Content plays a major role in the museum's rapid visitor growth, but its use of technology to engage and educate people before and during their visits will set new precedents for attractions to come.
Theme parks, with gargantuan layout and wait times as their key "feature," could benefit a lot from mobile integration. It doesn't have to be more complicated than a well-functioning mobile app, at least as a start.
Any new high profile attraction built these days has to take digital media very seriously, including social, and New York Wheel needs all the help it can trying to attract tourists to its out-of-the-way location.
Madison Square Garden is an eyesore built atop a travesty. It's a daily affront to commuters and a constant reminder that the arrogance of a few can make life terrible for many.
The impact of Hurricane Sandy is still sorely felt by some of New York’s greatest attractions; however, the storm forced the institutions into renovating making them better prepared to survive in the future.
Jack Hanna's allure to zoos worldwide as an evangelist, in midst of other more tech-friendly entertainment options for kids these days, is invaluable, and his hometown is worried about the effect if he ever retires.