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NYC to do list
The Mermaid Inn is one of NYC to do list.

1. The Mermaid Inn

96 2nd Ave (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · East Village · 284 tips and reviews
The Cloisters is one of NYC to do list.

2. The Cloisters

9.2
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: At this museum devoted to medieval art, a path winds through the peaceful grounds to a monastery that appears to have survived from the Middle Ages. Don’t miss the famed unicorn tapestries. Read more.

3. Carnegie Hall

9.3
881 7th Ave (at W 57th St), New York, NY
Concert Hall · Theater District · 111 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Stop by the box office at least a half hour before it opens to snag $10 day-of discount passes. Just make sure to arrive extra early for popular or sold-out shows. Read more.

4. American Museum of Natural History

9.2
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · 1398 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The museum sponsored Robert Peary’s expedition to the North Pole, and in Greenland he discovered the largest buried meteorite in the world, Cape York. Three chunks of it are on display here. Read more.

High Line is one of NYC to do list.

5. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The Spears Building on West 22nd Street featured loading docks that led right onto the High Line. Those docks now help support the 22nd Street Seating Steps in the park's second section. Read more.

Lightship Frying Pan is one of NYC to do list.

6. Lightship Frying Pan

8.1
205 12th Ave (at Pier 66 on W 26th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Chelsea · 392 tips and reviews
Greenwich Village is one of NYC to do list.

7. Greenwich Village

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 40 tips and reviews

8. Edgar Allen Poe Ghost Tour

84 W 3rd St, New York, NY
Arts and Entertainment · Greenwich Village · 2 tips and reviews

GhostsofNYGhostsofNY: The tour meets across the street at 85 West 3rd Street :)

9. Greenwich Village

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 40 tips and reviews

Greenwich Village Literary Pub CrawlGreenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl: An amazing literary history. No other neighborhood has had such an impact in this country than Greenwich Village-decades before Bob Dylan/the 60's. Learn why the neighborhood is truly one of a kind. Read more.

Bronx Zoo is one of NYC to do list.

10. Bronx Zoo

9.1
2300 Southern Blvd (at Boston Rd), Bronx, NY
Zoo · Bronx Park · 342 tips and reviews
New York Botanical Garden is one of NYC to do list.

11. New York Botanical Garden

9.5
2900 Southern Blvd (at Bronx Park Rd), Bronx, NY
Botanical Garden · Bronx Park · 197 tips and reviews
Village Vanguard is one of NYC to do list.

12. Village Vanguard

9.1
178 7th Ave S (at W 11th St.), New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · West Village · 76 tips and reviews
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is one of NYC to do list.

13. Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

1047 Amsterdam Ave (at W 112th St.), New York, NY
Church · 112 tips and reviews
The Biergarten at The Standard is one of NYC to do list.

14. The Biergarten at The Standard

8.2
848 Washington St (btwn Little W 12th & W 13th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Meatpacking District · 383 tips and reviews
230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge is one of NYC to do list.

15. 230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge

8.0
230 5th Ave (btwn W 26th & W 27th St), New York, NY
Rooftop Bar · NoMad · 714 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of NYC to do list.

16. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1869 tips and reviews