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NYC's Must Do

NYC's Must Do

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Created by Daniel McDonough • Updated On: January 30, 2022
The Dead Rabbit is one of NYC's Must Do.

1. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 488 tips and reviews
Pilot is one of NYC's Must Do.

2. Pilot

8.6
Pier 6, Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Brooklyn Heights · 19 tips and reviews
Elevated Acre is one of NYC's Must Do.

3. Elevated Acre

9.1
55 Water St, New York, NY
Pedestrian Plaza · Financial District · 63 tips and reviews
Statue of Liberty is one of NYC's Must Do.

4. Statue of Liberty

9.3
Liberty Island, New York, NY
Monument · 702 tips and reviews
Empire State Building is one of NYC's Must Do.

5. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY · 1173 tips and reviews
New York Transit Museum is one of NYC's Must Do.

6. New York Transit Museum

9.2
99 Schermerhorn St (Boerum Pl), Brooklyn, NY
History Museum · Downtown Brooklyn · 133 tips and reviews
Ellis Island Immigration Museum is one of NYC's Must Do.

7. Ellis Island Immigration Museum

8.7
Ellis Island, Jersey City, NJ
History Museum · Ellis Island · 166 tips and reviews
American Museum of Natural History is one of NYC's Must Do.

8. American Museum of Natural History

9.2
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · Upper West Side · 1399 tips and reviews
Hayden Planetarium is one of NYC's Must Do.

9. Hayden Planetarium

9.1
200 Central Park W (inside American Museum of Natural History), New York, NY
Planetarium · Upper West Side · 85 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Brewery is one of NYC's Must Do.

10. Brooklyn Brewery

8.8
79 N 11th St (at Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Williamsburg · 370 tips and reviews
The Campbell is one of NYC's Must Do.

11. The Campbell

8.1
15 Vanderbilt Ave (Grand Central Terminal), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 269 tips and reviews
Smallpox Hospital is one of NYC's Must Do.

12. Smallpox Hospital

7.9
East Rd, New York, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Roosevelt Island · 10 tips and reviews
Roosevelt Island Tram (Manhattan Station) is one of NYC's Must Do.

13. Roosevelt Island Tram (Manhattan Station)

E 60th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cable Car · Upper East Side · 79 tips and reviews
Burger Joint is one of NYC's Must Do.

14. Burger Joint

8.5
119 W 56th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 783 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NYC's Must Do.

15. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
Gowanus Grove is one of NYC's Must Do.

16. Gowanus Grove

400 Carroll St (at Bond St.), Brooklyn, NY
Other Great Outdoors · Gowanus · 14 tips and reviews
Central Park Zoo is one of NYC's Must Do.

17. Central Park Zoo

8.6
E 64th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Zoo · Central Park · 248 tips and reviews
Bronx Zoo is one of NYC's Must Do.

18. Bronx Zoo

9.0
2300 Southern Blvd (at Boston Rd), Bronx, NY
Zoo · Bronx Park · 342 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of NYC's Must Do.

19. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 322 tips and reviews
Prospect Park Zoo is one of NYC's Must Do.

20. Prospect Park Zoo

8.4
450 Flatbush Ave (at Ocean Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Zoo · Prospect Park · 84 tips and reviews