Times
Square
,
New
York
is
one
of
top
three
most
____________________
tourist
attractions
in
the
world
.
____________________
the
?
Crossroads
of
the
World
?
it
welcomes
millions
and
millions
of
tourists
every
year
who
tour
the
bowtie
-
shaped
plaza
,
____________________
____________________
lights
of
the
big
city
like
moths
to
a
?
ame
.
So
popular
is
it
that
it
has
been
featured
in
literature
as
well
as
many
?
lms
,
television
shows
,
music
videos
,
and
video
games
.
On
a
given
day
,
____________________
of
ogle
-
eyed
visitors
traverse
the
streets
creating
a
24
-
hour
buzz
of
energy
,
rubbing
shoulders
with
celebrities
,
and
posing
for
photos
with
Elvis
impersonators
,
the
human
Statue
of
Liberty
,
or
any
of
a
host
of
cartoon
characters
who
vie
for
their
tips
.
Day
or
night
,
street
performers
and
artists
provide
____________________
on
demand
and
not
-
so
-
original
souvenirs
while
people
-
watchers
get
their
fill
and
then
some
.
There
is
much
to
see
as
the
square
is
located
in
midtown
Manhattan
in
the
very
heart
of
New
York
City
and
____________________
by
skyscrapers
,
billboards
,
shops
,
restaurants
,
and
hotels
at
every
turn
.
It
encompasses
several
city
blocks
north
from
40th
street
,
including
the
now
family
-
friendly
42nd
street
at
the
intersection
of
Seventh
Avenue
and
the
Broadway
Theatre
District
.
Flashing
theatre
marquees
and
multi
-
story
electronic
billboards
____________________
the
streets
like
a
giant
spotlight
,
____________________
the
stages
in
its
vicinity
.
A
Broadway
(
or
off
-
Broadway
)
play
is
de
?
nitely
a
must
-
see
.
Bonus
points
if
it
?
s
a
musical
.
____________________
____________________
nearby
also
include
Madame
Tussaud
?
s
Wax
Museum
with
over
200
wax
?
gures
of
A
-
list
stars
,
world
leaders
,
musicians
,
sports
____________________
,
and
more
,
as
well
as
Ripley
?
s
Believe
It
Or
Not
if
you
?
re
fascinated
by
the
odd
,
the
unusual
,
and
the
downright
unbelievable
.
However
,
its
most
magni
?
cent
display
is
the
New
Year
?
s
Eve
Spectacular
,
featuring
star
-
____________________
musical
performances
and
the
dropping
of
the
ball
at
midnight
,
a
tradition
which
began
in
1908
by
the
New
York
Times
,
which
was
then
headquartered
in
the
Times
Tower
.
An
estimated
one
million
people
brave
below
-
____________________
temperatures
to
converge
on
Times
Square
every
year
for
this
event
while
millions
more
watch
worldwide
and
wish
that
they
were
there
in
the
jam
-
packed
,
crush
of
____________________
.
There
is
indeed
nothing
like
it
.
