You've got one day to spend in New York City. What do you have to do?

For the first 23 years of my life, I lived in New York. I did absolutely no sightseeing or exploring in my spare time. Most of my weekends were spent saying, "I don't know...I wish there was something to do around here." The first part of my life was spent missing out on so many unique experiences that only New York can offer, and I refuse to miss out on one more moment. 

As part of my mission to see and do it all, I created this bucket list. It has touristy things, as well as things and places I had never heard of until I moved back. I hope this list inspires you to get out and explore where you live. There's nothing wrong with acting like a tourist - you never know what places, foods, and people you might find! Feel free to follow along on Facebook, check out some shots on Instagram, and take your own journey with the hashtag #FiveBoroughBucketList!

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The #FiveBoroughBucketList

1. Go to an Islanders game
2. Ride the Coney Island Cyclone
3. See a taping of SNL
4. Ride the Staten Island Ferry
5. Visit the Unisphere
6. See the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
7. Ride the Roosevelt Island Tramway
8. Eat at Eddie's Sweet Shop
9. See a movie with Rooftop Films
10. Sing in karaoke at Arlene's Grocery
11. Eat at The Halal Guys
12. Win the Hamilton lottery
13. See a movie with Bryant Park Movies
14. Eat Crack Pie from Milk Bar
15. Explore Central Park (Part 1)
16. Eat dim sum in Chinatown
17. Have a cookie from Levain Bakery
18. Catch a Yankees Game
19. Drink at Brooklyn Brewery
20. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
21. Run the NYC Marathon
22. Catch a Mets Game
23. Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art
24. Macy's Flower Show: 2017 Show/2018 Show/2019 Show
25. See the Dyker Heights Christmas lights
26. See all the bridges
27. Have a hot dog at Nathan's Famous
28. See a show at Carnegie Hall
29. Catch a Broadway show
30. See Shakespeare in the Park
31. Join the Human Karaoke Experience
32. Volunteer with NY Cares
33. Explore Ellis Island (Part 1, Part 2)
34. Eat at Prince Street Pizza
35. See a Show at Kings Theatre
36. Ride a Bike through Central Park
37. Go to NY Comic Con
38. See the NY Auto Show
39. Cheer at a NYRR race
40. Visit the Museum of Natural History
41. See the Museum of the Moving Image
42. Drink at the Bohemian Beer Garden
43. Travel out of Grand Central Terminal
44. Eat at Eataly
45. Sing in K Town Karaoke
46. Bryant Park Ice Skating
47. See the Rockettes
48. Pillow Fight Day
49. Join the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge
50. Go to the Whispering Gallery in Grand Central
51. See the Berlin Wall remnants
52. See the Queens Museum Panorama
53. Catch a show at the Apollo Theater
54. Visit the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
55. Take a Food Tour
56. Do the Great Saunter
57. Have Ices from the Lemon Ice King
58. Ride the SeaGlass Carousel
59. Reach the top of the Empire State Building
60. Go to a street fair
61. Stop at a random subway station and explore the area
62. Go to Governors Island
63. Brooklyn Smorgasburg
64. Coney Island Mermaid Parade
65. Visit Rockaway Beach
66. Tour the Intrepid
67. Visit the New York Transit Museum
68. Eat at Little Russia on Brighton Beach
69. Participate in Scott's Pizza Tours
70. Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival
71. Floyd Bennett Field
72. Brooklyn Cherry Blossom Festival
73. See Movies with a View
74. Participate in Santa Con
75. Run the Tunnel to Towers race
76. See a Lunar New Year Parade
77. Visit the Museum of Sex
78. See an exhibit at the International Center of Photography
79. Visit Grant's Tomb
80. Go to the Main Branch of the New York Public Library
81. Sleep No More
82. Go to a speakeasy
83. Eat on Arthur Avenue
84. Go surfing in Rockaway Beach
85. Explore street art in Bushwick
86. Party at House of Yes
87. Run along the West Side Highway
88. Eat at a 24-hour diner at an odd time
89. Shop for books at The Strand
90. See a NYCFC game
91. Go to the Village Halloween Parade
92. Explore the Guggenheim
93. Go kayaking
94. Shop at a flea market
95. Visit Coney Island
96. Eat lobster on City Island
97. Participate in outdoor yoga
98. Catch a show at SummerStage in Central Park
99. Go to a US Open match
100. Jazz Age Lawn Party
101. Picnic in Prospect Park
102. Catch a local act perform
103. Concert at Bowery Ballroom
104. Visit the Museum of the City of New York
105. Have a knish from Yonah Schinmel's
106. Eat in Little Italy
107. Explore The Frick Collection
108. Eat pastrami at Katz's
109. Shop at Chelsea Market
110. Join a Protest
111. Party on a hotel rooftop
112. Tour the Morris-Jumel Mansion
113. Sing showtunes at Marie's Crisis
114. Have a sandwich from Faicco's
115. Catch a Cyclones game
116. Walk around Manhattan for a day (Part 1)
117. Hop on hop off water taxi
118. Walk the High Line
119. NYC Restaurant Week
120. Eat a Rainbow Bagel at the Bagel Store
121. Shop the Broadway Flea Market
122. Have a Beer at McSorley's
123. Eat a slice from L&B Spumoni Gardens
124. Have a Cronut
125. Have tea at the Russian Tea Room
126. Eat a doughnut at Doughnut Plant
127. Participate in a November Project workout
128. Tour the United Nations
129. Take a bus tour
130. Tour the Queens Museum
131. One World Observatory
132. Hell's Kitchen Flea Market
133. Visit Strawberry Fields
134. Eat at Roberta's Pizza
135. Citi Summer Streets
136. Take a class with NY Trapeze
137. Tour Gracie Mansion
138. St. Patrick's Day Parade
139. See Billy Joel at the Garden
140. Canoe the Gowanus
141. Eat cheesecake at Junior's
142. Have a milkshake from Black Tap
143. Governors Ball Music Festival
144. Have the Recession Special at Gray's Papaya
145. Eat at the New World Mall Food Court
146. Explore Roosevelt Island
147. Participate in a Fleet Week Activity
148. Have an egg cream in Brooklyn
149. Pride Parade
150. Eat under the Brooklyn Bridge
151. Go to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
152. Take a class at Brooklyn Kitchen
153. Fire at a dark at a world map - eat at a respective restaurant
154. Have a cone from Soft Swerve
155. See the Cloisters
156. Feast of San Gennaro
157. Visit the Brooklyn Bridge at night
158. Go to a concert at Bargemusic
159. See the New York City Ballet
160. Have a dollar slice
161. Play an instrument on the subway
162. Climb to the top of the Statue of Liberty
163. See the Wall Street Bull
164. Watch the sunset from Sunset Park
165. Visit the Paley Center
166. Museum of Modern Art​
167. Take an NBC studio tour
168. Get inside Gramercy Park
169. Take a Class with Gotham City Writers
170. Find Brandon from HONY
171. Go to the Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze
172. Have Banana Pudding from Magnolia's​
173. Shop the Bryant Park Winter Village
174. Ride Jane's Carousel
175. Paddle boat in Central Park
176. Photograph Manhattanhenge
177. Have a bagel and lox at Russ & Daughters
178. Visit the Green-Wood Cemetery​
179. Watch a movie at Film Forum
180. Find the hidden subway station​
181. Go to a Knicks game
182. Go to the Top of the Rock​
183. Go to Moth Story Slam​
184. Go on an Egg Cream Crawl​
185. Drink at a rooftop bar at sunset
186. Eat a Doughnut from Peter Pan
187. Attend an event at the library