Times Square is a major attraction in NYC. Times Square is located from West 42nd to West 47th street at the junction of Broadway and 7th Ave. From a foreigner’s point of view, it is sometimes known as “The crossroads of the world”, “The center of the universe”, and “The heart of the world”. It is one of the world’s busiest pedestrian areas and the hub of the Broadway theatre district. It is known as the cultural and commercial heart of NYC. People from all over the world come to visit NYC and Times Square is surely in each person’s travel destination. Approximately 50 million tourists go to Times Square each year, 330,000 people pass by daily, and over 460,000 people walk through on its busiest days. Times Square is also extremely easy to access. Almost all of the subway lines intersect at Times Square and the major transportation hub Pennsylvania Station and Grand Central station are all nearby. Some things to do in Times Square consists of hop on hop off sightseeing tours, Madame Tussauds New York, National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey, and Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Times Square. These are just some of the things that you can do at Times Square. The biggest event to happen during New Year’s Eve is the ball drop. Approximately one million people crowd the streets of Times Square on New Year’s Eve to watch the ball drop which is approximately double the amount of people in Times Square. Tourists from all over the world come to see the ball drop and if you’re that type of person then you can go see it as well. However, this activity does require a lot of planning. There are no bathrooms once you get inside, you cannot leave and then come back and most importantly you will be outside, in freezing weather, standing for almost a whole day.