Things to do in New York City (US)
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Washington Square Park (Park)
Washington SquareWashington Square Park is most popular around 4 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1 hour here. It's most quiet on Sundays.
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Madame Tussauds New York (Museum)
234 W 42nd StMadame Tussauds New York is most popular around 6 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2 hours here. It's most quiet on Mondays.
Slay center stage and mix, mingle and marvel with the stars at the World's Greatest Wax Museum! Grab your guest seat on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show. And, make those celebrity selfies sparkle next to Audrey Hepburn, Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt and the Kardashians. Times Square’s #1 Attraction materializes those magical New York moments!
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TopView (Other)
2 E 42nd StTopView is most popular around 2 PM on Thursdays.
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Edge NYC (Tourist destination)
30 Hudson YardsEdge NYC is most popular around 4 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.
Edge is the highest sky deck in the Western Hemisphere with a one-of-a-kind design, it’s suspended in mid-air, giving you the feeling of floating in the sky with 360-degree views you can’t get anywhere else.
Look 100 stories down from the thrilling glass floor, lean out over the city on angled glass walls and sip champagne in the sky.
You’ve never experienced New York like this before.
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The Mall at Bay Plaza (Shopping center)
200 Baychester AveSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum (Museum)
1071 5th AveVisitors usually stay up to 2 hours here.
Visit the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Guggenheim Museum in New York City, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See the renowned permanent art collection and special exhibitions.
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