New York City, or the Big Apple as it is affectionately known, is America's largest metro area, with a massive population of 22 million people, and at times it can feel like everyone in America is there. But New York remains one of the most vibrant cities, not just in America, but in the whole world, regularly being voted the best city on the planet. With more clothes shops than the cast of Sex in the City could ever hope to exhaust, a hugely varied bar and club scene, some of the world's most sought-after restaurants and must-see landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building it certainly lives up to its reputation.