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Top attractions in New York

691 national parks, ski areas, museums, landmarks and natural wonders in New York, each with when to go, where to stay and what’s nearby. Ranked by how many people look them up and how many visit.

Parks & monuments 59Mountains & skiing 19Natural wonders 26Things to do 527History 60
Attractions
691
674 ranked
National Park Service sites
22
monuments, historic sites…
Most visited
Castle Clinton National Monument
3.7M visitors in 2025
Top ranked
Lake Ontario
1.1M readers
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An even mix of how many people read about each place and, where it’s counted, how many visit.

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Lake Ontario: NASA, Public domain · Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain

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1Lake Ontario Lake · 28 mi from Carlton, NY1.1Mreaders a year2Niagara Falls Waterfall · in Niagara Falls, NY633Kreaders a year3Madison Square Garden Stadium & arena · in New York City, NY505Kreaders a year4Central Park Garden · in New York City, NY40Mvisitors5United States Military Academy Museum · in Highlands, NY431Kreaders a year6Studio 54 Theatre · in New York City, NY358Kreaders a year7Highmark Stadium Stadium & arena · in Orchard Park, NY358Kreaders a year8Coney Island Beach · in New York City, NY302Kreaders a year9National September 11 Memorial & Museum Museum · in New York City, NY292Kreaders a year10Yankee Stadium Stadium & arena · in New York City, NY284Kreaders a year11Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum · in New York City, NY1.1Mvisitors 201812Barclays Center Stadium & arena · in New York City, NY178Kreaders a year13American Museum of Natural History Museum · in New York City, NY5Mvisitors14Citi Field Stadium & arena · in New York City, NY160Kreaders a year15High Line Garden · in New York City, NY5Mvisitors 201416National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Museum · in Otsego, NY315Kvisitors17USS Intrepid Museum · in New York City, NY136Kreaders a year18Radio City Music Hall Theatre · in New York City, NY128Kreaders a year19Ralph Wilson Stadium Stadium & arena · in Orchard Park, NY125Kreaders a year20Etihad Park Stadium & arena · in New York City, NY124Kreaders a year21The Cloisters Museum · in New York City, NY123Kreaders a year22Fort Ticonderoga Landmark · in Ticonderoga, NY108Kreaders a year23The Frick Collection Museum · in New York City, NY330Kvisitors24Flushing Meadows–Corona Park Garden · in New York City, NY94Kreaders a year25Ferncliff Cemetery Landmark · in Greenburgh, NY89Kreaders a year26Bronx Zoo Zoo & aquarium · in New York City, NY80Kreaders a year27The Morgan Library & Museum Museum · in New York City, NY79Kreaders a year28Unisphere Landmark · in New York City, NY79Kreaders a year29The Battery Garden · in New York City, NY78Kreaders a year30North and South Brother Islands Park & preserve · in New York City, NY77Kreaders a year31Horseshoe Falls Waterfall · 3 mi from Niagara Falls, NY69Kreaders a year32Mount Marcy Mountain · in Keene, NY69Kreaders a year33Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Museum · in New York City, NY66Kreaders a year34Washington Square Park Garden · in New York City, NY66Kreaders a year35Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Stadium & arena · in Hempstead, NY64Kreaders a year36JMA Wireless Dome Stadium & arena · in Syracuse, NY64Kreaders a year37Lake George Lake · in Bolton, NY61Kreaders a year38Adirondack Park State park · in Long Lake, NY59Kreaders a year39Prospect Park Garden · in New York City, NY56Kreaders a year40Metropolitan Opera House Theatre · in New York City, NY55Kreaders a year

How we rank: an even mix of how many people read about each place on Wikipedia (a typical month, so one viral week can’t sway it) and, where it’s counted, how many visit (National Park Service for park units, else Wikidata, last 5 years). Places without a visitor count rank on readers alone. Closed, destroyed and private places stay listed but aren’t ranked. Sources: National Park Service · OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia.

Common questions

Attractions in New York

What are the top attractions in New York?

Lake Ontario, Niagara Falls, Madison Square Garden, Central Park and United States Military Academy, ranked by how many people read about them and, where counted, how many visit.

What is the most visited attraction in New York?

Castle Clinton National Monument, with about 3,656,350 visitors in 2025 (National Park Service).

How many national parks are in New York?

None. New York has 22 other National Park Service sites.