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Manhattan Must Dos

Manhattan Must Dos

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Created by Derek Lindsey • Updated On: February 28, 2014
Empire State Building is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

1. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY · 1172 tips and reviews
Times Square is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

2. Times Square

8.5
Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2355 tips and reviews
Rockefeller Center is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

3. Rockefeller Center

9.2
Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Rockefeller Center · 847 tips and reviews
National September 11 Memorial is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

4. National September 11 Memorial

9.3
180 Greenwich St (btwn Liberty & Fulton St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Financial District · 869 tips and reviews
Top of the Rock Observation Deck is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

5. Top of the Rock Observation Deck

9.4
30 Rockefeller Plz (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Scenic Lookout · Rockefeller Center · 881 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

6. 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
Strawberry Fields is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

7. Strawberry Fields

Central Park West (at W 72nd St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Central Park · 165 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

8. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
Statue of Liberty is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

9. Statue of Liberty

9.3
Liberty Island, New York, NY
Monument · 701 tips and reviews
230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

10. 230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge

8.2
230 5th Ave (btwn W 26th & W 27th St), New York, NY
Rooftop Bar · NoMad · 714 tips and reviews
Cienfuegos is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

11. Cienfuegos

95 Avenue A (E 6th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 214 tips and reviews
Veranda is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

12. Veranda

130 7th Ave (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Night Club · West Village · 45 tips and reviews
Ninth Ward is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

13. Ninth Ward

180 2nd Ave (btwn E 11th & E 12th St), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 140 tips and reviews
3 Sheets Saloon is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

14. 3 Sheets Saloon

5.9
134 W 3rd St (btwn MacDougal St & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Bar · Greenwich Village · 132 tips and reviews
Ninja New York is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

15. Ninja New York

25 Hudson St (btwn Duane & Reade St), New York, NY
Theme Restaurant · Tribeca · 163 tips and reviews
The Copacabana is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

16. The Copacabana

268 W 47th St # 8 (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Night Club · Theater District · 34 tips and reviews
Open House is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

17. Open House

5.2
244 E Houston St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Night Club · Alphabet City · 24 tips and reviews
Tenjune is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

18. Tenjune

26 Little West 12th St (Ninth Ave), New York, NY
Night Club · Meatpacking District · 57 tips and reviews
Industry Bar is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

19. Industry Bar

7.6
355 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Gay Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 155 tips and reviews
InFuse51 is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

20. InFuse51

331 W 51st St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 49 tips and reviews
Posh Bar & Lounge is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

21. Posh Bar & Lounge

405 W 51st St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Gay Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 88 tips and reviews
Bourbon Street Bar & Grille is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

22. Bourbon Street Bar & Grille

346 W 46th St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 172 tips and reviews
Therapy NYC is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

23. Therapy NYC

348 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Gay Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 134 tips and reviews
No Parking Bar is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

24. No Parking Bar

4168 Broadway (177th), New York, NY
Bar · Washington Heights · 29 tips and reviews
Bowery Hotel Lobby Bar is one of Manhattan Must Dos.

25. Bowery Hotel Lobby Bar

7.8
335 Bowery (btwn 2nd & 3rd St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · East Village · 67 tips and reviews