First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights

First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights

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Created by Romancing Manhattan Tours • Updated On: September 19, 2012

If this is your first visit to the Big Apple here are our suggestions for a few must-see attractions. Courtesy of Romancing Manhattan Tours - www.romancingmanhattantours.com

1. Statue of Liberty

9.3
Liberty Island, New York, NY
Monument · Liberty Island · 701 tips and reviews
National September 11 Memorial is one of First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights.

2. National September 11 Memorial

9.2
180 Greenwich St (btwn Liberty & Fulton St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Financial District · 869 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Heights Promenade is one of First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights.

3. Brooklyn Heights Promenade

9.6
Columbia Heights (btwn Remsen & Orange St), Brooklyn, NY
Scenic Lookout · Brooklyn Heights · 222 tips and reviews

Romancing Manhattan ToursRomancing Manhattan Tours: View the Brooklyn Bridge and night time Manhattan skyline. Then head on over to check out DUMBO.

4. Top of the Rock Observation Deck

9.3
30 Rockefeller Plz (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Scenic Lookout · Rockefeller Center · 885 tips and reviews
86th Floor Observation Deck is one of First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights.

5. 86th Floor Observation Deck

8.5
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th Sts), New York, NY
Scenic Lookout · Koreatown · 243 tips and reviews
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is one of First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights.

6. Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

1047 Amsterdam Ave (at W 112th St.), New York, NY
Church · West Harlem · 112 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights.

7. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1953 tips and reviews

Romancing Manhattan ToursRomancing Manhattan Tours: Check out the view of Central Park from the rooftop. Read more.

Times Square is one of First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights.

8. Times Square

8.4
Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2360 tips and reviews

Romancing Manhattan ToursRomancing Manhattan Tours: Check out the view from the top of the TKTS steps and then stop by the Times Square VIsitors Center Read more.

High Line is one of First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights.

9. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1499 tips and reviews
Greenwich Village is one of First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights.

10. Greenwich Village

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 38 tips and reviews
SoHo is one of First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights.

11. SoHo

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 147 tips and reviews
East Village is one of First time in NYC? 12 must-see sights.

12. East Village

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 35 tips and reviews