center, popular for its architectural design that makes it dominant around its location. This is the rectory and residence of the New York City’s Cardinal.  Location: 5th Avenue and 49th Street
		CENTRAL PARK A good place to enjoy nature in New York City! This park that looks like made by nature is actually landscaped and maintained by park employees regularly.  Location: 5th to C. Park West Aves., & 59th-110 Sts.
		GRAND CENTRAL STATION Terminal for most of the trains running in an out of New York City.  Great hopping place for shopping and dining, while waiting for your train rides.  Location: Lexington Avenue and 42nd Street
		TRINITY CHURCH This lower Manhattan church’s graveyard is the final resting place for Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton.  Located near New York City’s Stock Exchange (NYSE).  Location: Broadway and Wall Street
		FLAT IRON BUILDING One of the first skyscrapers of New York City since 1902. Best viewed as a flat iron from distant and aerial view.  Location: 5th Avenue and E. 23rd Street

New York City, New York – the city that never sleeps.  This is the common description many of us had learned about this city. It never sleeps because the fun, the lights, the sounds, and the life never ends the whole day in New York City.  While the whole world is already sleeping, New York City is still awake with thousands of tourists from all over the world enjoying all kinds of fun in the streets, in bars, in Broadway shows, in Times Square, in Rockefeller Center – everywhere!

What mesmerizes me most in this city is the Times Square.  This is the place that has many faces throughout the year.  Giant digital billboards and their dancing lights at night are like glittering stars from the distance. And once you’re near them, you’ll feel like dancing with them, as they glide on the walls of gigantic skyscrapers.

Times Square is the most bustling square in New York City; surrounded by Broadway theaters, modern cinemas, first class bars, signature stores, and even the biggest Toys R Us for kids. The TKTS ampitheater is the latest addition to the tourist spot in this area.  It has 27 red-colored steps that serves also as roof of the popular TKTS building where tourists line for bargain tickets for the Broadway shows in the area, and other shows around New York City.

Every year, as the clock nears midnight of December 31, millions of people from all over the world turn their eyes on the dazzling New Year’s Eve Ball at One Times Square Building. This event is not just a New York City tradition, watched by thousands of revelers who converge in the square. It’s also watched on TV sets by millions of people nationwide, and billions of people from all over the world.  As the ball drops at its pole at the countdown from 10 to zero (12:00 midnight), the place becomes noisy with people shouting, screaming with joys – bidding goodbye to the old year, and welcoming the new year. Multi-colored confetti drop like feathery snows from heaven, all coming from the skyscrapers around the square.

New York City’s Times Square is just one of the most visited tourist spots of the city that’s also known as “The Big Apple.”  On the next blog, I’ll post a list of them, with brief descriptions that would give you ideas on how they look like and where they are located.

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