Michelin Must Sees New York City (Must See Guides/Michelin) - Softcover

Michelin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906261601 ISBN 13: 9781906261603

Publisher: Michelin Travel & Lifestyle, 2009

Looking around you in New York you might have to look up to see the city?s finest features. From the Empire State Building to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Fifth Avenue to Broadway, must sees New York City hits the highlights. Sights within must sees New York are grouped according to Michelin?s time-honored star-rating system, which for more than 100 years has guided travelers to the best a place has to offer. The Michelin Man symbol represents the top picks for activities, entertainment, where to eat and where to stay.

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From the Inside Flap:

Hit the highlights if you have only one day in New York:

Morning – Get your bearings by taking a double-decker bus tour of Manhattan. Hop off at Battery Park* and catch the ferry to the Statue of Liberty***.

Afternoon – Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art***, then take a stroll through Central Park***. Go to the observatory atop the Empire State Building*** for a panoramic view of the city at sunset.

Evening – Treat yourself to a meal in Midtown (see Must Eat), then take in a Broadway show.

... and if you have a second day:

Morning – Take the kids to the American Museum of Natural History*** for a look at the dinosaurs. Be sure to see the far-out star show at the Rose Center for Earth and Space***.

Afternoon – Have lunch at Rockefeller Center***. Spend the rest of the afternoon shopping on bustling Fifth Avenue***. Check out the New York Public Library*** before closing time, then head over to Grand Central Terminal*** for a bite at the famous Grand Central Oyster Bar and Restaurant.

Evening – Attend a performance at Lincoln Center***, or head down to one of the great jazz clubs in Greenwich Village**.

If time permits, try these quintessentially New York things to do:

Catch a Yankees game at Yankee Stadium

Shop till you drop on swank Fifth Avenue*** or in trendy SoHo*

Go gallery-hopping in Chelsea**

Check out the sparkling, newly renovated Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)***

Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge*** at sunset.

Take in a cabaret performance at the Caf� Carlyle.

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