The songs and verses of centuries have praised, pined for, and even bemoaned every nuance of "The Greatest City on Earth." So what can we say about it that you haven't already heard? Probably nothing! So we'll say it again. It's a wonderful town, and it never sleeps. There are few other cities in the world that evoke as much loyalty and equal exasperation from its residents, or elicit so much excitement and consternation from its visitors. Yes, you'll see the Empire State Building, Central Park, and the Statue of Liberty. Of course, you'll take in a Broadway show, fawn over the jewelry in Tiffany's, spend hours and even days wandering the halls of endless world-class museums filled to the brim with priceless masterpieces, eat mounds of shockingly good food, and take a picture of yourself in Times Square.

These are places you go and things you look at, though they are not necessarily what leaves an impression on you about life in Gotham. It's riding a Manhattan taxi, eating a Nathan's hot dog on the steps of the New York Public Library, watching the eye-popping acrobatics of the street dancers, being bustled by a tidal wave of humanity onto a subway train, and so many more of these sorts of things that you will remember most. It's experiencing the incomparable New York lifestyle itself that keeps people coming back!