<div><p>New York City is proof that piles of concrete, metal, and glass can create one of the most beautiful places on earth. If you've never been to the city that never sleeps, now might be the perfect time to plan your trip. </p><p>Bursting at the seams with fine cuisine, old buildings, historic bridges, and modern billboards, NYC blends the old and the new with classic flair. </p><p>Check out these spectacular photos and see if you don't catch a bit of wanderlust!</p><p><strong>1. The harbor looks like something out of a sci-fi movie.</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/image--5-.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/image--5-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/image--5-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Johannes Heuckeroth</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>2. In what other city do you have an enormous park in the center of all the hustle and bustle?</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/mitad-y-mitad-14.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/mitad-y-mitad-14_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/mitad-y-mitad-14_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Stumble Upon</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p><strong>3. Oh, NYC also has one of the most beautiful libraries in the world. I would've guessed this was a ballroom.</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/4956b8f72994bb46014d98815b3dd8c3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/4956b8f72994bb46014d98815b3dd8c3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/4956b8f72994bb46014d98815b3dd8c3_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/4956b8f72994bb46014d98815b3dd8c3_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/4956b8f72994bb46014d98815b3dd8c3_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/4956b8f72994bb46014d98815b3dd8c3_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Our Traveling Blog</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>4. One World Trade Center is a beacon of hope for a more peaceful world.</strong> </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/fulton-street-world-trade-new-york-city.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/fulton-street-world-trade-new-york-city_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/fulton-street-world-trade-new-york-city_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/fulton-street-world-trade-new-york-city_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/fulton-street-world-trade-new-york-city_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/fulton-street-world-trade-new-york-city_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Conde Nast Traveler</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>5. The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most famous photography spots in the city. It's not hard to guess why... </strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/brooklyn-bridge-park-dumbo-brooklyn.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/brooklyn-bridge-park-dumbo-brooklyn_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/brooklyn-bridge-park-dumbo-brooklyn_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/brooklyn-bridge-park-dumbo-brooklyn_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/brooklyn-bridge-park-dumbo-brooklyn_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/brooklyn-bridge-park-dumbo-brooklyn_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Conde Nast Traveler</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>6. Times Square is almost always packed with people and looks like a supersized arcade.</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Times_Square_New_York_City_HDR_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Collins Tours</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>7. Sunset views on 42nd Street aren't that good. Not at all.</strong> </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/17499389_1793910857586352_7456064898693682795_n.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/17499389_1793910857586352_7456064898693682795_n_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>The World on Facebook</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p><strong>8. Yes, NYC gets crazy snowstorms but they are majestic.</strong> </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/jonas_012316_422.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/jonas_012316_422_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/jonas_012316_422_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/jonas_012316_422_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/jonas_012316_422_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/jonas_012316_422_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/jonas_012316_422_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/jonas_012316_422_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/jonas_012316_422_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Winter News</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>9. The fireworks display on the 4th of July is out of this world.</strong> </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/image--4-.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/image--4-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/image--4-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Paul GaNun/NY On Air</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>10. St. Patrick's Cathedral cuts a mighty figure with its spires reaching to the sky. </strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/front-view.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/front-view_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/front-view_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/front-view_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/front-view_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/front-view_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>St. Patrick's Cathedral</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>11. Manhattan is a little island of its own. </strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/image--6-.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/image--6-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/image--6-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Johannes Heuckeroth</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>12. Tired of the noise of the city? Retire for a nature walk in Central Park.</strong> </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/central-park-fall.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/central-park-fall_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/central-park-fall_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/central-park-fall_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/central-park-fall_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Zeal NYC</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p><strong>13. The trendy section of Soho is a great place for sightseeing, shopping, and enjoying a latte at one of the cafes. </strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/SoHo_NewYork.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/SoHo_NewYork_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/SoHo_NewYork_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/SoHo_NewYork_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/SoHo_NewYork_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/SoHo_NewYork_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/SoHo_NewYork_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/SoHo_NewYork_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/SoHo_NewYork_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/SoHo_NewYork_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/SoHo_NewYork_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Loving New York</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>14. People come and go at Grand Central Station. Once you go to NYC, you'll want to keep coming back. </strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Grand_Central_NYC_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Sky Theory</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>Don't forget to share these gorgeous pics with your friends!</strong></p></div>