COOL THINGS IN JAPAN YOU MUST SEE
This is the buzzing financial heart of the city, home to Wall Street and glittering skyscrapers that form deep canyons between the buildings.
Many of the beautiful old cast iron buildings that were originally garment factories were abandoned. Today those cast iron buildings house luxury lofts that sell for several million dollars. SOHO is full of designer boutiques, high-end art galleries and trendy restaurants.
In the 1970s and early 1980s parts of Chelsea were essentially slums. The area by the docks was dangerous and crime ridden. The docks themselves were rusting and rotting. Today Chelsea has some of the most exciting attractions in New York City.
This is one of the most iconic and exciting NYC neighborhoods with many of the city’s main attractions. This is the place that first time visitors to NYC will always go.
It contains the greatest concentration of culture in the Western Hemisphere and possibly the world. So, if you’re a culture vulture, you may want to base yourself in this area and museum-hop with wild abandon for a couple of days or more.
Besides the museums, the area has the added advantage of being next to Central Park and some of the city’s best restaurants.