Top 20 Sights listed in the Michelin travel books “Michelin Must Sees in New York City” and “Michelin Green Guide to New York City.”
One of our goals while living in New York was to visit all 20 sights as recommended by the two Michelin travel books listed above. Last Wednesday, our regular missionary Preparation Day, we completed the last of the list of 20 sights when we visited the United Nations Headquarters.
Here are the 20 sights (in alphabetical order) and photos that we took of (or from) each sight.
American Museum of Natural History
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| Dinosaur fossil at the American Museum of Natural History |
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| Model of the Blue Whale, American Museum of Natural History |
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Bronx Zoo
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| Main entrance to the world-famous Bronx Zoo |
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| Nubian ibexes spar in the Bronx Zoo. Most animals have lots of room to roam. |
Brooklyn Bridge
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| The Brooklyn Bridge, which crosses the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, as viewed from the Observation Deck of the One World Trade Center |
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| Manhattan skyline as viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge |
Central Park
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| "Angel of the Waters" statue in Central Park |
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| New York City skyline above Central Park |
Chrysler Building
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| Chrysler Building |
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| Main lobby of the Chrysler Building |
If we were ranking these top 20 sites, we would probably put this as number 20. Yes, it's an icon of New York, but visitors are only able to see the outside of the building and the lobby.
The Cloisters
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| Exterior view of the Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| A view of one of the actual cloisters (covered walkways around enclosed garden areas | ) in the Cloisters |
Empire State Building
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| Empire State Building as viewed from the East River |
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| View of lower Manhattan and the One World Trade Center from the Empire State Building |
Fifth Avenue
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| Beverly at a Christmas window display of Saks 5th Avenue |
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| Saint Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Avenue |
Frick Collection
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| The Frick Mansion, which houses the fabulous Frick Collection |
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| "Mistress and Maid" (1667) by Vermeer, one of the many amazing paintings at the Frick Collection |
Grand Central Terminal
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| Facade of Grand Central Terminal |
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| Main hall of Grand Central Terminal |
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The High Line Park
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| Beverly on the High Line, a park that once was an abandoned elevated metro line |
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| One of the few sections of the High Line Park that shows the tracks where the trains once ran |
Hudson River Valley
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| The Hudson River near West Point, New York |
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| Philipsburg Manor, a farming, milling, and trading center in the 1750s. It is one of many early-American historic sites in the Hudson River Valley. |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| Main entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
How can we choose which of the thousands of fabulous paintings to display? We have randomly picked one of our many, many favorites:
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| "Water Lilies" by Monet, from the huge holdings of Impressionist paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
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| Main entrance to the Museum of Modern Art |
It's easier to pick one painting that represents the MoMA. It's the most popular painting in the museum and one of our all-time favorites:
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| "The Starry Night," by van Gogh |
New York Public Library
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| Main entrance to the New York Public Library |
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| One of the several large, ornate study halls in the New York Public Library |
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Rockefeller Center
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| Night view of the Rockefeller Center and Christmas tree |
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| View of the New York City night skyline from Top of the Rock, the Observation Deck of the Rockefeller Center |
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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| St. Patrick's Cathedral |
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| Inside St. Patrick's Cathedral |
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Statue of Liberty
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| Liberty Island in New York Harbor |
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| The Statue of Liberty | |
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United Nations Headquarters
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| United Nations Building as viewed from Roosevelt Island in the East River |
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| Security Council meeting hall, United Nations Headquarters |
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Woolworth Building
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| Woolworth Building |
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| The ornate facade of the Woolworth Building |
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Is this Michelin Top 20 really the best 20 sites in New York City and its surroundings? Well, if we were going to make
our Top 20, we would certainly include the Manhattan LDS Temple, Lincoln Center (which includes the concert halls of the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, and the New York Ballet), the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, the One World Trade Center, the Morgan Library, the Circle Line cruise around Manhattan, and others. There is much to see and do in New York City!
