A foreigner in New York
The Big Apple
Times Square
Times Square is the site of the annual New Year's Eve ball drop. About one million revelers crowd Times Square for the New Year's Eve celebrations, more than twice the usual number of visitors the area usually receives daily.
Central Park
The current Central Park Carousel, installed in 1951, is one of the largest merry-go-rounds in the United States. The fifty-eight hand-carved horses and two chariots were made by Solomon Stein and Harry Goldstein in 1908.
The Statue or Liberty.
It is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met maintains extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanian, Byzantine, Indian, and Islamic art. The museum is home to encyclopedic collections of musical instruments, costumes and accessories, as well as antique weapons and armor from around the world.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 for the purposes of opening a museum to bring art and art education to the American people. It opened on February 20, 1872, and was originally located at 681 Fifth Avenue.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is an American cultural icon. It is designed in the distinctive Art Deco style and has been named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The Midtown skyline, as viewed from the observation deck at night in January 2006
Lighting at the top of the Empire State Building
Tallest in the world from 1931 to 1970
China Town
Unlike most other urban Chinatowns, Manhattan's Chinatown is both a residential area as well as commercial area.
A typical scene on Pell Street.
Street fairs are commonplace in Chinatown.
A Chinese lion during Chinese New Year festivities on Mott Street near Worth Street.
Rockefeller Center
The ending of the famous film 'Home Alone 2' was shooted here.
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is a large Christmas tree placed annually in Rockefeller Center
Lower Plaza of Rockefeller Center
Lower Plaza of Rockefeller Center, with the ice skating rink and the statue of Prometheus, in March 2006