New York Car Rental - Tourist Attractions

Not all parts of driving in the city are bad, and while you have your exotic car, why not show off a bit and take it for a tour of the visitors favorites, while in the city. Some of the most common sights to see (that are usually taken for granted by the locals). Hop in your New York car rental and take a tour of these city treasures.

Statue Of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is located in New York Harbor. It was a gift from France representing international friendship. It was dedicated on Oct 28, 1886 and designated a National Monument on October 15, 1924. It was restored on July 4, 1986. Currently, the statue sits 151 feet high, with a gorgeous view that can be accessed through a staircase of 354 steps

Museum Of Modern Art
Located at 33 Street at Queens Blvd, The Museum of Modern Art was founded in 1929 as an educational institution. The Museum is dedicated to being the leading museum of modern art in the world.

Empire State Building
The Empire State Building stands more than a quarter of a mile high in the heart of Manhattan, and has been seen in countess movies, from the classics, such as King Kong, to the most recent, such as Spiderman. The Empire State Building is boasted as being the most recognized landmarks in all of the United States. Located on the 86th floor, 1050 feet in the air, there is an observatory that offers a panoramic view of the city, and since it opened in 1931, there have been almost 110 million visitors.

Rockefeller Center
A great place to shop and eat, probably most famous for the tree placed out front during the wintertime, which is usually an average of 70 feet tall and 40 feet wide.

American Museum of Natural History
The Museum is located at Central Park West and 79th Street in NYC. The Museum has a spectacular arrangement of exhibit and the Rose Centre for Earth and Space currently has a newly acquired moon rock on loan from NASA.

Chinatown
NYC Chinatown is accredited as being the largest Chinatown in the United States, and the site of the largest concentration of Chinese in the western hemisphere. It is located on the lower east side of Manhattan, having a population of about 70,000-150,000, being the preferred destination of Chinese immigrants.

Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden is located in Manhattan on Seventh Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets. It is home to the New York Knicks, the New York Rangers and the New York Liberty, and host everything from sports to concerts, and shows.

Central Park
Central Park was the first public park in the United States, and is currently 850 acres, including sports facilities, a zoo, a theatre, and even a lake. This park will take all day (or more) to visit.

Yankee Stadium - Home Of The Yankees
Home to the New York Yankees, and since the purchase of Babe Ruth, Yankee Stadium has been the "Home of Champions"; even so much as being noted the "House that Ruth Built". Baseball is not the only sport to grace this stadium, in fact Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis and many more boxers have been involved in more than 30 of the championship fights the stadium has hosted.

Central Park Zoo
Central Park Zoo is located just off 5th Avenue, and has been deemed an Oasis of Wildlife. There is a rain forest, home to tropical birds, rare monkeys, and fascinating reptiles and amphibians. There are penguins in the Antarctic habitat, and sea lions outside. The zoo is home to more than 1400 animals of more than 130 species (a variety from polar bears to ants)

The Bronx Zoo
Known as the worlds greatest zoo, The Bronx Zoo is the heart of the Wildlife Conservation Society. It is home to 4000 animals in award-winning cutting edge exhibits, having a range of gorillas in the Congo Gorilla Forest, snow leopards in the Himalayan Highlands Habitat, and almost an acre of indoor Asian rain forest.