Top 30 Things To Do In New York
What to do in New York?
26 New York Botanical Gardens
Awesome, fantastic way to spend a few hours. Am I
still in New York(?). Love this space. The New York Botanical Garden
is one of America's foremost public gardens. It spans 250 acres
and includes 48 different gardens and plant collections. The New
York Botanical Garden includes the Bronx River and cascading waterfall,
50 acres of historic forest and the largest Victorian glasshouse
in America.
The Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden has wonderful collections
of daylilies, flowering trees, and conifers. The Everett Children's
Adventure Garden is equally popular with families as it contains
40 hands-on activities for children.
The New York Botanical Gardens has its own metro
- 20 minutes to North at Grand Central Terminal - The Garden's Cafe
is nice. Admission is free on Wednesday which is even better.
27 Coney Island
Some say Coney Island is just a playground and we are all invited.
See the Cyclones play, visit the aquarium, beach, walk the boardwalk,
see a concert. All this is just a subway ride away. You won't get
bored.
 New
York Aquarium on Coney Island
New York Aquarium star's include walruses, penguins, seals, sharks,
sea otters, seahorses and much more. Not content with looking good
the marine mammals love to demonstrate their swimming, jumping and
all round athletic abilities. More than this there are also hands-on
exhibits and up-close creature encounters.
At the "Explore the Shore", you can let a 400-gallon
wave “crash” over you and engage in a hands-on experience
with the creatures of the sea.
More New York Aquarium with a New
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28 (58) Go Sailing in a Tall Ship!
 TALL
Ship sailing New York
Come aboard for an experience you will remember forever. Nothing
will prepare you for the amazing sensation of being on the Clipper
City…158’ long, with masts rising 120’ off the
deck. Enjoy stunning close up views of the Brooklyn Bridge, the
Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline. The traditionally rigged
Clipper City is a steel replica of the Clipper ships that dominated
the coastal trade in the US during the 1800’s. Clipper City
boasts a full cash bar. This is a way to enjoy the New York sights
from different prospective - the photographic opportunities are
awesome.
29 (53) Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The highlight is the money of course. Show me the money somebody
will probably ask and they will, you just can’t take it away,
no freebies etc. I am sure the guides love hearing the same gags
over and over again.
If you like yellow bricks and the idea of mountains of cash you
will enjoy the tour. The lowlight is the Fed's gold vault, which
is located underground 80 feet below street level, in the bedrock
of NYC.
The gold vault holds 900 tons of gold which almost enough to keep
the financial system afloat. You can see and touch the gold if you
have small enough fingers but, sorry, the gold stays where it is.
Another nice touch is it is free to do if you book well in advance
and can get pass the security.
30 (98) The Frick Collection
Rembrandts, Turners are just part of Henry Frick's collection.
Paintings by the greatest European artists, one of the finest groups
of small bronzes in the world, superb eighteenth-century French
furniture and beautiful Oriental rugs all set in Henry Frick's (1849
- 1919) impressive mansion. Venture outside inside to the indoor
garden court and allow yourself a moment for reflection by the ornate
fountain or gaze through the beautiful glass ceiling. A visit to
see The Frick Collection is a relatively relaxed way to see and
appreciate world class art.
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