Manhattan is home to many of New York's premier tourist attractions. Starting in Lower Manhattan is Wall Street, the center of the financial world and home to the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Hall. To the south, out in the harbor are the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
To the north, in Midtown Manhattan, the Empire State Building dominates the surrounding area, while the iconic Chrysler Building stakes its ground nearby. You'll also find Grand Central Terminal and the touristy Rockefeller Center. Facing the East River is the United Nations Headquarters, while to the west sits the crowded tourist hub of Times Square.
At "Museum Mile", or Fifth Ave along Central Park in Uptown Manhattan, you'll find the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the largest and most important museums of art in the world. Nearby in the Upper East Side and the Harlem area sits the famous Guggenheim Museum. Across Central Park in the Upper West Side is the massive American Museum of Natural History, one of the largest science museums in the world. In Midtown you'll find the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), one of the most popular collections of modern art in the world.
At Central Park, the most visited urban park in the United States, you'll find the Central Park Zoo and the Central Park Carousel.
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