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New York rivals London for the title of the world's best city.

It boasts a stunning skyline ... © OscarUrdaneta, CCASA3.0.

... Brooklyn Bridge in Lower Manhatten. © OscarUrdaneta, CCASA3.0.

... the Broadway stage and great nightlife.

... and many of the world's best museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (which houses this van Gogh), MoMA and the Guggenheim.

Here's a picture of one of New York's icons, the 1932 Empire State Building.

The Empire State Building at dusk.

The Statue of Liberty is New York's other iconic structure.

It is located on a 7.5 acre island accessible by ferryboat from Battery Park.

Here's the Statue of Liberty front-on. It was donated to America by the people of France in 1876 to mark a century of independence.

The Liberty Statue's silhouette at night.

A close up of the 93-metre Statue of Liberty.

The Guggenheim Museum is arguably the world's best small collection of art.

It is housed in a Frank Lloyd Wright designed building, often described as a curled white ribon.

The Guggenheim displays impressionist, post-impressionist and modern art. Here's a striking van Doesburg.

... and a Rousseau ...

.... a Modigliani ...

... and a Kirchner.

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is the most complete museum in the world.

Its treasures include this van Gogh self-portrait.

And van Gogh's Wheatfields with Cypress tree.

Together with works by other masters, such as this Turner ...

... and this Monet, one of 37 works by this artist on display.

MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art, is found in downtown Manhatten.

Its most famous work is van Gogh's Starry Night.

Pablo Picasso's Demoiselles d'Avignon is another must-see.

As are Monet's Poplars at Giverny.

Times Square, in the middle of the theatre district, is the beating heart of New York City. © Francisco Diez, CCASA2.0.

Here's Times Square during the day. © Terabass, CCASA3.0.

The 843 acre Central Park is found in the heart of Manhatten.

It attracts 25 million visitors a year, but you can still find peace and tranquility.

The Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. © Francisco Diez, CCASA2.0.

Central Park's Zoo has a variety of interesting species

... such as this Red panda ...

... this Polar Bear ...

... and these Sealions.

Central Park from the air. © Gryffindor, CCASA3.0.

Greenwich Village is a leafy residential area in Lower Manhatten full of great restaurants and cafes.

The entrance to Greenwich Village's Merchant's House Museum, a grand townhouse preserved as it was in the 19th century.

Brooklyn Bridge, built in 1883, connects Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Bridge by daytime. © Simone Roda, CCA2.0 Generic.

The New York Stock Exchange building, Wall Street.

The buzzing wall street.

Grand Central Station is another New York landmark. © Alex Proimos, CCASA3.0.

Grand Central is the largest station in the world, with 44 platforms serving 67 tracks.

The Rockefeller Center's 266 metre-high GE Building.

The Rockefeller centre under construction in 1932.

New York is home to the headquarters of the United Nations.

A meeting of the United Nations Security Council.

Taxicabs in front of Louis Vuitton on New York's Fifth Avenue. © David Shankbone, CCASA3.0.

The Cathedral of St John the Devine, the world's fourth largest Christian church. © Ad Meskens (Wikimedia Commons).

Broadway, New York. © Alex Proimos, CCASA2.0.

One of New York's famous yellow taxis. © Henning 48, CCASA3.0.

New York's unique Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, housed on the moored Intrepid aircraft carrier. © Autopilot, CCASA3.0.

Carnegie Hall is one of the world's foremost classical music venues, particularly known for its acoustics.

Madison Square Garden, the 20,000 seater stadium home to the New York Knicks basketball team.

The Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows, home to the US Tennis Open. © Alexisrael, CCASA3.0.

Ellis Island, the New York centre that processed immigrants. © Carlos Delgado, CCASA3.0.

The distinctive art deco Chrysler Building stands at 319 metres and was the world's tallest building for almost a year before being overtaken by the Empire State Building.

Manhattan from the Air. © BriYYZ, CCAAS2.0.

Finally, New York City's night skyline, as seen from the Empire State Building. © chensiyuan, CCASA3.0.

Attractions in New York

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Empire State Building

Central Park

Statue of Liberty

Museum of National History

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