BEST THINGS TO DO IN NEW YORK
AOL PICK from our Editors
Whether you’re on a New York City vacation for two days or an entire week, taking a decent bite out of the Big Apple involves some pre-trip prep work. We recommend starting on one end of the city and each day working away from that starting point, such as starting in southern Manhattan and going northward, with pit stops in Brooklyn and other boroughs. You may not be able to make a completely straight line—some crisscrossing and backtracking will be inevitable—but it will help you make efficient use of your site-seeing time.
MoMA—Museum of Modern Art
Neighborhood: Midtown
Van Gogh, Rousseau, Picasso, Dali, Mondrian, Warhol, Monet, Matisse, Frida Kahlo, Jasper Johns, Warhol. These are just a few of the names you’ll see printed on a placard next to fantastical works of art at this museum. Arguably the best New York City attraction for modern art and possibly one of the best modern art museums in the world, MoMA, as it’s often referred to by its acronym, has even gotten better in the last decade. The museum was redesigned by relatively unknown Japanese architect, Yoshio Taniguchi, who opened up the spaces and created more natural light flows. The in-house restaurant, The Modern, headed in the kitchen by chef Gabriel Kreuther, serves up edible art that is as delicious as it is attractive.
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Best Things To Do in NY
