whenever you visit a new place there's always certain attractions and everybody says you
have to go to today we'll take a look at New York's most famous tourist activities and see
if they're overrated or not you don't want to miss it since this topic is so debatable I need
another New York City YouTuber we have Sarah Funk who also gives tours the perfect co-host hey John
I'm ready to get going let's do this let's rock we call something overrated it doesn't mean it's
a bad attraction we just think it's a little overhyped totally agree we'll start with maybe
the most famous attraction in New York City the Empire State Building and it pains me to say this
but I think it's overrated now if you are a fan of buildings Art Deco style was the tallest building
in the world for many years I think it's great but if you're a fan of just pure observation decks I
think at the bars on the actual observation deck make it a little bit difficult to see
things versus some of the other observation decks what do you think listen I sadly agree with you
on this but I do have a thing to say about it I would say it's not the best view in the city
why because that iconic view of New York has the Empire State Building in it and what happens if
you're in the Empire State Building John you can't see the Empire State Building back that's the
problem there but the interior they have a really cool exhibit I like that about it but I would say
overall overrated but if you're strictly there for the view I would say go to another observation
deck I'd say for just a pure observation deck experience I'd say Top of the Rock reviews 100
agree on that this is one that a lot of tourists even tend to agree with me on Times Square I think
it's totally overrated I think it's worth visiting once in your life I mean I I go a few times a year
because of filming or going to Broadway shows it's absolutely overcrowded every scam in New York City
this Hub is Times Square I know it's iconic and you should go but I think it is completely
overrated listen I'm gonna say something scandalous right now right and I think it's
not overrated okay I know that's crazy but here's why there there's nowhere else on the planet like
Times Square nowhere okay Times Square is totally One of a Kind a commercial disaster explosion
well what about Tokyo similar I haven't been there so it doesn't count okay it doesn't count
you can't come to New York and not through Times Square John I didn't I didn't tell him not to go
I just said it was overrated you can't yes but it's part of the reason why I say it's
not overrated because I feel like you gotta go there once to get the photo Statue of Liberty
I'm gonna say not overrated if you go inside the crown which is one of the coolest things
I have ever done in New York City for twenty four dollars the same price as going to the
pedestal look I understand you can see the Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Ferry from all
the boat cruises but going inside the crown no definitely not overrated that's really cool and
I've never done that but I actually do consider the Statue of Liberty overrated which it pains
me to say a bit because in a way it is an icon of New York it's what notified those immigrants that
came over from all over the world that they're in New York City Welcome them but I've never been to
the crowd and unless you're going to the crown maybe I don't know I don't think it's worth it
why because exactly the point you made which is you can see it beautifully from a a boat
I do recommend classic Harbor line it's a much more luxurious experience and only slightly more
expensive than those super packed boats that you see on the Harbor on the other hand most
visits to the Statue of Liberty include Ellis Island which I think is an amazing experience
actually you can find where you're passing I think it's not overrated also because it includes Ellis
Island like I wouldn't tell someone just go to LSI when I would say stop at the Statue but I
I understand your point you could just see it depends what kind of tourist you are but do
the crown do the crown book it a month or two in advance just a month that's good you've heard you
for longer I mean I tried to book it a while ago and they were like six months now it's not so bad
I haven't been so listen to John with that one what's the next one madame tussos this one I think
is the easiest in the video It's called overrated maybe just maybe if there was only one madame
tussos in the entire world I would change my opinion but the fact is there's 30 of them it is
on every single New York City attraction pass so it's always super mobbed and I feel like there's
tourists that go there that they'll never take the New York City subway but they'll just check
out the replica you'll see replicas of New York in there you should be outside actually experiencing
things it's not La we're not a celebrity driven City I agree 100 overrated why similar reasons
to John really there's no point in going there it's all over the world my theory is if you're
coming to New York you should do things in New York City that you can't do anywhere else and
you can do Madame Tussauds in like a gazillion places so skip it and save your money it's not
the Brooklyn Bridge this is a New York City icon this one pains me but obviously it's overrated
I'm gonna say it's overrated not for the reasons you may think I mean it's an architectural wonder
it was a longest suspension bridge in the world I'm calling it overrated for two reasons one it
is always super crowded unless you go at dawn or I don't know at night later on and the second reason
is because you can't see the Brooklyn Bridge from the Brooklyn Bridge but I actually love the
Manhattan Bridge Walk where you can stare at the Brooklyn Bridge I think you should do it I just
think it's a bit overhyped all right I'm about to possibly blow your mind here John I disagree I do
not think it's overrated and here's why yes it is crazy crowded but there's a way to do it now that
they just open that's not crazy crowded they just opened a bike lane underneath and there's like no
one on that so you can actually cross it now in peace without a gazillion people like in your
face and it's a great experience the other thing I think is nice about the Brooklyn Bridge is it's
a classic view of the city you don't have to be on it to appreciate is that what your point is
you have to be on it is that my point is doing that Brooklyn Bridge Walk that everybody does
classic walk I think it can be overrated just the walk not taking a picture next to it okay I think
you can do it as on the bike I would say do it on the bike don't walk it I agree I didn't even
think about that they just opened the bike lane it's so originally the bike lane was where all
the walking was and it was absolute chaos and hell if you're watching this video and you're visiting
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itineraries where to eat where to go a big help link Down Below in the description Central Park
I'm gonna say not overrated even though I've lived in Brooklyn the last three years and
everyone says Prospect Park is better everyone says it was olmsted's Masterpiece after designing
Central Park but guess what no Parks have that kind of cityscape view and are that iconic and
are that big to have so many things going on I know it's super touristy you can find
little pockets in the park that are peaceful So Many Adventures to be had near some of the
best museums in the city not overrated I completely agree absolutely not overrated
whoever said Prospect Park is better is insane to me Brooklyn people have told me that that's
they just say that because they love Brooklyn and I don't I'm all about that like loving your burrow
thing but uh saying it's olmsted's Masterpiece in many ways Central Park is a masterpiece in itself
it was actually designed to look like the great paintings in Europe and that's why when you take
a picture there it literally looks like you're in a fairyland oh totally it's absolutely worth it
the men I am gonna 100 say it is not overrated it is one of the most expensive museums in the
city at thirty dollars unless you're a New York resident but they have works of art in there that
you cannot find anywhere else in the world it is one of the best attractions in the city that you
could spend an entire day and not even scratch the surface of I have met very few people that
have ever went to the met and said they had a bad experience 100 agree absolutely not overrated but
it is the best art museum in the City by far and in fact um in the video you popped up in recently
about New York in 2023 I talk about how they're going to have two of Van Gogh's most famous pieces
on display together in the Met Museum this year so they're always doing new things they also have the
fabulous Met Gala hello I mean listen that's just a situation a moment in itself and the rooftop bar
has some amazing views of Central Park it does yeah I think it's the best views of Central Park
from above that you can really get there's no rooftop bars that really show it like that that
except for the met the drinks are overpriced I am not worth the money that's overrated the drinks
on the rooftop of the Mets what's overrated did you know you don't actually have to get a drink
there you can just go up there Rockefeller Center Christmas tree I'm going to say overrated because
for one it is super crowded almost the entire time that it's up and two I don't even think it's the
best Christmas tree in the city I've liked the latte palaces treat better on certain years I
feel like the Rockefeller tree it looks the same every single year and it's just packed the first
time tourists so I think you should see it from afar but I don't think you need to spend too
much time elbowing your way in just to get that one good picture I agree it's over it's just too
crazy it's absolute chaos there it's not worth it but if you're gonna go there stop by real quick
see the tree from afar and see the Saks Fifth Avenue oh yeah light show and then get out of
there it is absolute chaos though crowds beyond anything I've ever seen seen in the city The High
Line I'm going to say not overrated for when it's free it's also one of the most touristy things in
New York that I actually enjoy doing over and over again when I'm actually in the area I mean
you have art displays up there you're above the city you feel like you can spy down on people it
has a good history it used to be railroad tracks I love how they converted it I like where it starts
over the Meatpacking District walked the whole thing bam you're at the vessel you're at Hudson
yard so it's the perfect Trek for a tourist I'm a fan I also agree it's totally not overrated the
best time to do it is in the spring when all the flowers are blooming it does tend to get crowded
so I would recommend doing it right when they open or right before they close actually right before
they close a lot of people aren't there every time I've gone what time like six seven their hours of
closing changes depend on when the sun sets so you want to go like in my opinion right before
they close or right when they open and you can stop at a Chelsea Market let's talk it's number
one I know you're a fan right and which used to be the Nabisco Factory which is where they
made Oreos which I'm also a huge fan of fun fact I grew up in Fairlawn New Jersey home to the Nabisco
Factory driving on the highway I would smell the cookies yeah wow that's tempting I don't know if
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