There are two things in finding your way through any major city in the world: a landmark and an effective transport system.
This is what you ought to look for when finding your way through Manhattan. This is the financial capital to New York City. It therefore has intimidating sky scrapers that can easily confuse a visitor.
Some of the landmarks that you ought to have at sight include the UN headquarters. This towering 38 storied and gigantic compound would help you in finding your way.
The Penn Station is a must to know if you plan to travel in the City. This will link you to the Long Island and to New Jersey. These are high speed trains that are very efficient. Due to terrorist threats, the trains are also highly protected by the New York police.
There are streets that you must take note of so as to be able to be finding your way through Manhattan. The Henry Hudson Bridge all the way to the Battery park is one major highway that you must master. This connection through the Battery park to the Canal Street in the Downtown Manhattan will also help you find your way.
The area between 8th and 125th Street is the district for lovers of theater. There are a number of theater group including live stage performance in this part of Manhattan.
The ball game is all different when you take the subways into the trains. You must have a map of the subways to know which stop leads you to what part of Manhattan. It is best to study the subways and perhaps use a bus to know at what point each of the underground train station s emerge through into the ground level.