Sights & Attractions in New York City

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Name	Category	Location

75½ Bedford Street Rising real-estate rates inspired the construction of New York...	Houses / Mansions	West Village

Abyssinian Baptist Church This 1923 Gothic-style church holds one of Harlem's richest legacies...	Religious Sites	Harlem

Alphabet City The north-south avenues east of 1st Avenue, from Houston Street...	Neighborhoods / Streets	East Village

Astor Place Subway Station At the beginning of the 20th century almost all of the city's...	Transportation Sites	East Village

Battery Park Jutting out at the southernmost point of Manhattan, tree-filled...	Parks	Financial District


The Bronx Zoo When it opened its gates in 1899, the Bronx Zoo had only 843...	Zoos / Aquariums	The Bronx

Brooklyn Bridge "A drive-through cathedral" is how the journalist James Wolcott...	Bridges / Tunnels	Financial District

Bryant Park This lovely green space nestled among landmarks and skyscrapers...	Parks	Midtown West

Canaan Baptist Church of Christ The heavenly gospel music during Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Johnson Jr.'s...	Religious Sites	Harlem

Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine The largest Gothic-style cathedral in the world, even with its...	Religious Sites	Upper West Side

Central Park Central Park's creators had a simple goal: design a place where...	Parks	Upper West Side

Chelsea Market This former Nabisco plant—where the first Oreos were baked...	Markets / Bazaars	Chelsea

Chelsea Piers This sports-and-entertainment complex along the Hudson River...	Sports Venues	Chelsea

Chrysler Building A monument to modern times and the mighty automotive industry...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Citi Field Opened in 2009, the Mets' newest stadium was designed to hark...	Sports Venues	Queens

Columbus Park People-watching is the thing in this park. If you swing by in...	Parks	Chinatown

Cushman Row Built in 1840, this string of homes between 9th and 10th avenues...	Historic Districts / Sites	Chelsea

Ellis Island Please note that due to damage from Hurricane Sandy, Ellis Island...	Historic Districts / Sites	New York Harbor

Empire State Building With a pencil-slim silhouette, recognizable virtually worldwide...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Essex Street Market Started in 1940 as an attempt by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia to...	Markets / Bazaars	Lower East Side

Federal Hall National Memorial It's a museum now, but this site has quite a notable claim: George...	Memorials / Monuments	Financial District

Flatiron Building When completed in 1902, the Fuller Building, as it was originally...	Architectural Sites	Flatiron District

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Standing in the lush grass of this park, you'd never imagine...	Sports Venues	Queens

Gallery Onetwentyeight Inside this narrow space, artist Kazuko Miyamoto directs crisp...	Museums / Galleries	Lower East Side

Gay Street A curved, one-block lane lined with small row houses, Gay Street...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Greenwich Village

Governors Island Governors Island is open to the public from May to October: get...	Parks	New York Harbor

Gracie Mansion The official mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion was built in 1799...	Houses / Mansions	Upper East Side

Gramercy Park You may not be able to enter this private park, but a look through...	Parks	Gramercy

Grand Central Terminal Grand Central is not only the world's largest (76 acres) and...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Hamilton Heights To taste this neighborhood's Harlem Renaissance days, walk down...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Harlem

The High Line Once a railroad track carrying freight trains, this elevated...	Parks	Chelsea

Historic Richmond Town Think of Virginia's Colonial Williamsburg (the polar opposite...	Museum Village	Staten Island

Hotel Chelsea This 12-story Queen Anne-style neighborhood landmark (1884) became...	Hotels	Chelsea

Hudson River Park The quiet places of New York City are treasured by locals, and...	Parks	TriBeCa

Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art At the top of a hill sits this replica of a Tibetan monastery...	Museums / Galleries	Staten Island

Kimlau Square Ten streets converge at this labyrinthine intersection crisscrossed...	Squares	Chinatown

Madame Tussaud's New York Sit in the Oval Office with President Obama, sing along with...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown West

Madison Square Park The benches of this elegant tree-filled park afford great views...	Parks	Flatiron District

MoMA PS1 A pioneer in the "alternative-space" movement, PS1 rose from...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

Morris-Jumel Mansion During the Revolutionary War, General Washington used this wooden...	Houses / Mansions	Harlem

Museum at Eldridge Street The exterior of this Orthodox synagogue, the first to be built...	Religious Sites	Lower East Side

Museum of the Moving Image Like switching to a widescreen television, the Museum of the...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

NBC Studios The GE Building also houses NBC Studios, whose news tapings...	Film / TV Studios	Midtown West

The New York Botanical Garden Considered one of the leading botany centers of the world, this...	Gardens / Arboretums	The Bronx

New York Hall of Science At the northwestern edge of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, the...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Unfortunately you can't tour it, but it's certainly worth ogling...	Financial Institutions	Financial District

The Noguchi Museum In 1985 the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-88)...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

Patchin Place This little cul-de-sac off West 10th Street between Greenwich...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Greenwich Village

Queens Museum of Art Between the zoo and the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows-Corona...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

Queens Zoo Behind the Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park lies...	Zoos / Aquariums	Queens

Riverside Park Surrounded by concrete and skyscrapers all day, you might not...	Parks	Upper West Side

Rockefeller Center If Times Square is New York's crossroads, Rockefeller Center...	Architectural Sites	Midtown West

South Street Seaport Historic District Had this charming cobblestone corner of the city not been declared...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Financial District

St. Marks Place The longtime hub of the edgy East Village, St. Marks Place is...	Neighborhoods / Streets	East Village

St. Patrick's Cathedral This Gothic edifice—the largest Catholic cathedral in the...	Religious Sites	Midtown East

St. Patrick's Old Cathedral If you've watched The Godfather, you've peeked inside New York's...	Religious Sites	NoLIta

Staten Island Ferry Every day, some 60,000 people ride the free ferry to Staten Island...	Tours	New York Harbor

The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty is currently closed due to damage from...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	New York Harbor

Strivers' Row This block of gorgeous 1890s Georgian and neo-Italian homes earned...	Architectural Sites	Harlem

Tompkins Square Park This leafy park fills up with locals year-round, partaking in...	Parks	East Village

Top of the Rock Rockefeller Center's multifloor observation deck, the Top of...	Viewpoints	Midtown West

Union Square Park and Greenmarket A park, farmers' market, meeting place, and site of rallies and...	Markets / Bazaars, Squares	Union Square

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Each August, 700,000 fans come here for the U.S. Open, which...	Sports Venues	Queens

Washington Square Park NYU students, street musicians, skateboarders, jugglers, chess...	Squares	Greenwich Village

World Trade Center Site (Ground Zero) Thousands come each year to connect with events that unfolded...	Architectural Sites	Financial District

Yankee Stadium Fans are still mourning the original, legendary Yankee Stadium...	Sports Venues	The Bronx
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