Traveling is the most passionate hobby for many of us. It is exciting and worth spending time as one can bag memories for a life time. Some would love to travel to hilly places, some would love to go to the forest and woods and others would love seeing historic importance places and so on.

If you'd love to explore the world-famous cities, you must not miss New York City. Let us look at some of the most attractive tourist places in this city.

1. Statue of Liberty: When one speaks about the United States of America, most often, the first thing that comes into our visualization is the Statue of Liberty. It is a symbol of freedom. It was a gift to the US from France. You can enjoy its view of the land or you can take a boat trip to see it from closer. If you want to see it from land, you can enjoy a good view of Battery Park. You can either take a boat trip to Liberty Island to have a closer look. You will truly appreciate its glory and beauty.

2. Empire State Building: It is one of the key tourist attractions and a landmark building in New York City. It is a 102-story building. There are two observatories on the top of the building. You can enjoy an astounding view from here. One is at 86th Floor Observatory and the other one is Top Deck on the 102nd Floor. You can see neighboring states of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. The 86th Floor Observatory, an open-air observation deck, was featured in many TV shows and movies. So you may feel familiar when you be there.

3. Times Square: This place is filled with big billboards and screens. You can enjoy the best time here in the evening. You feel thrilled with lit screens and bleachers here. It is the central point for New York’s new year celebrations. It is a beautiful experience to welcome the new year in this brightest place with big crowds and music.

4. Central Park: If you go to New York City, you can't skip visiting this vast park. You can enjoy a great walk, horse and carriage ride, and cycling through the crisscrossing pathways here. You can even enjoy gliding and skating in Winter. This park has many exciting places such as the lake, strawberry fields, Belvedere Castle, and the Central Park Zoo. Moreover, many attractions here cost you nothing.

5. Rockefeller Center: Here at the top of the Rock Observation deck, you can enjoy a 360-degree city view from 3 viewing decks. You can enjoy shopping, skating and dining. You can enjoy the best time here during the Christmas season. A huge lighting Christmas tree set up here and you surely can't stop taking more and more pictures when you are at Rockefeller Center. Here one more attraction is the bronze sculpture of Atlas. You can have a lot of fun here with your family and friends.

The above are the few attractions to name in the city. Other attractions include Brooklyn Bridge, Broadway and the Theater District, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 9/11 Memorial and Museum, new attraction High Line etc. With a wide variety of historical and exciting places, the city keeps attracting tourists for years. One can head to and leave the city with memorable experiences.