Fun things to do in New York City (US)

Best and most fun things to do in New York City : Follow the crowd or avoid the queues by visiting the most popular attractions during the quiet hours as indicated below.

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Queens Center (Shopping center)
90-15 Queens Blvd
4.4

Queens Center is most popular around 3 PM on Sundays. Visitors usually stay up to 2.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

Discover the allure of Queens Center in Elmhurst, NY, renowned as one of the nation's most thriving shopping destinations. This iconic four-story enclosed mall, nestled in the heart of Queens Borough, beckons with a captivating array of premier shopping, exquisite dining, and entertainment offerings.

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Washington Square Park (Park)
Washington Square
4.6

Washington Square Park is most popular around 2 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

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Flushing Meadows Corona Park (Park)
P5R5+2P Queens, NY 11354
4.6

Flushing Meadows Corona Park is most popular around 3 PM on Sundays. Visitors usually stay up to 4 hours here.

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Madame Tussauds New York (Museum)
234 W 42nd St
4.5

Madame Tussauds New York is most popular around 5 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

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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Prospect Park (Park)
Brooklyn, NY
4.7

Visitors usually stay up to 2 hours here.

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Edge (Tourist destination)
30 Hudson Yards
4.6

Edge is most popular around 4 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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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