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Best Attractions in New York (2026)

New York's major sights are spread across Manhattan, so the easiest way to plan is by area. Museum Mile on Fifth Avenue groups The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Neue Galerie within a few blocks, with Central Park running alongside, while the American Museum of Natural History faces the park from the west. Midtown holds The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Empire State Building, and Lower Manhattan has the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the Brooklyn Bridge and the ferries to the Statue of Liberty National Monument.

Book timed tickets online for the busiest places, especially the Statue of Liberty, where pedestal and crown access is limited, the 9/11 Museum and the Empire State Building at sunset. Check closing days before you go: the Met is closed on Wednesdays and the 9/11 Museum on most Tuesdays. Many museums offer reduced or pay-what-you-wish entry to New York State residents only, so most visitors pay standard prices. Combine sights that sit close together, such as the High Line with the Whitney Museum and Chelsea Market, or the Brooklyn Bridge with the 9/11 Memorial, and start early, as queues and crowds build quickly from late morning.

10 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 attractions in New York

  1. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art museum, Upper East SideThe Met on Fifth Avenue is one of the world's great encyclopaedic art museums, spanning five thousand years of art from every corner of the globe.
  2. Statue of Liberty National Monument National monument, Liberty IslandThe copper statue gifted by France in 1886 stands on Liberty Island, reached by ferry from The Battery or Liberty State Park with Ellis Island included.
  3. Central Park Urban park, ManhattanManhattan's 843-acre green heart stretches from 59th to 110th Street, with lakes, meadows, bridges and landmarks such as Bethesda Terrace and Bow Bridge.

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3. Central Park

Urban parkManhattan

Manhattan's 843-acre green heart stretches from 59th to 110th Street, with lakes, meadows, bridges and landmarks such as Bethesda Terrace and Bow Bridge.

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8. Brooklyn Bridge

Historic bridgeLower Manhattan / DUMBO

Opened in 1883, the granite-towered suspension bridge links Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, with an elevated walkway offering skyline views.

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10. The High Line

Elevated parkChelsea / Meatpacking District

A disused elevated freight railway on Manhattan's West Side reimagined as a planted public walkway, with gardens, art and city views.

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