While the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the biggest Thanksgiving attraction in New York City, there are plenty of other things to see and do in the city that doesn't sleep.

If you don't plan on cooking for the holiday, then check out one of the many NYC restaurants that will be open on Thanksgiving, like 230 Fifth, which will features a hot Thanksgiving buffet and carving station for just $42 for adults and $25 for children. Aureole, an elegant restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side, will offer a three course Thanksgiving menu for $115 for adults and $55 for children 12 and under. You also have to option to stop by Blaue Gans Thanksgiving, an Austro-German restaurant in Tribeca that will serve a three-course Thanksgiving dinner for $60. The Cibo Restaurant in Midtown is also providing customers with a three-course Thanksgiving dinner menu for $55 and children $25 price, if you are in the mood for Tuscan-inspired American cuisine.

Besides dining, other city attractions that will be open for business on the holiday include the Central Park Zoo, the New York Aquarium, the Prospect Park Zoo and the Queens Zoo. Tourists can also take a ride on the Circle Line 2 Hour Semi-Circle Cruise and the 3 Hour Full Island Cruise, or pay a visit to Ellis Island, the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty.

In addition, a host of museums will be open, including the National Museum of the American Indian, the Jewish Children's Museum in Brooklyn, along with Madame Tussauds and Ripley's Believe It or Not.

Those with the heart to give on the holiday can seize upon a number of volunteer opportunities across the city. Gods Love We Deliver is an organization that delivers turkeys to home-bound New Yorkers, while the Church of the Intercession's Gobble Gobble Give NYC uses volunteers for a variety of good-will deeds.