If you are planning a trip to NYC, here are the MUST-see spots in the city... the Brooklyn Bridge, Broadway, the Upper East Side, Central Park.... and, most definitely, TIMES SQUARE! It is a major cultural and commercial intersection in central Manhattan at the junction of Broadway and 7th Avenue.
The brightly lit ads on the buildings make Times Square a really famous spot, attracting millions of people from different backgrounds.
The cost of one of those ads is between US$1.1 million to 4 million per year!
You can get fascinated by all those videos, photos, lights: everywhere at the same time! Definitely it is a MUST to go and a great opportunity to check all that is new in show business.
Besides the central spot in the city, Times Square is filled with New York's great attractions: Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, the Hard Rock Cafe, famous Broadway theaters, The Red Stairs, many stores and child-friendly places.
If you have never heard of any of these places, we will give you great reasons to go!
> Madame Tussauds
It is a wax museum where celebrities from all parts of the world are represented there. It is really great to see your favorite characters as musicians, actors, sports legends and also Marvel's super-heroes!!!
You can take photo with them, get into different scenarios and enjoy your day filled with famous people!
YOU CAN'T MISS IT <3
price: fromUS$29.00
open days
Sunday to Thursday: from 9 am - 10pm
Friday and Saturday: 9am-12am
address: 234 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
> Hard Rock Cafe
This is one of the most famous restaurants in the world!
It is decorated with music memorabilia from different times and the food and drinks are a really must to eat: hamburgers, meat, beers and delicious drinks!
It will definitely rock you ;)
price: free entrance
open days
Monday - Thursday 9am-1am
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 9am - 1:30am
There are also big famous restaurants such as: Applebee's, Shake Shack, Ellen's Stardust, Red Lobster, Bubba Gump, Planet Hollywood and other many options.
Moving on...
SHOPPING PLACES!
The stores in Times Squares stay open quite late: most are open until 10pm and many of them are open until midnight.
Those are some of the options to shop:
> CLOTHES
Forever 21, H&M, Old Navy, GAP, American Eagle
> MAKEUP
M.A.C., Sephora, Inglot
> KID'S FAVORITES
M&M Store, Disney Store, Midtown Comics, Hershey's and Toy R Us
THE NEW YEARS IN TIMES SQUARE IS AWESOME!
The Ball is lit at 6pm and then the Times Square team begins to distribute tens of thousands of fun party favors: those famous hats, glasses and noses makers - TO HELP CHEER IN THE NEW YEAR!
One of the MOST exciting part of the New Years in TS is artists performances, that starts at 8pm with the most famous dancers and singers!
It is definitely a HUGE party, with a super ball falling at midnight. The confetti is released from the rooftops of buildings throughout Times Square!
The LIGHT are so intense that you can see it FROM THE SPACE!!!
Isn't it AMAZING?!
So, as you can see, Times Square is crowded of different exhibitions for all different types of people.
It is impossible to think in NYC without visualizing something from Times Square: it cost at least one visit to this AMAZING attraction!