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Things to Do in and Around New York in May (Updated 2025)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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"Metropolitan Museum of Art: Inception Space for Human Civilization This 130,000 square-metre maze hides a larger landscape than the New York skyline. It is recommended to start your time-travel from the Greek and Roman exhibition halls - the sun shines through the glass dome on the 6th century BC marble statues, the lines of the muscles of the gods are still breathing. The temple of the Danyu Temple in the Egyptian Pavilion is the most breathtaking. The complete 15th century BC temple was moved by the wealthy in 1965 and is now soaked in artificial pools, the water reflects the modern tourists, forming a absurd space-time shadow. The "Pharmacist's Changing Map" in the Asian exhibition hall on the second floor always sits with a thoughtful oriental face, and the Tiffany glass window in the American Wing Courtyard is always a collection of selfie net reds. The real magic happens half an hour before the closing. As the crowd disperses, you can be alone with Van Gogh’s self-portrait on the empty European Painting Corridor, watching the twisted brush strokes of the canvas awaken in the dusk. The $25 suggested ticket is a bargain - here you buy not a ticket but a night flight permit for the human civilization of 3,000 years."
Statue of Liberty
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"The Statue of Liberty: Green Rust Mottled American Fable This bronze sculpture presented by the French has long been the most expensive postcard in New York. As you take the crowded ferry near Liberty Island, you will see the goddess' rusty abrasive glow in the sun - an inch thick layer of oxide, just like the hard-to-ignore years of pulp on the surface of the American Dream. The experience of the crown is full of metaphors. The process of climbing the 354-level spiral staircase is like the struggle of new immigrants: the more up space the more forced, the final look out from the 25 small windows of the crown, the Manhattan skyline becomes a cut-out fragment. In front of the poem tablet of the new giant on the pedestal, tourists from all over the country took turns taking pictures with the verses of "Give me your tired", and the number of strollers in the security team suggested that the migrant story was still being written. The most moving moment was at dusk. When the sun set on the torch, the saxophonists on the cruise ship began to play "America the Beautiful". At this time, the goddess turned back to Wall Street and faced the Atlantic Ocean - a position that has been held for 137 years, whether to welcome or farewell."
Empire State Building
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"Empire Building: The Evening Ceremony of the Skyscraper As the peak of the Art Deco, this 102-story giant has long surpassed the meaning of the building itself. Even if the New World Trade Center took away the title of "New York's tallest", its golden age of steel rivets still made every visitor willing to pay $42 for tickets. The open-air observation deck is the real soul. When mist shrouded Manhattan, You will suddenly understand why workers risked their lives in 1931 to operate here - from this high overlooking Central Park into emerald town paper, the ferry on the East River turned into glowing beetles. The 102-story all-glass viewing cabin brings sweet vertigo through the transparent floor underfoot, The elevator well is as soft as the bottomless abyss. Admission is recommended at 3pm. Enjoy the aluminum foil relief constellation dome in the lobby before reaching the top floor at sunset. Watch the sunset gilded the spire of Chrysler Building while your shadow is elongated projected onto the Hudson River. All the imaginations about New York will be fulfilled. Don't forget to touch the "Builder Honor List" of the North Wall when you leave the scene, and those workers who worked miracles in Depression Era are always more worth remembering than steel."
The Museum of Modern Art
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"a must mustsee in new york! such a nice and big museum to learn about history and art! arrive early though"
Rockefeller Center
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"Rockefeller Center: Urban Temple of Art Deco This midtown city of 19 buildings perfectly illustrates Art Deco's modern aesthetic. Aboard the Rocky Observation Deck (Top of the Rock), the New York skyline unfolds at your feet like origami - looking north to the green lungs of Central Park, looking south to the spire of the Empire State Building piercing the clouds, more layered than from the Empire State Building itself. Under the golden Prometheus statue of the sinking square, it becomes a dream ice rink in winter and an open-air cafe in summer. The 30s mural "Progress of America" is set in the hall dome, depicting the utopian fantasy of the industrial era, and today's office workers in suits and leathers rush past, forming a wonderful dialogue between reality and art. In the transparent live room of NBC studio, the morning show host is smiling at the camera, turning the daily life of the media empire into a sightseeing repertoire. It is recommended to visit at dusk. When the twilight is painted rose gold for stainless steel sculptures and the neon sign of Radio City Music Hall is gradually lit up, this commercial temple reveals its most romantic face - the Rockefeller family built not only an office building, but also a love letter dedicated to the modern city."
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
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"Due to the schedule, we went there in the morning and started queuing at the arrival hall: In fact, it is difficult to start the scheduled time completely according to the time marked on the ticket after queuing, security check, and going up the building. It belongs to a batch of time. There are a lot of people in each batch. The observation deck is very unique among the several in New York. Children like the space full of balloons the most... Not only should you control not to take pictures too hard, but also control not to be hit by others' pictures"
Statue Of Liberty Cruises With Landing
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Melsida
"The Statue of Liberty cruise with landing is an unforgettable experience! Enjoy breathtaking views of NYC, explore Liberty Island, and visit the museum. A must-do for history and sightseeing lovers! #StatueOfLiberty #Cruise #NYC #Travel #History"
American Museum of Natural History
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"American Museum of Natural History: The Temple of Collapsed Time This Victorian maze of 26 buildings holds the heartbeat of the Earth's 4.6 billion years. The skeleton of the Balolong fossil in the central exhibition hall still maintains the posture of assembly in 1897, and its vertebrae joints cast a shadow of the rib arches like a Gothic church in the skylight. The dark matter theater of the Hayden Planetarium is the most shocking. When the projection throws you into the spiral arm of the galaxy, the seat expands slightly and tremors, and suddenly understands that humans are just a brief aggregation of stardust. The blue whale model on the fourth floor hangs in a halo of blue light, this 1:1 replica of the ocean hegemon, allowing all visitors to look up to regain a childlike awe. The most moving details are in the northwest wing. The glass cabinets display 19th-century explorers' field notes, yellowed pages with sketches of sword-toothed tigers, and next to the train ticket of the year - where scientific discovery and adventure blend perfectly. Wednesday evening is recommended, and as the crowd disperses, you will hear whispers of fossils and specimens telling a far more authentic magic than The Museum’s Wonderful Night."
9/11 Memorial & Museum
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"Reflection of the Twin Towers: The Silent Narrative of the 911 Memorial Two black marble pools sink quietly at the original site of the Twin Towers, and the water falls eternally along the bronze nameplate of 2,983 names. The memorial, designed by Israeli architects, speaks of pain in negative spaces when visitors’ fingers crossed the engraved name, touching the cold running water, like touching the temperature that is eternity away. The survivors’ stairs in the underground museum are the most shocking. The last escape route to the World Trade Center, with the twisted steel bars still scarred from September 11, 2001, displaying the victims' glasses, shoes and unplugged mobile phones, while the red paint of the fire truck's wreckage still dazzles in the dark. The acoustic exhibition hall played the voice message of the year, and those "I love you" farewells circled in the dark space, becoming the most tearful requiem. It is recommended to choose a rainy day to visit. When raindrops fall into the memorial pool and integrate with the artificial waterfall, You will understand the most brutal poetic design like the tears and dust of that day, which eventually flowed into the invisible abyss. New branches have emerged from the surviving tree at the exit, white oak found in the ruins, and the annual rings record the full answer to rebirth."
Central Park
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"Central Park: Nature Psalms in the Steel Jungle This 1 km2 green canvas is New York's greatest contradiction. The 1857 landscape architect Olmsted's fictional pastoral dream on the marshland is now surrounded by skyscrapers, forming the most surreal urban bonsai. The arch bridge is the most photogenic lie. This cast iron bridge looks like a natural stone bridge, but it is a carefully calculated visual trap standing at a specific angle, the arch is just framed in the Empire State Building, and the 19th century natural aesthetics and the 20th century industrial civilization have achieved a perfect conspiracy here. There are always flowers in front of the "Imagine" mosaic in the strawberry garden, where Lennon's undead receive a pilgrimage to fans around the world. On Saturday morning, on the literary walkway, the old man walking the dog shared the same oak tunnel with the jogging writer. The real magic happens in the early morning of the weekdays. When mist shrouded the sheep grassland, the empty carousel turned itself around, the angel statue of the Bethesda fountain just woke up, and the central park finally returned to its original design: a forgetting machine that lets urbanites temporarily forget that they are social parts. Take a bergo on the terrace of the houseboat restaurant and watch the rowing boat leave a fleeting trail on the lake, more New York than any Broadway show."
Edge Observation Deck
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"The Edge is hands down one of the most spectacular viewpoints in New York City. Standing on the glass floor and looking 100 floors down is a total adrenaline rush – both thrilling and surreal. The 360° views over Manhattan, the Hudson River, and even the Statue of Liberty are absolutely jaw-dropping, especially at sunset when the city lights begin to sparkle.The architecture and design of the platform itself are stunning. That sharp, angular edge gives you a dramatic perspective you won’t find"

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