View New York City
from a New Perspective

New York is spectacular from any vantage point. Choose from one or more of the following delightful ways to see Manhattan:

Helicopter Tours - Sweep past giant skyscrapers on a helicopter tour of the city. The New York skyline is dazzling by day, glittering by night. Meet the Statue of Liberty close up as the helicopter flutters near her torch -- symbol of hope to generations of Americans.

• Island Helicopter Sightseeing, 212/683-4575.
• Liberty Helicopter Tours, 212/967-6464, 800/542-9933.

Boat Tours - Sightseeing boat tours combine the drama of the New York skyline with the leisure of a cruise. Enjoy fine dining, entertainment and evening sightseeing aboard Spirit Cruises, 212/727-7735. Or try luxury dining and dancing with a narrated tour of New York Harbor on a World Yacht Cruise, 212/630-8111.

Some tours will take you around Manhattan while others explore New York Harbor where you will see the Statue of Liberty from the same perspective as newcomers to this country:

• TNT Hydrolines Catamaran Cruise, 800/BOATRIDE, circumnavigate Manhattan in 75 minutes.
• Circle Line Sightseeing Yacht, 212/563-3200, the classic three-hour cruise around Manhattan.
• The Staten Island Ferry, 718/390-5253, a scenic round trip to Staten Island.

For a boating experience with a historical perspective, depart from South Street Seaport on the Pioneer, 212/669-9400. Launched in 1885, this schooner still regularly carries visitors across the New York Harbor.

Across the East River - Waters Edge Restaurant, 718/482-0033, in Queens with its walls of windows features a spectacular view of Manhattan from across the East River.

From the Tallest Buildings - See the city from the top of the Empire State Building, 212/736-3100, once the tallest but still one of the most spectacular views in the world. Walk out on the deck and see the city from above.

From a Double Decker Bus - Double decker tour buses offer a riding view of the City. Gray Line/Short Line Tours, 212/397-2600, offers tours from two to nine hours long. Hop on and off New York Apple Tour's open-top London double decker buses, 800/876-9868, an unlimited number of times for two consecutive days of sightseeing and shopping fun. The New York Double Decker Tours, 212/967-6008, runs a continuous loop throughout Manhattan, pay one price and step on and off at your leisure.