Other New York Attractions

In case your travel budget is limited, or if you are visiting New York City alone, this article will definitely come in handy.

The Statue of Liberty and the Skyscrapers of Manhattan

The best option is to take the subway to the southernmost point of Manhattan Island, where the Staten Island Ferry Terminal is located and where the ferries to the farthest part of New York City, Borough of Staten Island, depart from. The ferries are completely free and run every 15 minutes during weekday peak hours (morning and evening) or every 30 minutes during off-peak hours or weekends. The board of the ferry is the best place to take pictures of the statue and its backdrop. And the photos from the side of the ferry against the skyscrapers of lower Manhattan will be the best of your entire trip, due to the fact that it is large and there are no crowds of Chinese around. It is with this ferry ride that New York’s most popular Lower Manhattan excursion ends!

Free Museums in the City

Yes, that’s right, not many people know, but all major museums of the city of New York offer its visitors the so-called Suggested Admission – that is, if literally, it translates as “negotiated admission price”, or, if it’s quite simple – “pay what you can”. The point is to give everyone, even the most disadvantaged people in town, a chance to experience culture without feeling disadvantaged in any way.

So – here’s a complete list of New York museums that you can get into by ignoring the stated cost of admission and paying $1 – $2 dollars, or by asking for an admission ticket for free altogether. All you need to say when purchasing is that you intend to pay Suggested Admission in, for example, $2 and pay the cost you have stated yourself.

Observation deck

In New York there are three main paid city viewpoints – Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center and One World Trade Center – of course they are all paid and will cost you from $32 to $42 depending on the particular skyscraper.

And a much better experience can be obtained, if you go up to the restaurant / bar THE VIEW, located in the heart of New York, at the top of the Marriott Marquis Hotel – at 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 – this is one of the most famous restaurants and lounges in the city with a panoramic view, a trick of which is that it slowly rotates around its axis, due to which, guests sitting at the restaurant tables enjoy panoramic views of New York in 360 degrees!

Simply sit down at a table in the lounge and order a glass of champagne or a cocktail which will cost you a maximum of $15 – worth the savings, don’t you agree? Considering that there is no need to stand in line, which at the viewpoints can be up to an hour and a half waiting!