| New York, New York - so good they named it twice - | | | | foreign restaurants. |
| is one of the most fascinating, exciting and cultural | | | | Shopping in New York is equally satisfying, offering |
| cities in the world. Within the 20 square miles that | | | | world class department stores with such famous |
| comprise Manhattan can be found some of the | | | | names as Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomingdales. At |
| world's greatest museums, shops and restaurants, as | | | | the other end of the shopping spectrum are street |
| well as a spectacular skyline that's known the world | | | | markets, designer boutiques and specialty stores. |
| over. | | | | New York has some of the greatest museums in the |
| You could spend a lifetime in New York without | | | | world - several conveniently located together at the |
| experiencing everything fully. Some of the sights that | | | | edge of Central Park. The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| any first time visitor to New York must see include the | | | | attracts more visitors than any other place in the city |
| Empire State Building - for many years the world's | | | | and offers everything from Egyptian mummies to 20th |
| tallest building - the immigration museum at Ellis Island, | | | | century masterpieces. |
| the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and the United | | | | On the other hand the city has over 50 smaller but |
| Nations Building. | | | | fascinating museums dedicated to such diverse |
| One of the joys of visiting the city is simply to wander | | | | subjects as firefighting, tenement living and the history |
| through the different and varied neighborhoods - | | | | of finance. Children are not forgotten - there are |
| Greenwich Village, Chinatown, the Theater District, | | | | several museums aimed at children as well as the |
| Harlem and Little Italy. The outlying borough of Brooklyn | | | | ever popular Bronx Zoo with its more than 4,000 |
| has several attractions including the botanical gardens | | | | animals. |
| and the famous amusement park at Coney Island. | | | | Since the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, |
| One of the biggest attractions is the city's diversity - in | | | | one of New York's biggest attractions has been the |
| New York you can hear virtually any language spoken | | | | remains of the World Trade Center in Lower |
| and dine in a different ethnic restaurant every night for | | | | Manhattan. More than a tourist attraction, to many it's a |
| a month. Apart from Manhattan, the borough of | | | | site of pilgrimage and a poignant reminder of the |
| Queens is also well known for its wide selection of | | | | events of that day. |