• A dance club can be a fun way to celebrate your 21st.DANCE NIGHT image by RenRov from Fotolia.com
  
  Your 21st birthday is a huge milestone in life in which you become a full adult and finally can enjoy a glass of wine, beer or mixed drink out on the town. Celebrating your 21st birthday in a big city like New York can be an exciting day for any newly minted 21 year old. If you should find yourself in N.Y.C. and are getting ready to turn 21, learn some fun ways you can celebrate this big birthday with friends and family in the big city of New York.
  
  

Fancy Dinner and Desserts

• New York City has a variety of delicious eateries you can enjoy on a 21st birthday. For a 21st celebration, head to the '21' Club for yummy food and a fancy environment. You can also get a gourmet birthday cake from New York's well-known bakery Payard Patisserie, which has pricey but delish treats.
  
  '21' Club
  21 West 52nd Street
  New York, NY 10019
  (212) 582-7200
  http://www.21club.com/web/onyc/21_club.jsp
  
  Payard Patisserie
  714 Madison Avenue
  4th Floor
  New York, NY 10065
  (212) 426-1772
  http://www.payard.com/
  
  

A Day at Times Square

• Make a day of it in Times Square for your 21st birthday. You can shop at the many shops in the Square. You can also try some of the activities Times Square offers, such as Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. Dine at famous Times Square restaurants like Planet Hollywood. Times Square offers a great environment for exciting fun, which is just what you need to celebrate a 21st birthday.
  
  Madame Tussaud's New York
  234 West 42nd Street
  New York, NY 10036
  (800) 246-8872
  http://www.madametussauds.com/NewYork/
  
  Planet Hollywood
  1540 Broadway
  New York, NY 10036
  (212) 333-7827
  http://www.planethollywoodintl.com/locations_newyork.php
  
  

A Broadway Show

• A Broadway play is another fun idea for a 21st birthday celebration, especially if you are a theater lover. Take in one of the Broadway classics, such as "Phantom of the Opera," "Chicago," or "Wicked." You can find tickets and show times at the box office located on Broadway, or by phone at 1-800-BROADWAY.
  
  

Coney Island Fun

• In the summer, a day at Coney Island can be a great way to celebrate a 21st birthday. Coney Island offers guests a large variety of fun activities including theme-park rides, sideshow attractions and guilty-pleasure carnival foods like Nathan's hot dogs and funnel cakes. Check online to make sure the park will be open, because it is seasonal and also depends on weather.
  
  Coney Island
  1208 Surf Avenue
  Brooklyn, NY 11224
  (718) 372-5159
  http://www.coneyisland.com/tourism.shtml
  
  

Night Clubs

• A traditional activity on a 21st birthday is going out to a club to enjoy your first night of legal drinking. New York has a plethora of clubs to choose from depending on music and style. You can head to the Blue Note Jazz Club for some good live music or head to the trendy Cielo night club in the meatpacking district for some eclectic dance music that will keep you moving all night. If you want to hop from club to club, just walk down Bleecker, and enjoy visiting the many different bars and clubs.
  
  Blue Note Jazz Club
  131 W. 3rd St
  New York, NY 10012
  (212) 475-8592
  http://www.bluenotejazz.com/newyork/index.shtml
  
  Cielo Club
  Little West 12th St
  New York, NY 10014
  (212) 645-5700
  http://www.cieloclub.com/fr_web/root.php