Is there a website dedicated to sightseeing in NYC?

I have looked at nyc.com nycvisit.com and newyorkled.com and found them not very helpful.

Or can somebody give a guide as to what are the ';must do%26#39;s';. Traveling to NYC for the first time for a week and do not want to miss a thing.

Also, what sights are free or inexpensive.

Thanks

Is there a website dedicated to sightseeing in NYC?

I have lived in this city all my life and I haven%26#39;t seen everything.

Things are also always changing, exhibits at museums, buildings, shopping, restaurants, you can come back every two years and feel like you are visiting a new place.

I don%26#39;t think you can come to New York and not miss a thing.

Top things tourists like to do in New York are

Empire State Building

Times Square

Statue of Liberty

Central Park

Macy%26#39;s

United Nations

Ground Zero

Wall Street

South Street Seaport

Stroll Fifth Avenue

Broadway theatre

Lots of eating out

Is there a website dedicated to sightseeing in NYC?

You can look on the NY Times site for NYC . . .

鈥ytimes.com/travel/鈥verview.html

Also, mustseenyc

http://www.mustseenewyork.com/

And there%26#39;s about.com/gonyc

鈥bout.com/od/bestofnewyorkcity/The_Best_of_鈥?/a>

If you found ALL those websites unhelpful, I%26#39;d suggest getting a hard-copy, old-fashioned, analog guide BOOK instead. Sometimes having a book in your hand makes it easier, and the info is better laid-out.

Frommer%26#39;s has great basic ';must do'; itineraries for 2-, 3- and 4-day trips.

Many folks here reco Lonely Planet or the DK Eye Witness Guides.

Have you looked at the info here on TripAdvisor? Click on ';New York City Attractions'; on the left hand side of this page toward the top. There are tons of attractions listed in order of popularity with reviews, photos, and links for each attraction. I found it very helpful and informative.

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To follow up on queensboulevard%26#39;s suggestion, Frommer%26#39;s puts much of the content of its guidebooks on line at no charge; here%26#39;s the ';portal'; to its NYC website:

www.frommers.com/destinations/newyorkcity/

And here%26#39;s the TinyURL for Budget Travel magazine%26#39;s online SnapGuide on NYC for you to explore; it includes a link to a mini-guide you can print off on your home computer, fold %26amp; bring with you:

http://tinyurl.com/p3zhb

Re free or inexpensive sights and attractions: you%26#39;ll have lots of choices!!!

1. The #1 free attraction is the city itself! We walk everywhere, so pick an avenue and just walk, walk , walk!! Free entertainment and sights!

2. Most all NYC museums have one free or pay-what-you-wish day or evening per week. See this list

newyorkology.com/archives/2006/07/new_york_m鈥?/a>

Three biggie museums in particular are pay-what-you-wish every day, ALL THE TIME! Just hand over some money and tell the cashier how many people. Yes, this really is how it works.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (including The Cloisters)

The American Museum of Natural HIstory

The Brookyn Museum

3. Two free walking tours highlighting two great areas of Manhattan:

Lower East Side Free Weekly Tour

www.lowereastsideny.com

';Take a journey down historic Orchard Street and discover the origins of New York%26#39;s first discount retail district. The two-hour tour highlights the integral role that the shopping district has played in the history and development of the Lower East Side. Sundays at 11 a.m (April - December). Meet in front of Katz%26#39;s Delicatessen at the corner of East Houston and Ludlow Streets. ';

No reservations required.

Free Wall Street Walking Tour

http://www.downtownny.com/walkingtour/

';Don%26#39;t miss this FREE 90-minute guided walking tour, weaving together history, events, architecture and people of Downtown 鈥?the birthplace of New York, the financial capital of the world, and the hottest new neighborhood in the city. Stops include the U.S. Custom House, Trinity Church, Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange and other architectural and cultural sites.';

Date: Every Thursday and Saturday, rain or shine

Time: Noon

Place: Meet at the front steps of the US Custom House, One Bowling Green

Cost: Free

Reservations are not required for individuals, but are required for groups. Please call for details (212) 606-4064.

4. Broadway Shows!

For discounted same-day theatre tickets, check out the TKTS booths. The one in the South Street Seaport opens at 11 AM, earlier than the one in Times Square. Cash only!!!

www.tdf.org

5. The Staten Island Ferry - a public commuter ferry that gives you great views of the skyline and the Statue of Liberty. Takes about 1 hour round-trip. (NOTE: this is NOT the same as the Statue of LIberty/Ellis Island ferry. Thatis operated by Circle Line.)

6. Grand Centeral Terminal and the main branch of the NY Public Library (both on E. 42nd Street.) - Gorgeous architecture to gawk at!

7. Central Park - our emerald jewel.

http://www.centralpark2000.com

8. Yes, here are more websites to comb through, but they truly give great info. Just need to have pateince to dig.

http://www.cheapotravel.com/ny/

nymag.com/urban/guides/nyonthecheap/index.htm

http://www.freenyc.net/

9. Two great paper-and-ink books for NYC cheapskates and bargain hunters:

';Vivs Guide Manhattan: an undercover look at the City%26#39;s cheap eats';

';The Cheap Ba$tard%26#39;s Guide To New York';.

Find them on Powells.com, Amazon.com or BarnesandNobles.com

Fish