There are countless things for tourists to do in New York City, and it can be overwhelming to choose from among the various options. Once a visitor has checked into his New York accommodation, the countdown is on to make the most of his experience in New York. To make the choices a little easier on tourists, here are five of the top things to do in New York City.

1. Visit Times Square
Times Square will be packed with locals and other tourists, but visiting Times Square is an experience no New York City visitor should miss out on. It’s fun to stand in the place that most Americans view every New Year’s Eve to watch the ball drop. It’s featured in movies and television shows like Sex and the City, Vanilla Sky, Glee, Spider-Man, The Sopranos and Law & Order. Visit the huge Toys R Us, go clothes and jewelry shopping, visit the Madame Tussauds wax museum and people watch.

2. Visit New York City’s World-Famous Museums
New York City is a multicultural wonderland. Check out pieces of art from around the world and learn about U.S. history at world-famous museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the American Musem of Natural History and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.

3. Empire State Building
Check out a beautiful and expansive view of New York City on the Empire State Building. Go to the 86th floor for an open-air observatory, or travel all the way up to the 102nd floor observatory for an even better view. It’s a good idea to buy tickets online to avoid long lines.

4. Fancy Dinner
There are so many wonderful dining opportunities in New York City. Here are five of the top New York City restaurants rated by Zagat.

Le Bernardin: This Manhattan restaurant serves French and seafood cuisine. Their two most popular dishes are thinly pounded raw tuna surf ‘n turf and Kobe beef with lobster.

Gramercy Tavern: Located in Manhattan, this restaurant serves New American cuisine. Its two signature dishes are striped bass with white sweet potatoes and caviar barley risotto.

Peter Luger Steak House: This Brooklyn restaurant is well known for its Porterhouse for two and its tomato and onion salad with house sauce.

Union Square Cafe: This Manhattan cafe serves New American food and is open for brunch, lunch and dinner. Try the oysters and cod.

Eleven Madison Park: This Manhattan restaurant serves French cuisine. The restaurant’s honey lavender roasted moscovy duck and suckling pig come highly recommended.

5. Nightlife
No trip to New York City is complete without partaking in some of the exciting nightlife before heading back to the New York accommodation for the night. Head out to a night club to dance the night away, or spend the evening in a cocktail lounge. For more structured entertainment, check out one of the many comedy clubs, get tickets to see a play on Broadway or watch a world-renowned ballet production in the city.

Late last year confused where to go? Tired of just watching the fireworks in downtown where you live? Try some alternatives to many other attractions new.

Camping in the mountains. Find the nearest mountain and do hiking. Then the campers and look forward to the first sun in the new year at altitude. Welcoming the new year in the middle of the open and green trees will provide a lasting impression that will always remember.

December in the mountains is usually foggy and somewhat difficult to see the sunrise. However, there is always a light beam through the fog to signify a new day. The sky turned dark, the light seemed to welcome the new hope in the new year.

Look for the mountains or hills that are already familiar terrain. If you are still strangers camping in the mountains, enlist the help of porters are usually available at the foot of the mountain. Porter will help you with making supplies to the camp.

Edge of the beach. Welcomes the first sun slowly appeared on the horizon. It could be if you want to camp on the beach. However, came at dawn before sunrise is not a problem.

No need to go far, just come to the nearest beach from where you live. But if you live take a long time to get to the beach, then calculate the time whether you need to stay in the city where the beach is located or not.

If you need to stay, make sure you get a room. Because, in the new year, hotels in these places are always crowded tourist beaches. If possible look for the beach which is not a popular tourist spot or bring camping equipment can be an alternative. Continue reading 'Confused Celebrate New Year? These Are The Tips …'»

Type of tourism which is roughly what would attract foreign tourists in 2012? According to data presented at the global consumption patterns and the Creative Economy Tourism Minister Mari Elka Pangestu, Wednesday (04/01/2012), 27 percent of global consumption of tourists is the health and religion. Meanwhile, the rate of consumption is the largest recreation.

“Therefore, the Directorate of MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, Exhibition) we added a special interest. Special interest is health. Other countries have developed health tourism,” said Mari, at the Workshop of Tourism and Creative Economy in Building Sapta Enchantment, Jakarta.

In addition, Mari said, sustainable tourism should be the focus of tourism development. This is related to global climate exchange. “We have a climate exchange plan. Going forward, there could be 200 islands in Indonesia will be lost. If the connection with the development of destinations, these destinations can be lost,” he explained.

Therefore, he continued, the construction of hotels and convention buildings, up to tourism activities should be thinking about the environmental aspects of sustainability. Let’s cite, diving activities, there are currently planting coral. Other tourism development, said Mari, is related to the creative economy. One of them by working on the festival.

“The festival is important for the appreciation of the creative industries. If the festival is looking for people, the festival and bring tourists to destinations. Example of just Java Jazz Festival, which has been assumed largest jazz festival in the world and able to bring in tourists,” said Mari.

In addition, Mari said, the importance of the creative economy to culinary tourism. “I have a dream, a culinary entrance Indonesia. We have a culinary icons to get out. It may be with Rendang Pandang, to be specific. Then there is the Luwak Coffee, Toraja coffee, fried rice,” said Mari.

He said several places, for example Serpong, can be a culinary centre. In addition, Mari rate, the need for standards of service and quality not only for restaurants, but also to the Lesbian.