Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
11 West 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, NY
(212) 708-9480
Sat - Tues, Thur, 10:30am- 5:45pm; Fri., 10:30am-8:15pm
Admission $9.50; $6.50 students and seniors
MOMA's permanent galleries chronicle the development of modern art from the late 19th century on.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Ave (At 82d St.)
New York NY (212) 535-7710
Tues.-Thur. and Sun, 9:30am-5:15pm; Fri-Sat, 9:30am-9pm
Admission $10; $5, students and seniors; children under 12, free
"The Met" is one of the greatest museums of art in the world. Its hundreds of collections make it a destination whose entire scope would take weeks to explore. The Museum offers walking tours in several languages, gallery talks, lectures, and films for adults as well as many activities for families and students.

Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Ave (At 75th St.)
New York NY
(212) 570-3600
Tues, Wed, Fri-Sun, 11am-6pm; Thur, 1-8pm
Admission $12.50; $10.50, students and seniors; children under 12, free.
The museum has an excellent permanent collection of 20th-century art, which can be seen in several new galleries opened in April 1998.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (Between 88th and 89th Sts.)
New York NY
(212) 423-3500
Fri-Sat, 10am-8pm; Sun-Wed, 10am-6pm
Admission $12; $7, students and seniors; children 12 and under, free
While many art museums strive to make an architectural statement, few have succeeded as well as the Guggenheim Museum. The Guggenheim's initial focus was on abstract painting. The museum's scope has since expanded with acquisitions like an excellent collection of art from the late-19th and early-20th centuries and a contemporary art center, the Guggenheim Museum SoHo, on lower Broadway.

Jewish Museum
Upper East Side 1109 5th Ave (At 92d St.)
New York NY
(212) 423-3200
Sun-Mon, Wed-Thur, 11am-5:45pm; Tues, 11am-8pm
Admission $8; $5.50, students and seniors; children under 12, free. Tues., 5-8pm, free.
Located on Museum Mile, the Jewish Museum is dedicated to showing work that addresses issues related to Jewish identity and art by Jewish artists.

American Museum of Natural History
79th St. and Central Park West
New York NY
(212) 769-5100
Admission is $9.50 adults, $6.00 children, $7.50 students and seniors.
The Museum's exhibition halls house a stunning array of artifacts and specimens from all corners of the world and all historical periods. These illuminate the natural history of our planet and its myriad species, and bring the world's cultures to life.

Brooklyn Bridge
Directions: To get to the bridge, take the 4,5 or 6 subway to the Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall Station, the N or R subway to City Hall or the 2 or 3 subway to Park Place.
Admission Free
A monument to man's ingenuity and creativity, the world's first steel suspension bridge was designed by architect John Roebling between 1867 and 1883. On the Manhattan side, you can get some great views of this majestic bridge from the top of Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport. From Brooklyn, Pier 1 at the Fulton Ferry landing provides a beautiful sunset view of the bridge and downtown Manhattan.

Broadway
Phone: (212) 239-6200 or (800) 432-7250 / group # (212) 239-6262
TicketMaster: (212) 307-4100 / group # (212) 889-4300
Going to the theater is one of the most popular events for visitors to New York City. Tickets should be purchased in advance of any show. While many Broadway shows are presented with adult audiences in mind, there are dozens of shows that teens and even younger children can enjoy and appreciate.

Apollo Theater
253 W. 125th St.
Harlem, NY
(212) 749-5838
Many well-known performers got their start at the theater's lively amateur nights, which still take place every Wednesday night.

Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave.
Midtown West, NY
(212) 736-3100
Once called the "Empty State," what was then the world's tallest building remained half-rented during the Depression. Today, it's host to millions of visitors a year, most of whom ride to the fenced-in Observation Deck just a short distance from the building's top.

St. Patrick's Cathedral
Fifth Ave. at 50th St.
Midtown East NY (212) 753-2261
This massive house of worship is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

Staten Island Ferry
Whitehall and South Sts.
Lower Manhattan
The city's most celebrated means of transportation offers unsurpassed views of the Manhattan skyline, and it's free.

The Statue of Liberty
The trip to Liberty Island where lady liberty stands takes 15 minutes. Round trip fare is $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, $3 for children 3-17 years old, and free to children 3 and under. Ferries operate 7 days a week. Ferry information: 212-269-5755.