Sights & Attractions in New York City

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Name	Category	Location

Appellate Division Courthouse Sculpted by Frederick Ruckstuhl, figures representing Wisdom and...	Government Buildings	Flatiron District

B. Altman Building/New York Public Library-Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL) In 1906 department-store magnate Benjamin Altman gambled that...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Bowling Green Perhaps most recognized as the home of Arturo Di Modica's 7,000-pound...	Parks	Financial District

Carl Schurz Park Facing the East River, this park, named for a German immigrant...	Parks	Upper East Side

Christie's One of the first items to be auctioned at the New York outpost...	Stores / Malls	Midtown West


Christopher Park You might have to share a bench in this tiny park with George...	Squares	West Village

City Hall What once marked the northernmost point of Manhattan today houses...	Government Buildings	Financial District

Columbus Circle This busy traffic circle at Central Park's southwest corner anchors...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Upper West Side

Daily News Building The landmark lobby of this art deco tower contains an illuminated...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

The Dakota One of the first residences built on the Upper West Side, the...	Architectural Sites	Upper West Side

Federal Reserve Bank of New York With its imposing mix of sandstone, limestone, and ironwork...	Financial Institutions	Financial District

First Corinthian Baptist Church One of the most ornate structures in Harlem, this church kicked...	Religious Sites	Harlem

Fraunces Tavern Museum This former tavern, where General George Washington celebrated...	Museums / Galleries	Financial District

Grant's Tomb Walk through upper Riverside Park and you're sure to notice this...	Memorials / Monuments	Upper West Side

Helmsley Building This Warren & Wetmore-designed 1929 landmark was intended...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Koreatown Despite sitting in the shade of the Empire State Building, and...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Midtown East

Louis Armstrong House Museum For the last 28 years of his life the famed jazz musician lived...	Houses / Mansions	Queens

Mahayana Buddhist Temple This pleasant and bright Buddhist temple is at a very busy corner...	Religious Sites	Chinatown

Marcus Garvey Park At the center of this historic, tree-filled public square, atop...	Parks	Harlem

Masjid Malcolm Shabazz Talk about religious conversions. In the mid-'60s, the Lenox...	Religious Sites	Harlem

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower When it was added to the original building on this site, in 1909...	Architectural Sites	Flatiron District

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden Built in 1799, this former carriage house (i.e., stable) became...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

New York Public Library (NYPL) Main Branch: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building In 2011 the "Library with the Lions" celebrated its centennial...	Architectural Sites	Midtown West

The New York Times Building This 52-story building with its distinctive, ladderlike ceramic...	Architectural Sites	Midtown West

Queens Botanical Garden Adjacent to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, these 39 acres include...	Gardens / Arboretums	Queens

Roosevelt Island The 2-mile-long East River slice of land that parallels Manhattan...	Neighborhoods / Streets, Memorials / Monuments	Upper East Side

The Row Built from 1833 through 1837, this series of Greek Revival and...	Architectural Sites	Greenwich Village

The San Remo You're likely to notice its twin towers rising above the trees...	Architectural Sites	Upper West Side

SculptureCenter Founded by artists in 1928 to exhibit innovative contemporary...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

Seagram Building Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a pioneer of modern architecture, built...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden Once part of a sprawling farm, this 83-acre community is now...	Historic Districts / Sites	Staten Island

Socrates Sculpture Park In 1986 local artist Mark di Suvero and other residents rallied...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Queens

St. Luke's Place Steeped in New York City history and shaded by graceful gingko...	Neighborhoods / Streets	West Village

St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery This charming 1799 fieldstone country church, which is Episcopalian...	Religious Sites	East Village

St. Paul's Chapel For more than a year after the World Trade Center attacks, the...	Religious Sites	Financial District

Stuyvesant Street This diagonal slicing through the block bounded by 2nd and 3rd...	Neighborhoods / Streets	East Village

Sugar Hill Standing on the bluff of Sugar Hill overlooking Jackie Robinson...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Harlem

Trinity Wall Street Church Alexander Hamilton is buried under a white-stone pyramid in this...	Religious Sites	Financial District

Trump Tower The tallest all-glass building in Manhattan when it was completed...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Tudor City Before Donald Trump, there was Fred F. French. In 1925 the prominent...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

United Nations Headquarters Officially an "international zone" and not part of the United...	Government Buildings	Midtown East

University Club Among the best surviving works of McKim, Mead & White, New...	Architectural Sites	Midtown West

Washington Mews A rarity in Manhattan, this pretty, brick-covered street—really...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Greenwich Village

Wave Hill Drawn by stunning views of the Hudson River and New Jersey's...	Gardens / Arboretums	The Bronx

Woolworth Building Until 40 Wall Street stole the title in 1930, the 792-foot Woolworth...	Architectural Sites	Financial District

World Financial Center (WFC) The four towers of this complex, which range from 34 to 51 stories...	Architectural Sites	Financial District
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