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Get the big picture--a panoramic view of New York--from the Observation
Deck at the Empire State Building ($4 adults, $2 children, 212-736-3100).
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Have
a bowl of noodles in Chinatown, and explore the thriving district
of exotic shops and restaurants along Canal and Mott Streets (about
$4 for the noodles).
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Experience
New York's maritime past at the South Street Seaport, a living history
museumms that also boasts upscale shops and restaurants (browsing
is free, museum admission $6 adults, $4 seniors/students, $3 children,
212-669-9400).
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Watch
millions of years of the earth's existence unfold at the American
Museum of Natural History, including the world's most exciting, extensive
dinosaur halls ($6 adults, $4 students/seniors, $3 children, 212-769-5100).
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Bask
in the serenity of the medieval Cloisters (a satellite of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art) at Fort Tryon Park in upper Manhattan ($7 adults, $3.50
students/seniors, children free, 212-923-3700).
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Explore
the mysteries of ancient Egypt at the Brooklyn Museum's world class
collection of Egyptian art and artifacts ($4 adults, $2 students,
$1.50 seniors, 718-638-5000).
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Enjoy
workshops, lectures and exhibitions on natural and cultural history
at the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences ($2.50 adults,
$1.50 students/children/seniors, 718-727-1135), or go back in time
at the Historic Richmond Town Restoration ($4 adults, $2.50 seniors
and students, under 6 free, 718-351-1611). Get there on the world-famous
Staten Island Ferry, which is free, and includes spectacular views
of New York Harbor and the lower Manhattan skyline (718-390-5253).
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Catch
the subway to the New York Transit Museum, set in a scenic 1930s station,
where you can learn the history of the city's famous public transportation
system ($3 adults, $1.50 children and seniors, 718-330-3060).
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Learn
about America's "melting pot" heritage at the Statue of
Liberty/Ellis Island Immigration Museum (Admission and ferry ride
$7 adults, $6 seniors, $3 children under 17, 212-269-5755).
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Muse
on the finest contemporary painting, sculpture and installations at
the Museum of Modern Art ($8 adults, $5 students/seniors, children
under 16 free; pay-what-you-wish Thursdays and Fridays from 5.30-8.30
p.m., 212-708-9480).
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See
the city like the locals do on two scenic city bus rides: the M5 from
Greenwich Village to Riverside Drive, passing Chelsea, Rockefeller
Center, Lincoln Center and Central Park South; and the M4 from
Madison Avenue through Harlem to the Cloisters ($1.50, schedules and
information 718-330-1234).
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See
exquisite collections housed in a jewel of historic architecture at
the Pierpont Morgan Library ($5 adults, $3 students/children/seniors,
212-685-0008).
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See
history in the making on guided, multilingual tours of the United
Nations ($6.50 adults, $4.50 college students and seniors, $3.50
children and students, 212-963-7713).
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Roam
endless galleries showcasing the world's most extraordinary art at
theMetropolitan Museum of Art (suggested donation: $7 adults, $3.50
students/seniors, children under 12 free, 212-879-5500).
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Enjoy
enduring images from the history of American media at the Museum of
Television & Radio ($6 adults, $4 students, $3 children/members,
212-621-6600).
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Challenge
your senses at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, where you can see
masterpieces of 20th century art housed in Frank Lloyd Wright's astounding
spiral structure ($7 adults, $4 students/seniors, children free, pay-what-you-wish
Fridays from 6-8 p.m., 212-423-3500).
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Don
a special headset for the world's most advanced 3-D movies, shown
on a screen more than eight stories high, at the Sony IMAX Theatre
(admission $9 adults, $6 children 12 and under, $7.50 seniors, 212-336-5000).
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Catch
a fish in the newly stocked Harlem Meer (pond) at the north end of
Central Park (fishing poles provided, 212-794-6564). Or rent a rowboat
for a scenic paddle in the shadow of Manhattan's magnificent skyscrapers
($10 an hour, 212-517-2233); or glide the ice at the Wollman Skating
Rink in winter ($6.50 adults, $3 children, skate rentals $3.25,
212-517-4800).
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Experience
animal attraction at Wildlife Conservation Parks in Central Park ($2.50
adults, $1.25 students and seniors, 50 cents children 2-12, 212-861-6030),
the Bronx ($6.75 adults, $3 seniors and children 2-12, 718-367-1010),
Prospect Park in Brooklyn ($2.50 adults, $1.25 students and seniors,
50 cents children, 718-399-7339), and the New York Aquarium at Coney
Island ($6.75 adults, $3 seniors and children 2-12, 718-265-FISH)
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