NYC is full of one-of-a-kind experiences and sights; and whether you’re a longstanding local or a visiting tourist, there are definite must-dos when it comes to NYC.
So in order to make sure we recommend the best of the best, we’ve turned to our lovely audience to ask what they think someone must do at least once in their lifetime in NYC.
From obvious recommendations like Broadway to more secretive suggestions like the Whispering Gallery in Grand Central, read more of their advice below:
The obvious…
1. See a Broadway show
2. Attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
3. Live there
4. Order a baconeggandcheese from a bodega
5. See the view from the Top of the Rock
6. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge
7. Eat from the hot dog and hallal carts
8. Ice skate at Wollman Rink
The inevitable…
9. Trap a mouse in your apartment
10. Get shit on by a pigeon
11. Carry groceries up a walk-up
The ones you won’t ever need to do again…
12. Go to Times Square
13. Coney Island Polar Plunge
14. Watch the ball drop
The ones you saw on TV…
15. Do the Broad City walk
16. Have lunch at Cafeteria like the Sex and the City gang
17. Walk to the Friends apartment
18. Take a picture on the Met steps like you’re Blair Waldorf
The most unique…
19. Visit the Whispering Gallery at Grand Central
20. Book an open door helicopter ride
21. Go on a grafitti tour
23. Have a drink at McSorley’s
24. Explore the New York Botanical Gardens
25. Walk the High Line