5^th Street
Walking around the 5^th street, I saw numberless classic boutiques and brand name fashion stores such as Tiffany & Co., Christian Dior, Gucci, Ermenegildo Zegna and Versace.  More over, there are some elegant women dressing up like movie stars walking on the street.  Which made me feel that I was running into high-class-socialites accidentally.

6^th Street
Just beside 5^th Street, 6^th Street is a totally different story.  The people walking here are more like you and me compared with those elegant people on 5^th Street.  The stores on 6^th Street are affordable and there are many street peddlers selling various goods such as watches, ties and toys.  If you have plenty of time to shop alone this street, you might find good bargains.

Broadway Street
Around the Broadway street, there are many theaters showing famous shows like The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Miss Saigon and Les Miserables. Never, ever miss the excellent Broadway Shows if you have a chance to go to Manhattan. Even if you have watched the video tapes of those shows, to see the shows in person will bring you whole different experiences and feelings, believe me.

Empire State Building
As the third highest building in the world, Empire State Building has countless visitors invading from all over the world each day. It is known by some famous movies.   The night view at the observatory of Empire State Building was so unforgettable. I would recommend that it's a must go.
Link to Empire State Building
Location: 350 Fifth Ave. at 34^th Street.

Macy's
Macy's asserts that she is the biggest store in the world.  It occupies four blocks of streets.  Since I am not a shopper, I only went there once for 10 minutes looking for a washroom. ^_^
Location: 34th St. between 7th Ave. and Americas Ave.

New York Public Library
New York Public Library is the most classic and beautiful library I have ever seen. It is like a magnificent castle. I was surprised by the decorative statues along the sidewalks and the huge wall paintings and arts inside of the library. This library has more than 5 million volumes, including 21 specialized collections of American history, art, periodicals and Slavic, Jewish and Oriental literature. I even found daily news papers from Taiwan, China, Japan and Korea.
Link to New York Public Library
Location: 42^nd street and Fifth Ave.

New York Skyride
On the second floor of the Empire State Building, there is the New York Skyride. Which is a very exciting ride showing you all over the Manhattan landmarks. It will be cheaper if you buy a combination ticket of observatory and New York Skyride.
Link to New York Skyride
Tel : 1-888-SKYRIDE
Location: on the 2^nd floor of the Empire State Building (5^th Ave. and 34^th Street at 350 5^th Ave.)

Rockefeller Center
Between The Channel Gardens and G.E. Building, the Lower Plaza is called Garden of Nations because of the various flags around the plaza. During the summer time, there are coffee tables at the square of the Garden of Nations.  In the winter, it becomes an outdoor skating rink.
Location: 5th Ave. to Ave.of the Americas (6th Ave.) & 48^th to 51^st St.

St. Patrick's Cathedral
This is the largest cathedral in New York. No admission is required. This building is so delicate and beautiful especially at night.
Location: Fifth Ave. at 50^th Street.

Times Square
It is called "Times Square" because the New York Times Co. was founded there on 1905.   Even though their office moved to 43rd street later on, people still used to call it "Times Square".  I have never seen so many huge advertising neon boards lining up alone the streets. Those huge advertising boards, like Coca Cola, hang on the walls, stand on the top of buildings, all over the places. That's very interesting.

tkts
tkts, a project of Theater Development Fund and a not for profit service organization, offers day of performance discount tickets for theater, opera and dance. For example, through Monday to Saturday, you can purchase evening tickets from 3 to 8 o'clock saving 25% to 50% at prices when the tickets are available.   The availability and the discount percentage of the tickets are shown on two electric boards in front of tkts booths.  I went there and bought a ticket of Cats at the price of USD35 whose original price was USD70.
Link to Theater Development Fund
Location: at the corner of Broadway and 47^th street.

The United Nations Headquarters
The United Nations Headquarters consists four buildings --- General Assembly Building Secretariat Building, Conference Building and Hammarskjold Library. 

There are guided tours during the whole day inside the Conference Building. During the tour, the tour guide will explain the reasons for establishing the United Nations, their spirits, the obligated missions. As well, the tour guide will show you the valuable presents from their members and bring you to different conference rooms explaining the functions of them. Beside English, other language guided tours are available. But the frequency is much less then English tours.

The United Nations has their own independent operation systems separating from the United States'. If you buy stamps in the postal office of United Nations, you can only use the stamps within their postal outlets but anywhere else in the United States.
Location: on First Ave. between 42^nd and 48^th Streets along the East River.

Revised: 1999/01/09