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25 Things You Must Do and See When You Visit NYC

Forget the tourist traps...well, most of them, anyway. Of course, you're going to see a Broadway show -- but wouldn't you like to see where theater really happens in NYC? And yes, you'll see The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island -- but what about other monuments that are off the beaten track? What about the cool stuff no one ever talks about or the things the tour guides never show you? Here are a few of my personal favorites (especially if you are a person of color).

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  1. See an Off-Off Broadway show
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  2. Art Gallery Hopping
    New York State : New York City : Citywide
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  3. Apollo Theater
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Uptown Manhattan : Northern Manhattan : Harlem : Central Harlem
    253 W 125th St
    (212) 531-5300
    http://www.apollotheatre.org/
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  4. Museum Of Modern Art
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Midtown
    15 W 53rd St
    (212) 247-6105
    http://www.moma.org/
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  5. Metropolitan Museum Of Art
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Uptown Manhattan : Upper East Side : Museum Mile
    1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
    212-535-7710
    http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp
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  6. Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    New York State : New York City : Brooklyn : Park Slope : Prospect Park
    1000 Washington Ave
    (718) 623-7220
    http://www.bbg.org/
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  7. Nuyorican Poets Cafe
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Lower Manhattan : Lower East Side : East Village : Alphabet City
    236 E. 3rd St betw Ave. B and C
    212-505-8183
    http://www.nuyorican.org/
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  8. Studio Museum
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Uptown Manhattan : Northern Manhattan : Harlem : Central Harlem
    144 W 125th St
    (212) 864-4500
    http://www.studiomuseum.org/
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  9. The Harlem Meer
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Central Park
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  10. Morris Jumel Mansion
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Uptown Manhattan : Northern Manhattan : Washington Heights : Jumel Terrace
    65 Jumel Ter
    (212) 923-8008
    http://www.morrisjumel.org/
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  11. General Grant National Memorial
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Uptown Manhattan : Morningside Heights
    122nd St & Riverside Dr
    (212) 666-1640
    http://www.nps.gov/gegr/
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  12. New York Aquarium
    New York State : New York City : Brooklyn : Coney Island
    Surf Ave.
    (718) 265-3474
    http://www.nyaquarium.com/
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  13. Big Onion Walking Tours
    New York State : New York City : Brooklyn : Brooklyn Heights
    476 13th St
    (212) 439-1090
    http://www.bigonion.com/
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  14. Hamilton Grange National Memorial
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Uptown Manhattan : Northern Manhattan : Washington Heights : St. Nicholas Park
    287 Convent Ave
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  15. Striver's Row
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Uptown Manhattan : Northern Manhattan : Harlem : West Harlem : Hamilton Heights : Sugar Hill
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  16. Abbyssinia Baptist Church
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Uptown Manhattan : Northern Manhattan : Harlem : Central Harlem
    132 Odell Clark Pl
    10030
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  17. Central Park Zoo
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Central Park
    830 5th Ave
    (212) 861-6030
    http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/
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  18. James de la Vega's Sidewalk Chalk Art
    New York State : New York City : Manhattan : Lower Manhattan : Lower East Side : East Village
    St. Marks between 1st and A
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_De...
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  19. BAM
    New York State : New York City : Brooklyn : Downtown Brooklyn : BAM Cultural District
    30 Lafayette Avenue
    718 636-4100
    http://www.bam.org/
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  20. P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
    New York State : New York City : Queens : Long Island City
    22-25 Jackson Ave.
    718.784.2084
    http://www.ps1.org/
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paintxmexaxsmile

paintxmexaxsmile
New City

Sadly, CBGB’s is closed.

ZoeVars

ZoeVars
New York City

Say's who?

They are most definately open. Joan Jett is playing there on the 7th. They’ll be around for at least another year.

paintxmexaxsmile

paintxmexaxsmile
New City

They closed for a few weeks. I think it was something with rent, I’m not sure.

It recently re-opened.

Mary Hawkins

Mary Hawkins
New York City

It's closing soon...

They lost their lease, so it’ll close soon:

http://www.cbgb.com/

Queen Esther

Queen Esther
New York City

well...

i’m glad that i got a chance to perform on that particular stage, and at cb’s gallery, too. eventually, that’s something that not every musician/performer in the city will be able to say that they’ve done. but that’s why i came to nyc — to have those experiences. and now that those places are going away, it may be time to leave nyc.

SuperHussy

SuperHussy
New York City

Nice List

Glad to have gone to almost all of the spots on this list. Good overview of NYC.

Queen Esther

Queen Esther
New York City

thank you

nyc has the biggest chinatown in the americas. i love it there almost as much as i love harlem.

where do you like to have dim sum?

iluvsockz

iluvsockz
0 places

How did I go to New York and not see any of these things? Will have to return :)

Queen Esther

Queen Esther
New York City

wow

how did you, indeed. just curious: what did you do while you were in the city?

iluvsockz

iluvsockz
0 places

Well, I saw the Empire State Building… Statue of Liberty… several museums… Times square… Central Park (just not the zoo)… Barnes and Noble (hee)… I was only there for three days, and, in my defence – it was 96 degrees, so getting to places took some time.


 

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