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Tourism in New York City

New York City received a ninth consecutive annual record of approximately 65.2 million tourists in 2018, the busiest tourist city attraction, and one of the world’s overall busiest tourist attractions,[1] counting not just overnight visitors but anyone visiting for the day from over 50 miles away, including commuters. Overall the city welcomed 37.9 million visitors who stayed overnight in 2018, of whom 13.6 million were international.[3] Major destinations include the Empire State Building, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, Broadway theatre productions, Central Park, Times Square, Coney Island, the Financial District, museums, and sports stadiums. Other major visitor activities include luxury shopping along Fifth and Madison Avenues; entertainment events such as the Tribeca Film Festival; Randalls Island music festivals such as Governors Ball, Panorama and Electric Zoo; and free performances in Central Park at Summerstage and Delacorte Theater. Many New York City ethnic enclaves, such as Jackson Heights, Flushing, and Brighton Beach are major shopping destinations for first and second generation Americans.

Times Square is the hub of the Broadway theater district and a major cultural venue in Midtown Manhattan. The pedestrian intersection also has one of the highest annual attendance rates of any tourist attraction in the world,[1] estimated at 60 million including daytrippers.[2]

New York City has over 28,000 acres (110 km2) of parkland and 14 linear miles (22 km) of public beaches.[4][5] Manhattan's Central Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, is the most visited city park in the United States.[6] Prospect Park in Brooklyn, also designed by Olmsted and Vaux, has a 90-acre (36 ha) meadow.[7] Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, the city's fourth-largest, was the setting for the 1939 World's Fair and 1964 World's Fair.

Industry Edit

Year Total
visitors (millions)
Domestic
visitors
International
visitors
Total
visitor
spending
billions (US$)
1991 29.1 23.6 5.5 10.1
1995 28.5 23.1 5.4 11.7
1998 33.1 27.1 6.0 14.7
1999 36.4 29.8 6.6 15.6
2000 36.2 29.4 6.8 17.0
2001 35.2 29.5 5.7 15.1
2002 35.3 30.2 5.1 14.1
2003 37.8 33.0 4.8 18.5
2004 39.9 33.8 6.2 21.3
2005 42.6 35.8 6.8 24.3
2006 43.8 36.5 7.3 26.2
2007 46.0 37.1 8.8 30.0
2008 47.1 37.6 9.5 32.0
2009 45.8 37.0 8.8 28.2
2010 48.8 39.1 9.7 31.5
2011 50.9 40.3 10.3 34.5
2012 51.5 40.9 10.6 36.9
2013 53 41.7 11.3 38.8
2014 54.4 42.5 11.9 41.2
2015 55.9 43.2 12.7 42.3
2016 60.5 47.8 12.7 43.0
2017 62.8 49.7 13.1 44.2
2018 65.2 51.6 13.5 44.0
2019[8] 66.6 53.1 13.5 47.4
2020[8] 22.3 19.9 2.4 12.8
2021[8] 32.9 30.2 2.7

According to NYC & Company, the official destination marketing organization for the city, the top producing countries for international visitors to New York City in 2011 were the United Kingdom (1,055,000), Canada (1,033,000), Brazil (718,000), France (662,000), Germany (587,000), Australia (532,000), Italy (495,000), China (427,000), Spain (422,000), Mexico (376,000), and Japan (299,000).[9] With the exception of slight peaks around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year, visitor arrival rates are roughly the same year-round. New York has one of the highest hotel-occupancy rates in the country. Arrivals have remained relatively high even since the global economic crisis. The city lost a third of its hotel rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic, while room revenue was down more than $150 a room in the remaining ones. The dip was enough for the American Hotel and Lodging Association to put it in the "depression" category. Only San Francisco, Boston and Washington, D.C. fared worse.[10]

In 2017, there were an estimated 62.8 million visitors to the city, including daytrippers, of which 49.7 million were domestic.[11]

Double-decker tour buses and boats with tour guides bring sightseers to various parts of Manhattan and other boroughs having a robust infrastructure also in the charter bus industry with thousands of companies providing chartered transportation services for groups visiting the city the most known ones are Academy, Bus Charters VIP, Leprechaun, Peter Pan, Megabus, while pedicabs and horse cabs serve those with a taste for more personal service. More adventurous tourists rent bicycles at neighborhood shops or along the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway or simply walk, which is often the quickest way to get around in congested, busy commercial districts and a way to appreciate street life.

Many visitors investigate their genealogy at historic immigration sites such as Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Other tourist destinations include the Empire State Building, for 41 years the world's tallest building after its construction in 1931, Radio City Music Hall, home of The Rockettes, a variety of Broadway shows, the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, housed on a World War II aircraft carrier, and city landmarks such as Central Park, one of the finest examples of landscape architecture in the world. New York City has encouraged tourist shopping by eliminating its sales tax on clothing and footwear. In the past, the World Trade Center was an important tourist destination before the September 11 attacks, which devastated the city and its tourist industry. Tourists were scarce for months, and it took two years for the numbers to fully rebound with fewer international, but more domestic visitors, due in part to an emphasis on "patriotic tourism".[12] The World Trade Center site itself became an important place to visit, and visits to the World Trade Center have increased, especially with openings of new buildings on the site in recent years.

Street fairs and street events such as the Labor Day Carnival in Brooklyn, Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village, and New York Marathon also attract tourists.

Tourism companies Edit

New York City law requires all guides to be licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs. A professional trade organization of licensed tour guides in the city is GANYC (Guides Association of New York City), which represents just 10.9% of all licensed tour guides in the city.[13] Potential licensees must pay a fee and take a compulsory 150-question examination about New York City topics, of which they must get at least 97 questions correct.[14][15][16] As of 2018, over 3,000 guides have certification.[16]

In 1992, the "Greeter" initiative was founded by Lynn Brooks with the association "Big Apple Greeter" in New York City.[17] The voluntary and personal hosting of tourists should improve the bad image of the megacity. More "Greeter" projects followed in other United States cities and worldwide. More than 300 volunteers "greet" over 7,000 visitors per year in New York City as of 2010.[18]

NYC & Company, the city's official convention and visitor bureau, is currently headed by Fred Dixon. It has offices in 14 countries, including Brazil, Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Korea and China.[19] NYC & Company is the official source of tourism statistics for the city. The research department develops and distributes comprehensive information on NYC domestic and international visitor statistics and monitors the travel industry's impact on New York City's economy. The department also produces 14 official New York City tourism marketing publications that feature information on member hotels, museums, attractions, theaters, stores, restaurants, meeting venues, and service providers.

Special interest tours Edit

 
New York City Marathon in Harlem with the Duke Ellington Memorial in the background

New York City has a rich musical culture and history.[20] Accordingly, numerous jazz, gospel music, rock and roll, rhythm and blues and hip hop tours are available. Popular locations for music tours include Harlem and the East Village, which is home to several historical sites related to the birth of punk music.[21] Walking tours are one of the most popular ways of seeing the city and many private guides supply tours. Companies producing audio walking tours include the Gesso app.[22]

Food tours are another option for visitors. New York is one of the top culinary destinations in the world. New York's food culture, influenced by the city's immigrants and large number of dining patrons, is diverse. Jewish and Italian immigrants made the city famous for bagels, cheesecake and New York-style pizza. Some 4,000 mobile food vendors, many of them immigrants, are licensed by the city and have made Middle Eastern foods such as falafel and kebabs standbys of contemporary New York street food.[23] The city is also home to many of the finest haute cuisine restaurants in the United States.[24] Food tours allow visitors to try a wide variety of these foods economically and learn about the city's culture.[25] Tour companies include New York Food Tours, Local Finds Queens Food Tours and Rum and Blackbird Tasting Tours.[26]

Visitors to New York City also partake in sports tourism. Sporting events draw tourists to major venues such as the Yankee Stadium, Citi Field, and Madison Square Garden, and to street events such as the New York City Marathon.

Most visited attractions Edit

All of the below attractions are located in Manhattan unless otherwise stated. Only attractions with more than 2 million visitors are listed. The most visited attractions in New York City include:

Name Image Location Estimated number of visitors (millions) As of Ref.
Central Park   between 5th and 8th Aves, between W 59th and W 110th Sts

40°46′56″N 73°57′55″W / 40.78222°N 73.96528°W / 40.78222; -73.96528 (Central Park)

42.0 2016 [27]
Times Square   Broadway and 7th Avenue between W 42nd and W 47th Sts

40°45′25″N 73°59′10″W / 40.757°N 73.986°W / 40.757; -73.986 (Times Square)

39.5 2014 [28]
Grand Central Terminal   Park Ave between E 42nd and E 45th Sts

40°45′10″N 73°58′38″W / 40.752813°N 73.977215°W / 40.752813; -73.977215 (Grand Central Terminal)

21.6 2014 [28]
Theater District (including Broadway theatres)   between 6th and 8th Aves, between 40th and 54th Sts

40°45′32″N 73°59′06″W / 40.759°N 73.985°W / 40.759; -73.985 (Theater District)

13.0 2018 [29]
Rockefeller Center (including Top of the Rock)   between 5th and 6th Aves, between W 48th and W 51st Sts

40°45′31″N 73°58′45″W / 40.75861°N 73.97917°W / 40.75861; -73.97917 (Rockefeller Center)

12.8 2018 [29]
Bryant Park   between 5th and 6th Aves, between W 40th and W 42nd Sts

40°45′14″N 73°59′02″W / 40.754°N 73.984°W / 40.754; -73.984 (Bryant Park)

12.0 2017 [30]
Prospect Park   between 8th, Flatbush, Ocean, Parkside Aves, and Prospect Pk SW (Brooklyn)

40°39′42″N 73°58′15″W / 40.66167°N 73.97083°W / 40.66167; -73.97083 (Prospect Park)

10.0 2017 [31]
South Street Seaport   South St and Fulton St

40°42′22″N 74°0′12″W / 40.70611°N 74.00333°W / 40.70611; -74.00333 (South Street Seaport)

9.0 2014 [28]
High Line   west of 10th Ave between Gansevoort and W 34th Sts

40°44′53″N 74°00′17″W / 40.747993°N 74.004765°W / 40.747993; -74.004765 (High Line)

7.6 2015 [32]
Coney Island (including amusement parks and boardwalk)   southern shore of Brooklyn

40°34′26″N 73°58′41″W / 40.574°N 73.978°W / 40.574; -73.978 (Coney Island)

7.4 2017 [33]
National September 11 Memorial   between West, Vesey, Greenwich, and Liberty Sts

40°42′42″N 74°00′49″W / 40.711667°N 74.013611°W / 40.711667; -74.013611 (National September 11 Memorial)

6.8 2017 [34]
Metropolitan Museum of Art   5th Ave and E 82nd St

40°46′46″N 73°57′47″W / 40.7794°N 73.9631°W / 40.7794; -73.9631 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

7.0 2019 [28]
Rockaway Beach   Rockaway, Queens

40°35′10″N 73°48′43″W / 40.586°N 73.812°W / 40.586; -73.812 (Rockaway Beach)

5.5 2017 [33]
American Museum of Natural History   between Columbus Ave, Central Park W, and W 77th and W 81st Sts

40°46′50″N 73°58′29″W / 40.78056°N 73.97472°W / 40.78056; -73.97472 (American Museum of National History)

5.0 2018 [35]
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island   Statue of Liberty National Monument (off the coast of Manhattan)

40°41′39″N 74°02′35″W / 40.694167°N 74.043056°W / 40.694167; -74.043056 (Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island)

4.5 2016 [36]
Empire State Building   5th Ave and W 34th St

40°44′54″N 73°59′08″W / 40.74833°N 73.98556°W / 40.74833; -73.98556 (Empire State Building)

4.0 2015 [37]
National September 11 Museum   Greenwich St and Cortlandt Way

40°42′41″N 74°00′45″W / 40.71149°N 74.01253°W / 40.71149; -74.01253 (National September 11 Museum)

3.1 2017 [34]
Museum of Modern Art   11 W 53rd St

40°45′42″N 73°58′39″W / 40.7616°N 73.9776°W / 40.7616; -73.9776 (Museum of Modern Art)

2.8 2016 [38]
One World Trade Center   West St and Vesey St

40°42′47″N 74°0′49″W / 40.71306°N 74.01361°W / 40.71306; -74.01361 (One World Trade Center)

2.3 2015 [37]
Bronx Zoo   2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx

40°51′1″N 73°52′43″W / 40.85028°N 73.87861°W / 40.85028; -73.87861 (Bronx Zoo)

2.15 2009 [39]

Notes:

  • Many of these counts also include residents and workers as well. In addition, the actual visitor counts may be greatly inflated since a single person may be counted multiple times if they visited the attraction more than once a year. For this reason, modes of transport such as the Staten Island Ferry and Brooklyn Bridge are excluded, as are neighborhoods such as Greenwich Village, Harlem, and the Financial District.
  • Brooklyn Bridge Park, which saw 4.62 million visitors in summer 2016, is excluded because annual statistics are not available.[31] However, Coney Island and Rockaway Beach are included since they are seasonal destinations.
  • The Battery, the port of departure for Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island tourist ferries, is excluded.
  • Sports stadiums are also excluded since annual attendance may fluctuate greatly from year to year.

See also Edit

References Edit

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New York City received a ninth consecutive annual record of approximately 65 2 million tourists in 2018 the busiest tourist city attraction and one of the world s overall busiest tourist attractions 1 counting not just overnight visitors but anyone visiting for the day from over 50 miles away including commuters Overall the city welcomed 37 9 million visitors who stayed overnight in 2018 of whom 13 6 million were international 3 Major destinations include the Empire State Building Ellis Island the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island Broadway theatre productions Central Park Times Square Coney Island the Financial District museums and sports stadiums Other major visitor activities include luxury shopping along Fifth and Madison Avenues entertainment events such as the Tribeca Film Festival Randalls Island music festivals such as Governors Ball Panorama and Electric Zoo and free performances in Central Park at Summerstage and Delacorte Theater Many New York City ethnic enclaves such as Jackson Heights Flushing and Brighton Beach are major shopping destinations for first and second generation Americans Times Square is the hub of the Broadway theater district and a major cultural venue in Midtown Manhattan The pedestrian intersection also has one of the highest annual attendance rates of any tourist attraction in the world 1 estimated at 60 million including daytrippers 2 New York City has over 28 000 acres 110 km2 of parkland and 14 linear miles 22 km of public beaches 4 5 Manhattan s Central Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux is the most visited city park in the United States 6 Prospect Park in Brooklyn also designed by Olmsted and Vaux has a 90 acre 36 ha meadow 7 Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens the city s fourth largest was the setting for the 1939 World s Fair and 1964 World s Fair Contents 1 Industry 2 Tourism companies 3 Special interest tours 4 Most visited attractions 5 See also 6 ReferencesIndustry EditYear Totalvisitors millions Domesticvisitors Internationalvisitors Totalvisitorspendingbillions US 1991 29 1 23 6 5 5 10 11995 28 5 23 1 5 4 11 71998 33 1 27 1 6 0 14 71999 36 4 29 8 6 6 15 62000 36 2 29 4 6 8 17 02001 35 2 29 5 5 7 15 12002 35 3 30 2 5 1 14 12003 37 8 33 0 4 8 18 52004 39 9 33 8 6 2 21 32005 42 6 35 8 6 8 24 32006 43 8 36 5 7 3 26 22007 46 0 37 1 8 8 30 02008 47 1 37 6 9 5 32 02009 45 8 37 0 8 8 28 22010 48 8 39 1 9 7 31 52011 50 9 40 3 10 3 34 52012 51 5 40 9 10 6 36 92013 53 41 7 11 3 38 82014 54 4 42 5 11 9 41 22015 55 9 43 2 12 7 42 32016 60 5 47 8 12 7 43 02017 62 8 49 7 13 1 44 22018 65 2 51 6 13 5 44 02019 8 66 6 53 1 13 5 47 42020 8 22 3 19 9 2 4 12 82021 8 32 9 30 2 2 7According to NYC amp Company the official destination marketing organization for the city the top producing countries for international visitors to New York City in 2011 were the United Kingdom 1 055 000 Canada 1 033 000 Brazil 718 000 France 662 000 Germany 587 000 Australia 532 000 Italy 495 000 China 427 000 Spain 422 000 Mexico 376 000 and Japan 299 000 9 With the exception of slight peaks around Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year visitor arrival rates are roughly the same year round New York has one of the highest hotel occupancy rates in the country Arrivals have remained relatively high even since the global economic crisis The city lost a third of its hotel rooms during the COVID 19 pandemic while room revenue was down more than 150 a room in the remaining ones The dip was enough for the American Hotel and Lodging Association to put it in the depression category Only San Francisco Boston and Washington D C fared worse 10 In 2017 there were an estimated 62 8 million visitors to the city including daytrippers of which 49 7 million were domestic 11 Double decker tour buses and boats with tour guides bring sightseers to various parts of Manhattan and other boroughs having a robust infrastructure also in the charter bus industry with thousands of companies providing chartered transportation services for groups visiting the city the most known ones are Academy Bus Charters VIP Leprechaun Peter Pan Megabus while pedicabs and horse cabs serve those with a taste for more personal service More adventurous tourists rent bicycles at neighborhood shops or along the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway or simply walk which is often the quickest way to get around in congested busy commercial districts and a way to appreciate street life Many visitors investigate their genealogy at historic immigration sites such as Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty Other tourist destinations include the Empire State Building for 41 years the world s tallest building after its construction in 1931 Radio City Music Hall home of The Rockettes a variety of Broadway shows the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum housed on a World War II aircraft carrier and city landmarks such as Central Park one of the finest examples of landscape architecture in the world New York City has encouraged tourist shopping by eliminating its sales tax on clothing and footwear In the past the World Trade Center was an important tourist destination before the September 11 attacks which devastated the city and its tourist industry Tourists were scarce for months and it took two years for the numbers to fully rebound with fewer international but more domestic visitors due in part to an emphasis on patriotic tourism 12 The World Trade Center site itself became an important place to visit and visits to the World Trade Center have increased especially with openings of new buildings on the site in recent years Street fairs and street events such as the Labor Day Carnival in Brooklyn Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village and New York Marathon also attract tourists nbsp The Dakota on Central Park West nbsp View from Central Park of buildings along Central Park South including Essex House nbsp Tour guide lecturing in Italian at Morris Jumel Mansion nbsp Tourists gather around a busker in Columbus Circle Tourism companies EditNew York City law requires all guides to be licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs A professional trade organization of licensed tour guides in the city is GANYC Guides Association of New York City which represents just 10 9 of all licensed tour guides in the city 13 Potential licensees must pay a fee and take a compulsory 150 question examination about New York City topics of which they must get at least 97 questions correct 14 15 16 As of 2018 update over 3 000 guides have certification 16 In 1992 the Greeter initiative was founded by Lynn Brooks with the association Big Apple Greeter in New York City 17 The voluntary and personal hosting of tourists should improve the bad image of the megacity More Greeter projects followed in other United States cities and worldwide More than 300 volunteers greet over 7 000 visitors per year in New York City as of 2010 update 18 NYC amp Company the city s official convention and visitor bureau is currently headed by Fred Dixon It has offices in 14 countries including Brazil Britain France Germany Ireland Italy Mexico The Netherlands Russia Spain Sweden Japan Korea and China 19 NYC amp Company is the official source of tourism statistics for the city The research department develops and distributes comprehensive information on NYC domestic and international visitor statistics and monitors the travel industry s impact on New York City s economy The department also produces 14 official New York City tourism marketing publications that feature information on member hotels museums attractions theaters stores restaurants meeting venues and service providers Special interest tours Edit nbsp New York City Marathon in Harlem with the Duke Ellington Memorial in the backgroundNew York City has a rich musical culture and history 20 Accordingly numerous jazz gospel music rock and roll rhythm and blues and hip hop tours are available Popular locations for music tours include Harlem and the East Village which is home to several historical sites related to the birth of punk music 21 Walking tours are one of the most popular ways of seeing the city and many private guides supply tours Companies producing audio walking tours include the Gesso app 22 Food tours are another option for visitors New York is one of the top culinary destinations in the world New York s food culture influenced by the city s immigrants and large number of dining patrons is diverse Jewish and Italian immigrants made the city famous for bagels cheesecake and New York style pizza Some 4 000 mobile food vendors many of them immigrants are licensed by the city and have made Middle Eastern foods such as falafel and kebabs standbys of contemporary New York street food 23 The city is also home to many of the finest haute cuisine restaurants in the United States 24 Food tours allow visitors to try a wide variety of these foods economically and learn about the city s culture 25 Tour companies include New York Food Tours Local Finds Queens Food Tours and Rum and Blackbird Tasting Tours 26 Visitors to New York City also partake in sports tourism Sporting events draw tourists to major venues such as the Yankee Stadium Citi Field and Madison Square Garden and to street events such as the New York City Marathon Most visited attractions EditAll of the below attractions are located in Manhattan unless otherwise stated Only attractions with more than 2 million visitors are listed The most visited attractions in New York City include Name Image Location Estimated number of visitors millions As of Ref Central Park nbsp between 5th and 8th Aves between W 59th and W 110th Sts 40 46 56 N 73 57 55 W 40 78222 N 73 96528 W 40 78222 73 96528 Central Park 42 0 2016 27 Times Square nbsp Broadway and 7th Avenue between W 42nd and W 47th Sts 40 45 25 N 73 59 10 W 40 757 N 73 986 W 40 757 73 986 Times Square 39 5 2014 28 Grand Central Terminal nbsp Park Ave between E 42nd and E 45th Sts 40 45 10 N 73 58 38 W 40 752813 N 73 977215 W 40 752813 73 977215 Grand Central Terminal 21 6 2014 28 Theater District including Broadway theatres nbsp between 6th and 8th Aves between 40th and 54th Sts 40 45 32 N 73 59 06 W 40 759 N 73 985 W 40 759 73 985 Theater District 13 0 2018 29 Rockefeller Center including Top of the Rock nbsp between 5th and 6th Aves between W 48th and W 51st Sts 40 45 31 N 73 58 45 W 40 75861 N 73 97917 W 40 75861 73 97917 Rockefeller Center 12 8 2018 29 Bryant Park nbsp between 5th and 6th Aves between W 40th and W 42nd Sts 40 45 14 N 73 59 02 W 40 754 N 73 984 W 40 754 73 984 Bryant Park 12 0 2017 30 Prospect Park nbsp between 8th Flatbush Ocean Parkside Aves and Prospect Pk SW Brooklyn 40 39 42 N 73 58 15 W 40 66167 N 73 97083 W 40 66167 73 97083 Prospect Park 10 0 2017 31 South Street Seaport nbsp South St and Fulton St 40 42 22 N 74 0 12 W 40 70611 N 74 00333 W 40 70611 74 00333 South Street Seaport 9 0 2014 28 High Line nbsp west of 10th Ave between Gansevoort and W 34th Sts 40 44 53 N 74 00 17 W 40 747993 N 74 004765 W 40 747993 74 004765 High Line 7 6 2015 32 Coney Island including amusement parks and boardwalk nbsp southern shore of Brooklyn 40 34 26 N 73 58 41 W 40 574 N 73 978 W 40 574 73 978 Coney Island 7 4 2017 33 National September 11 Memorial nbsp between West Vesey Greenwich and Liberty Sts 40 42 42 N 74 00 49 W 40 711667 N 74 013611 W 40 711667 74 013611 National September 11 Memorial 6 8 2017 34 Metropolitan Museum of Art nbsp 5th Ave and E 82nd St 40 46 46 N 73 57 47 W 40 7794 N 73 9631 W 40 7794 73 9631 Metropolitan Museum of Art 7 0 2019 28 Rockaway Beach nbsp Rockaway Queens 40 35 10 N 73 48 43 W 40 586 N 73 812 W 40 586 73 812 Rockaway Beach 5 5 2017 33 American Museum of Natural History nbsp between Columbus Ave Central Park W and W 77th and W 81st Sts 40 46 50 N 73 58 29 W 40 78056 N 73 97472 W 40 78056 73 97472 American Museum of National History 5 0 2018 35 Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island nbsp Statue of Liberty National Monument off the coast of Manhattan 40 41 39 N 74 02 35 W 40 694167 N 74 043056 W 40 694167 74 043056 Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island 4 5 2016 36 Empire State Building nbsp 5th Ave and W 34th St 40 44 54 N 73 59 08 W 40 74833 N 73 98556 W 40 74833 73 98556 Empire State Building 4 0 2015 37 National September 11 Museum nbsp Greenwich St and Cortlandt Way 40 42 41 N 74 00 45 W 40 71149 N 74 01253 W 40 71149 74 01253 National September 11 Museum 3 1 2017 34 Museum of Modern Art nbsp 11 W 53rd St 40 45 42 N 73 58 39 W 40 7616 N 73 9776 W 40 7616 73 9776 Museum of Modern Art 2 8 2016 38 One World Trade Center nbsp West St and Vesey St 40 42 47 N 74 0 49 W 40 71306 N 74 01361 W 40 71306 74 01361 One World Trade Center 2 3 2015 37 Bronx Zoo nbsp 2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx 40 51 1 N 73 52 43 W 40 85028 N 73 87861 W 40 85028 73 87861 Bronx Zoo 2 15 2009 39 Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Notes Many of these counts also include residents and workers as well In addition the actual visitor counts may be greatly inflated since a single person may be counted multiple times if they visited the attraction more than once a year For this reason modes of transport such as the Staten Island Ferry and Brooklyn Bridge are excluded as are neighborhoods such as Greenwich Village Harlem and the Financial District Brooklyn Bridge Park which saw 4 62 million visitors in summer 2016 is excluded because annual statistics are not available 31 However Coney Island and Rockaway Beach are included since they are seasonal destinations The Battery the port of departure for Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island tourist ferries is excluded Sports stadiums are also excluded since annual attendance may fluctuate greatly from year to year See also Edit nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for New York City List of famous buildings sites and monuments in New York City List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City Lists of New York 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