If you are heading to The Big Apple for the first time, you’ll certainly have a number of attractions already on your list. But in a city as large as New York, you might find that your sightseeing will be more enjoyable if you sign up for one of the many sightseeing tours available in the city. You can take tours that traverse the city and visit the top five or ten sights, or you can also join individual tours at each location so that you are sure not to miss the most important highlights. For those out for a most memorable experience, consider even taking a helicopter tour of the city. Check with your hotel’s concierge service for information on reputable companies that are nearby, or try reading about a number of options at sites such as www.nyctourist.com .

For those who plan on doing their sightseeing on their own, you’ll want to start with a good map of the city, and then locate the subway stops nearest each stop that you plan to make. Consider seeing sites on the same line or at least within a walk or short cab ride of each other on the same day. You’ll want to try to group sites together that make the most sense to tackle in one day – for example, Ground Zero and Battery Park would be two sites to see on the same day, but not necessarily Ground Zero, the Empire State Building and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.