For a certain kind of traveler it's a can't-miss first-trip stop — the Big Apple at its biggest and most audacious — a culture-filled crossroads that rewards exploration.
It's too loud, too bright, and too filled with Naked Cowboys, bootleg mascot characters, and scammers — overstimulating enough that many find it best avoided outside a show.
If it's your first trip, this is the maximalist New York postcard you pictured — see it once, ideally tied to a Broadway show.
“For a certain kind of traveler, Times Square is a can't-miss stop on your first trip to New York City—the Big Apple at its biggest and most audacious.”
Kids tend to love the spectacle — the M&M store, Madame Tussauds, and the lights — even as adults find it exhausting.
What people say
Straight from the reviews
“There's no denying it's too loud, too bright, too filled with Naked Cowboys and bootleg mascot characters and scammers. But it's also a culture-filled crossroads that rewards exploration”
“For others, it's an overcrowded, overstimulating, overly commercialized neighborhood that's best avoided, except for the brief time when you're coming or going from a Broadway show.”