Manhattan
Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.
Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. Manhattan is coextensive with New York County, which is the smallest county by area in the U.S. state of New York, and one of the smallest in the United States. Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip of the state, Manhattan is centrally located in the Northeast megalopolis and represents the urban core of the New York metropolitan area. Manhattan serves as New York City's economic and administrative center and has been described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
See the Districts articles for more listings. Manhattan is home to many of New York's premier tourist attractions. Following is a selection of the highlights and "must sees" - the remainder will be found within the articles for the various Manhattan districts and neighborhoods.
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Things to do
See the Districts articles for more listings. Perhaps the most obvious thing to do in Manhattan is to walk. A lot. One of the greatest things to see in Manhattan is Manhattan. Get out and experience it!
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Where to eat
See the Districts articles for more listings. Almost any type of food you can imagine and any cuisine you can name is available in Manhattan. With thousands of restaurants, delis, grocery stores, and street vendors throughout the borough, you can find an excellent meal at virtually any price point.
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Getting to Manhattan
- Airports
- LaGuardia (LGA), 13 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 14 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 21 km
- Philadelphia → Manhattan137 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · $13–17
- Hartford → Manhattan153 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · $14–19
- Albany → Manhattan209 km · quickest by road, 3h 47m · $19–26
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Manhattan
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Manhattan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inWhile there is no airport in Manhattan (see the NYC page for details on airports serving the area), there are helicopter and seaplane services into the city.
- Get inAt least two companies provide helicopter services between Manhattan and area airports, from helipads on W34th Street, E34th Street, and Wall Street.
- Get inSeaplane services are available to East Hampton from E23rd Street during the summer months.
- Get inNeither are for the faint of pocket – the helicopter service costs $125 or more while the seaplane service costs $425 per person.
- Get inScheduled helicopter services are also available to the airport in Bridgeport, CT from Manhattan.
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