# Things to Do in New York City

Landmarks, museums and experiences worth planning a day around in New York City. · community starter list

Looking for things to do in New York City? This list of 9 includes Statue of Liberty (Liberty Island, New York City), ordered as entries were added — no votes cast yet. Voting decides the order from here — last updated Aug 18, 2026.

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**Updated:** 2026-08-18 13:43:35

1. **[Statue of Liberty](/e/765.md)** (attraction) — Neoclassical statue on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, an icon of freedom and welcome to immigrants; ferry access with pedestal and crown tickets. — score 0
2. **[Empire State Building](/e/766.md)** (attraction) — 1931 Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown with observation decks on the 86th and 102nd floors offering 360-degree views across the city and beyond. — score 0
3. **[Metropolitan Museum of Art](/e/767.md)** (attraction) — Encyclopedic museum on Museum Mile with about 1.5 million works across 17 departments; the largest art museum in the Americas. — score 0
4. **[9/11 Memorial & Museum](/e/768.md)** (attraction) — Twin reflecting pools set in the Twin Towers' footprints, with names of nearly 3,000 victims, plus an underground museum of artifacts and history. — score 0
5. **[Top of the Rock](/e/769.md)** (attraction) — Observation deck spanning floors 67-69 of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, opened 1933, with indoor and outdoor viewing areas facing Central Park and the skyline. — score 0
6. **[Brooklyn Bridge](/e/770.md)** (attraction) — 1883 suspension bridge with an elevated pedestrian promenade connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, offering East River and skyline views on foot or bike. — score 0
7. **[Times Square](/e/771.md)** (attraction) — Pedestrianized bowtie plaza at Broadway and 7th Avenue, hub of the Theater District, known for its digital billboards and New Year's Eve ball drop. — score 0
8. **[Central Park](/e/355.md)** (park) — 843-acre landscaped park through Manhattan, the first of its kind in the US, with the Lake, Bethesda Terrace, and about 42 million visits a year. — score 0
9. **[The High Line](/e/357.md)** (park) — 1.45-mile elevated park built on a former freight rail line through the West Side, known for naturalistic planting and rotating public art. — score 0

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