New York City’s Must-Do Seasonal Activities

Central Park was designed by Calvert Vaux and Frederik Law Olmsted. The pair won a design competition to improve the park. The park was open to the public in 1857. It is the first urban-landscaped park in America. Central Park is bordered on the north by West 110th Street, on the south by West 59th Street, on the west by Eighth Avenue, and on the east by Fifth Avenue.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual Thanksgiving parade that is held by Macy’s department store. It is one of America's most popular Thanksgiving Day traditions and biggest parade in America. This spectacular parade features more than 10,000 participants, some of which include performance groups, the nation's best marching bands, wonderful floats, and the famous giant helium balloons.

Rockefeller Center is a complex of commercial buildings between 48th and 51st Streets (between 5th and 7th Avenues) in the center of Midtown Manhattan. It's best known for its famous Christmas tree, outdoor cafe and ice skating rink, shopping, NBC Stuidos tour, and Top of the Rock Observation Deck for views of NY. There is also a giant statue of Atlas holding the globe along with Radio City Music Hall, the largest indoor theater in the United States.

The US Open, officially named the United States Open Tennis Championships is the biggest event in professional tennis. Since 1987, the US Open has been the fourth and final tennis major comprising the Grand Slam. The other three major events are the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. The US Open is held annually in August and September over a two-week period (the weeks before and after Labour Day weekend).