Tourist Attractions in Manhattan

1. Broadway shows – http://www.nytix.com/Broadway/DiscountBroadwayTickets/TKTS/index.html you can get discount tickets the day of the show at the TKTS booth in Times Square is located "under the red steps" in Father Duffy Square at Broadway and 47th Street. On Mon-Sat, purchase same-day tickets for evening performances 3PM - 8PM. On Wed-Sat, tickets for matinees between 10AM - 2PM. On Sundays, matinee tickets from 11AM - 3PM,  evening performances 3PM - closing.

2. Circle Line - http://www.circleline42.com/new-york-cruises.aspx - boat tour of Manhattan. 3 hours for full tour. 2 hours for a partial. Departs 11:30am and 3:00pm. Pier 83, WEST 42nd STREET & 12th AVENUE (212) 563-3200

3. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island - http://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit/index.htm

Ferry Service from New York: Purchase round-trip ferry tickets at Castle Clinton National Monument in Lower Manhattan. Ferries from New York operate on a loop, stopping first at Liberty Island and then at Ellis Island before returning to Battery Park, New York. Open daily.
Battery Park by subway: take the 1 train to the South Ferry station, 4 or 5 train to the Bowling Green station or R/W train to the Whitehall Street station. 718 330-1234.
Ferry Service from New Jersey: Purchase round trip ferry tickets at the Central Railroad Terminal Building and Museum in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ.

4. Rockefeller Center - http://www.rockefellercenter.com/ - Observation deck 30 Rockefeller Plaza 5th Ave btw 49th and 51st St. 212.698.2000 - Daily 8am - 12 Midnight (last elevator goes up at 11pm). Also can get a tour of the building $30.

5. Radio City Music Center - http://www.radiocity.com/ 6th Avenue between 50th street and 51st street. B, D or F subway to Rockefeller Center/50th St.

6. Central Park - http://www.centralparknyc.org/visit/general-info/ - 110th Street to 59th Street and from Fifth Avenue to Central Park West - closes at 1am and opens at 6am. Belvedere Castle is a fun place. Plus there are tons of trails as well as the Shakespeare Garden, and Central Park Zoo.

7. Madame Tussards - http://www.madametussauds.com/NewYork/ - 234 West 42nd Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues, Times Square $35.50.

8. Empire State Building - http://www.esbnyc.com/ - 86th floor observatory $19.29; 105th floor observatory combo $36. 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week*. The last elevators go up at 1:15 a.m. 350 Fifth Avenue New York, NY. (Between 33rd and 34th Street) Subways (1) (2) (3) (A) (C) or (E) to 34th Street/Penn Station. Walk 2 Blocks East to 5th Avenue. (B) (D) (F) (N) (Q) (R) or PATH to 34th Street/Avenue of the Americas. Walk 1 Block East to 5th Avenue

9. Macy's - Macy's Herald Square 151 West 34th Street 212/695-4400

10. 5th Avenue - http://www.nyctourist.com/shopping_fifthave.htm So much shopping btw 59th – 49th St. - Tiffany's, Trump Tower, Cartier, Bergdoff Goodman's, Saks, FAO Swartz.

11. FAO Swartz - http://www.nyctourist.com/faoschwarz1.htm 58th Street and 5th Avenue (212) 644-9400. Featured in the movie Big. A must see.

12. Grand Central Station - http://www.grandcentralterminal.com/index.cfm - 42nd Street and Park Avenue.

13. Toys'R'Us - Broadway btw 44th and 45th - (646)366-8800 Lego sculptures at rear of store.

14. Bus tours double-decker hop on/hop off bus tours.  GrayLine Bus Tours http://www.newyorksightseeing.com/ got great reviews

15. Times Square - http://www.timessquarenyc.org/ - lots of lights. Best seen at night. On and around 7th Ave btw 46th & 47th Sts

16. Chinatown - http://www.explorechinatown.com/ - small shops galore, very busy. Between Canal & Worth and Baxter & Bowery

17. South Street Seaport - http://www.southstreetseaport.com/ - lots of places to eat. Great views. Fulton & South Streets, Pier 17(212) SEA-PORT