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Guide to New York's best spots
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

1. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
Ricky's NYC 57th St. is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

2. Ricky's NYC 57th St.

332 W 57th St (bwtn 8th & 9th Ave.), New York, NY
Cosmetics Store · Hell's Kitchen · 8 tips and reviews
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark at the Foxwoods Theatre is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

3. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark at the Foxwoods Theatre

213 W 42nd St. (btwn 7th & 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Theater · Theater District · 162 tips and reviews

Maria O.Maria Olsson-Tysor: Great show for the whole family (small kids might get a little scared though). Splurge on great seats - it's worth it! Get a "booster seat" for the kids at the coat check.

Sundaes and Cones is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

4. Sundaes and Cones

8.8
95 E 10th St (btwn 3rd & 4th Ave), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · East Village · 291 tips and reviews

Maria O.Maria Olsson-Tysor: Very fresh and delicious! Unusual flavors.

Piadina is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

5. Piadina

57 W 10th St (btw 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 41 tips and reviews
Ess-a-Bagel is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

6. Ess-a-Bagel

359 1st Ave (at E 21st St.), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Gramercy Park · 145 tips and reviews

Maria O.Maria Olsson-Tysor: Amazing, fresh bagels (don't ask to have them toasted). An array of cream cheese options (you will most likely have to scrape off 1/2 since they give you A LOT).

Battery Park is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

7. Battery Park

9.2
Battery Pl (at State St), New York, NY
Park · Financial District · 302 tips and reviews
Times Square is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

8. Times Square

8.5
Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2357 tips and reviews
Piola is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

9. Piola

48 E 12th St (btw Broadway & University), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Greenwich Village · 42 tips and reviews

Maria O.Maria Olsson-Tysor: The thin crust pizzas are great (try the cheese one with brie, etc.), the pastas are fresh but my fave here is the carpaccio (don't miss it). Order family style and share. Also try the house wine!

Rockefeller Center is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

10. Rockefeller Center

9.1
Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Rockefeller Center · 847 tips and reviews

Maria O.Maria Olsson-Tysor: see the tree at Christmas, ice-skate

Union Square Park is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

11. Union Square Park

9.1
Union Sq E/W & Broadway (btwn E 14th & E 17th St), New York, NY
Park · Union Square · 565 tips and reviews

Maria O.Maria Olsson-Tysor: great farmer's market

Little Italy is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

12. Little Italy

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 121 tips and reviews
Bryant Park is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

13. Bryant Park

9.5
W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews

Maria O.Maria Olsson-Tysor: New York Fashion Week

Chinatown is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

14. Chinatown

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 207 tips and reviews
Columbus Circle is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

15. Columbus Circle

8.6
Columbus Cir (Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Plaza · 232 tips and reviews
Central Park is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

16. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1839 tips and reviews

Maria O.Maria Olsson-Tysor: love this park, take a stroll, bike, run..