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Fun Things to Do in New York City

Any place they call the city that never sleeps has got to have a whole multivolume directory of fun things to do. New York City is in many ways the capital of America. Culturally, financially, artistically and more, New York has as much to offer its residents and visitors as any city on earth. Pick and choose what interests you the most.

New York's Backyard
- The first landscaped public park in the United States, Central Park is known as the backyard of New York City and is the crown jewel of the city's expansive park system. Open to bikers, runners, walkers and all manner of sport enthusiasts year-round, Central Park is the host to dozens of running races. The annual New York City Marathon in November ends there after threading its way through all five boroughs of this vast metropolis. The park separates the East Side from the West. It offers places to sun yourself, theater and concerts and it's all free and open to the public.
Visit a Museum
- New York is the home to dozens of interesting and unique museums from the grandest scale to super specific historical studies of local history. Visit one or more like:
  - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - www.metmuseum.org
  - The Guggenheim - www.guggenheim.org
  - Lower East Side Tenement Museum - www.tenement.org
  - Children's Museum of Manhattan - www.cmom.org
  - Museum of Television & Radio - www.paleycenter.org
  - American Museum of Natural History - www.amnh.org
  - The Museum of Modern Art - www.MoMA.org
See the Sights
- See the city by water. You can book passage on a Circle Line tour either around the island of Manhattan or back and forth to the Statue of Liberty. Tours are guided and narrated along the way - http://www.circleline.com, or take a free trip any day on the Staten Island Ferry and see the city from the harbor - http://www.siferry.com.
  Take in a spectacular view of the city from any of these great spots:
  Empire State Building Observation Deck - http://www.newyorkpass.com/ny-empire-state-building.asp
  Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center -- http://www.topoftherocknyc.com/
  Have a drink and see the view from the Rainbow Bar - http://www.rainbowroom.com/rainbow_grill.htm
Stroll Across the Brooklyn Bridge
- Get the best view of lower Manhattan just strolling across one of the most famous structures in the world at no charge at all. Walk back into the city and wander around the South Street Seaport, Wall Street. Have a bite at Fraunces Tavern where George Washington famously dismissed his officers after the Revolutionary War.
Take in a Show
- Visit the TKTS booth in Times Square and pick up discount tickets for a Broadway show for that night. - www.tdf.org/TKTS