If any city deserves to be viewed as the world's capital, it must be New York. Even more of a heavyweight than London, New York is a mammoth financial and cultural hub, plus it's physically huge.
New York consists of five boroughs (Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island). Each is the equivalent of a city in its own right and may be split into districts.
The giant mosaic owes its existence to the Dutch, who founded New York as Nieuw Amsterdam at the dawn of the 17th century. That slab of Dutch land so destined to change hands and grow explosively once stood on the site of modern Manhattan.
Find out the top five places to see across New York's five boroughs. If most have one thing in common, it is size. Most are huge. New York just does not do modesty.
1. Coney Island
New York consists of five boroughs (Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island). Each is the equivalent of a city in its own right and may be split into districts.
The giant mosaic owes its existence to the Dutch, who founded New York as Nieuw Amsterdam at the dawn of the 17th century. That slab of Dutch land so destined to change hands and grow explosively once stood on the site of modern Manhattan.
Find out the top five places to see across New York's five boroughs. If most have one thing in common, it is size. Most are huge. New York just does not do modesty.
1. Coney Island
Coney Island is just a husk of what it was in its early 20th-century heyday. But the husk still has atmosphere. Eerie attractions with names that convey some of the old magic include Dreamland Roller Rink, the Cyclone rollercoaster, Luna Park and the Wonder Wheel, along with a dubious exhibit called Shoot the Freak. Sideshows by the Seashore is billed as the last place in the USA where you can experience the thrill of a traditional 10-in-one circus sideshow.
www.coneyisland.com
2. Times Square
Like Coney Island, Times Square may be past its best. The New York Times, after which the Square was named, has moved on. Remaining attractions such as Madame Tussaud's wax museum and Ripley's Believe it or Not could be more classy. Even so, Times Square has been called "New York's laboratory for unprecedented urban revitalization". Like neon London rival Piccadilly Square, Times Square is iconic. You just must get a blast of its webcam-heavy theater-land intensity.
www.coneyisland.com
2. Times Square
Like Coney Island, Times Square may be past its best. The New York Times, after which the Square was named, has moved on. Remaining attractions such as Madame Tussaud's wax museum and Ripley's Believe it or Not could be more classy. Even so, Times Square has been called "New York's laboratory for unprecedented urban revitalization". Like neon London rival Piccadilly Square, Times Square is iconic. You just must get a blast of its webcam-heavy theater-land intensity.
3. American Museum of Natural History
One of the world's greatest science museums, the American Museum of Natural History is a giant complex crammed with fossils, gems and organic natural specimens. The culture vulture magnet takes up four blocks and hosts no less than 32 million items: greater than the population of Australia. Amid the immensity, you can learn about everything from spider silk to the Hubble telescope. Another draw is the "night at the museum" sleepovers.
www.amnh.org
4. Staten Island
Roughly triangular, Staten Island is twice the size of Manhattan but essentially a slab of suburbia. Why go there? For the views it affords of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. Then you can jump on the next boat back to the Big Apple.
www.statenislandusa.com
5. Bronx Zoo
A jungle within an urban jungle, Bronx Zoo sprawls over 265 acres. The vast expanse hosts over 40 species including marmosets, mandrills and Chinese alligators. The size of the zoo means that creatures too big to shoehorn into New York’s other zoos are present in force. Watch out for bison, bears, buffalo, elephants and rhinoceroses among other monsters.
www.bronxzoo.com
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