City guide: New York City

The Big Apple, Gotham, "the city that never sleeps," or however you want to call it, New York is uncontestedly the world's most exciting and vibrant city.

 It is the capital of the globalized world, and a microcosm of the planet -- a melting pot of cultures, styles, and flavors.

 This is the world's urban epicenter, and in between its skyscrapers, down Broadway's bright lights, and past its several world-class museums, New York buzzes with activity.

 Alongside top-notch culture, entertainment, and glamour, is a cosmopolitan diversity in the multitude of locals and tourists always rushing somewhere.

 But while it may all seem too frenetic or chaotic, it doesn't take long to fall for the spirit of New York.

 It is its inexhaustible energy that make it a sensational city to be experienced over and over again. New York doesn't follow trends, it sets them.

 New Yorkers turn shabby into chic, and enjoy the simple as much as the refined.

 They meet for brunch, socialize at a gallery, overdose on shopping, search for the next hottest neighborhood, or sip a cocktail at a rooftop bar, and end their day knowing that there is no other city like this one -- which is why every culture or lifestyle can feel at home here, and you will too.

  Here are some of the top attractions in the city.

1. MoMA
- The world's best modern art collection.
2. MUSEUM MILE
- The greatest concentration of museums in the world within one mile of each other:
Choose from the Metropolitan, the Frick Collection, or the Guggenheim. And don't forget the fantastic Museum of Natural History.
3. Empire State Building
- The world's most famous skyscraper.
4. Statue of Liberty
- The international icon of freedom.
5. Central Park
- An oasis in the city.
6. 5th and MADISON AVENUE shopping
- The world's top designers and department stores door-to-door.
7. SoHo SHOPPING
- The trendiest stores for the discerning shopper.
8. Chelsea galleries and Village dining
- The center of the art world, and chic little neighborhood restaurants.
9. Rockefeller Center
- 360-degree views of the entire city and St. Patrick's Cathedral.
10. Times Square and Broadway theater
- Bright lights and theater mega-productions.