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| CheapOair has carefully selected the top 10 | | | | home to 12 resident arts organizations, including |
| reasons to visit the "Big Apple" | | | | the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, |
| 1. The Brooklyn Bridge | | | | The New York City Opera and New York City |
| Flights to New YorkThe Brooklyn Bridge is a | | | | Ballet. |
| scientific marvel and is one of the oldest | | | | Some of the premier events to take place at this |
| suspension bridges in the United States. The | | | | venue are, American Songbook, Great |
| Brooklyn Bridge stretches 5,989 feet over the | | | | Performers, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center |
| East River and connects Manhattan and Brooklyn. | | | | Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, the Mostly |
| Inaugurated in 1883, it is a treasured landmark of | | | | Mozart Festival and the Emmy Award-winning |
| the city, colorfully illuminated at night to highlight | | | | Live From Lincoln Center. |
| the architectural towers and hangings. The | | | | No tour to New York can be complete without |
| pedestrian walkway from which visitors can savor | | | | witnessing a performance at Lincoln Center. |
| both Manhattan and Brooklyn adds to the charm | | | | 6. Museum of Modern Art |
| of this beautiful structure. | | | | The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum |
| 2. Times Square | | | | located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. |
| Times Square is a major intersection in | | | | The museum has played a key role in developing |
| Manhattan, at the junction of Broadway and | | | | and collecting modernist art and is often identified |
| Seventh Avenue and stretches from West 42nd | | | | as the most influential museum of modern art in |
| to West 47th Streets. Though it's just an | | | | the world. |
| intersection, with time it has achieved an iconic | | | | It is home to works of same great artists Monet, |
| status, primarily because of the activity, flashing | | | | Van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Max Beckman, Ansel |
| advertisements and huge billboards that represent | | | | Adams and Kiki Smith, to name a few. |
| the city's growth. | | | | The collection at the museum offers an |
| Sometimes known as the "Crossroads of the | | | | unparalleled overview of modern and |
| World", Times Square has achieved the status of | | | | contemporary art and includes works of |
| a world landmark and has become a symbol of | | | | architecture and design, sculpture, photography, |
| this grand city. Times Square is the site of the | | | | prints, illustrated books and artist's books etc. |
| annual New Year's Eve ball drop, witnessed by | | | | 7. Central Park |
| huge number of visitors. | | | | One of the historic landmarks of the city, Central |
| 3. The Statue of Liberty | | | | Park is a large public, urban park in the heart of |
| Flights to New YorkSculpted by master artist | | | | New York City and is host to approximately |
| Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and modeled on the | | | | twenty-five million visitors each year. Designed by |
| Colossus of Rhodes, the statue was donated by | | | | Frederick Law Olmsted and architect Calvert Vau, |
| the people of France in 1886 to commemorate | | | | much of the park appears natural, but in fact has |
| the alliance between the two countries during the | | | | been meticulously landscaped. |
| American Revolution. | | | | The park boasts of natural-looking lakes and |
| Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it | | | | ponds, extensive walking paths, ice-skating rinks, |
| welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning | | | | the Central Park Zoo, the Central Park |
| Americans traveling by ship. | | | | Conservatory Garden, a wildlife sanctuary, a large |
| The statue is of a robed woman holding a torch | | | | area of natural woods, a reservoir with an |
| and is made of a sheeting of pure copper, hung | | | | encircling running track, and the outdoor Delacorte |
| on a framework of steel with the exception of | | | | Theater, which hosts the "Shakespeare in the |
| the flame of the torch, which is coated in gold | | | | Park" summer festivals. |
| leaf. | | | | 8. Broadway |
| The National monument has become a true | | | | Broadway, as the name suggests is a wide |
| representation of the city. | | | | avenue in New York City which runs the full |
| 4. Rockefeller Center | | | | length of Manhattan and continues into the Bronx. |
| Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial | | | | A stretch of Broadway is famous as the pinnacle |
| buildings. It is the largest privately held complex of | | | | of the American theater industry. |
| its kind in the world and has become an | | | | While on vacation, going to the theater, is one of |
| international symbol of modern architectural style. | | | | the most popular tourist events and attractions. |
| Radio City Music Hall is one of the most popular | | | | Broadway gives you a perfect opportunity to |
| tourist venues in the city and has hosted multiple | | | | experience the city through blockbuster musicals |
| awards shows such as the Grammies, the | | | | and intense drama and comedy. It plays to host |
| Emmys and the MTV Music Awards. | | | | to several popular shows, like The Lion King, |
| Rockefeller Ice Rink with the golden statue of | | | | Phantom of the Opera, Chicago and A Chorus |
| Prometheus at its head hosts various sporting | | | | Line. |
| activities. Within the complex, you'll find dining, | | | | 9. Grand Central Station |
| architecture, music sightseeing galore. | | | | Grand Central is the largest train station in the |
| Empire State Building | | | | world by number of platforms, 44, with 67 tracks |
| The Empire State Building named by the | | | | along them. Although the terminal has been |
| American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the | | | | properly called "Grand Central Terminal" since |
| Seven Wonders of the Modern World stands | | | | 1913, many people continue to refer to it as |
| 436ft high. | | | | "Grand Central Station". |
| It stood as the world's tallest building for more | | | | It's one of New York's most famous and loved |
| than forty years, from its completion in 1931 until | | | | landmarks, primarily due to its magnificent |
| construction of the World Trade Center's North | | | | architecture and striking ambiance, anchored by |
| Tower in 1972. However after the destruction of | | | | enormous windows and the refurbished ceiling. |
| the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State | | | | Besides this, the station has several restaurants |
| Building once again became the tallest building in | | | | and about fifty specialty shops. |
| New York City and New York State. | | | | Like most of the great world cities, New York |
| The building has been immortalized in many films - | | | | has an abundance of great attractions. |
| most famously the classic King Kong. | | | | Unfortunately, we can't list all of them. The list |
| The observation decks on the 86th and 102nd | | | | above provides a sampling of what to expect |
| floors offer magnificent views of the city. | | | | when visiting "The Big Apple". Take a bite out of |
| 5. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | | | | this extraordinary city, book flights to New York |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a 16.3 | | | | today, so you can unearth more treasures and |
| acre complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square | | | | famed landmarks. |