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Exciting and compact home to 8 million people, the 'Big Apple' is one of the most visited cities on the planet. Initially a financial centre, New York City experienced a population explosion with its massive European immigration surge during the late 19th Century.
Split into five boroughs, Manhattan is New York’s business centre with Wall Street at the centre of activities. Considering the borough’s current focus of big business in the region, it comes as a surprise that Manhattan was initially bought from Native American Indians for trinkets to the value of twenty four dollars! Other boroughs to visit may include the trendy Greenwich Village or the jazzy African American district of Harlem.
Famous landmarks in New York include the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building. Rockefeller Centre, Macy's and Central Park. Following the September 11th terrorist bombing of the World Trade Centre, visitors to the city tend to pay their respects at the Ground Zero location.
Choose between the Whitney, Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim or take in all three, there are galleries and museums a plenty. In New York, being a culture victim doesn't necessarily cost anything as most places have free admission, not to mention free busker performances scattered around from place to place.
In this city, it is advisable to book your accommodation well in advance. It is a city very much in demand. Where you stay in the NYC should depend on what you aim to do while here. Wall Street is very popular both with tourists and business visitors.