10 Must-See New York Sights and Attractions - Tips For Travellers Podcast #249
Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers
Release Date: 11/07/2016
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Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers
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Join me, Gary Bembridge from TipsForTravellers.com, as I recommend the 10 must-see sights and attractions in New York - especially for first-time visitors. I worked in the city and for a decade visited multiple times a year as well and these are the sights that I recommend that everyone sees when going to the city.
In the show I cover the following ten must-see sights and attractions:
- Circle Line Tour: https://www.circleline42.com
- Times Square: http://www.timessquarenyc.org
- Empire State Building: http://www.esbnyc.com
- Macy's: http://l.macys.com/new-york-ny
- 9/11 Memorial and Museum: http://www.911memorial.org
- Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island:http://www.statueoflibertytickets.com
- The Highline: http://www.thehighline.org
- Broadway Show: https://www.tdf.org
- Central Park: http://www.centralparknyc.org.
- Rockefeller Center and Top of the Rock: https://www.rockefellercenter.com
Resources and links:
- See above
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