This huge museum in New York city is known simply as ‘the Met’ and you can easily spend most of the day in here. Don’t let the ‘art’ bit put you off as we’d describe it more as a museum … Continue readingThe Metropolitan Museum Of Art

The High Line is an impressive linear urban park which uses a former New York overhead railway line. There are regular access stairways to get you up there, but once you’re walking on the path, you never want to come … Continue readingThe High Line

Remember the iconic fight in the Spiderman movies where Mary Jane falls from a cable car? Well that cable car actually exists in New York City and it’s a fabulous experience to ride it. It’s also one of the most … Continue readingRoosevelt Island Tramway

There are several skyline viewing galleries in New York now, but this is one of the newest. It occupies 3 floors of a tower block next to Grand Central Terminus and offers an ‘arty’ approach as you follow the one … Continue readingSummit One Vanderbilt

Ellis Island, just off the southern tip of Manhattan, was the gateway to a new life in the USA for immigrants arriving between 1892 and 1954. Despite the closure of the complex many years ago, the grand buildings still remain intact, … Continue readingEllis Island

Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most familiar landmarks in New York and there are lots of places to get a great view of it. South Street Seaport and the Staten Island Ferry offer good views, but there’s nothing quite … Continue readingBrooklyn Bridge

Lincoln Center is a collection of buildings in New York dedicated to the performing arts. The complex was completed in the 1960s has provided homes for the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York State Theater and the Julliard … Continue readingLincoln Center

South Street Seaport is a former port area on the lower east side of New York which has been rejuvenated and revitalised in recent years.  What was once a neglected docks is now a funky shopping area with restaurants, gift stores and … Continue readingSouth Street Seaport

For almost a century, the world’s biggest musical acts have performed at Radio City Music Hall. It was built in the 1930s as part of the Rockefeller complex and became known as the place to see the big stars of radio and the … Continue readingRadio City Music Hall Tour

Probably New York’s most iconic building is on 34th St W at the junction with 5th Ave, but you can see it almost everywhere on Manhattan Island. If you take the trip up it, be prepared for lots of elevator rides … Continue readingEmpire State Building