Erie Basin

Tour the history of the city and explore the exhibits and attractions at the Museum of the City of New York. The museum was founded in 1923 to showcase the history of New York City, and is home to art in various medias like paintings, drawings, prints and photographs featuring the city and its residents. Other pieces of the collection include costumes, decorative objects and furniture, toys, rare books and manuscripts, marine and military artifacts, police and fire artifacts and items documenting the golden age of Broadway theater.

Take in all the great sights and attractions of New York City abroad a fully guided double-decker tour bus. Some popular attractions include the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, Central Park, and many other popular sights around NYC. You can even create your own pass to save time and money. Tours start from just $29 and options include Downtown, Uptown, Brooklyn, and Night Loops. Or better yet, see it all with the all inclusive City Super 72 Hour tour.

When you're checking out the sights of Brooklyn, be sure to spend some time at Prospect Park. The beautiful park occupies 585 acres and boasts a sprawling 90-acre meadow, aptly named Long Meadow, man-made waterways and lakes, the Prospect Park Zoo, a boathouse for Brooklyn's only lake, facilities for a variety of sports and the Prospect Park Bandshell concert venue. Musicians like Modest Mouse, Emmylou Harris and Bob Dylan have played at the venue, so keep an eye on the park's calendar because you never know when your favorite singer may take the stage.