NYC Tourist Attractions
- Parks, Beaches and Views
- Landmarks and Architecture
- Historic Districts and Markets
- Museums, Galleries and Science
- Theatre, Sports & Entertainment
- Zoos, Aquariums & Theme Parks
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Some must-see attractions and things to do during your visit to New York include a ride on the Staten Island Ferry, a visit to Central Park (both free), a visit to the top of the Empire State Building or the Top of the Rock, the Statue of Liberty and Times Square.
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Parks, Beaches and Views
Battery Park
Address: Battery Place, Slate and Whitehall Street
Near Subway Stations: South Ferry | Whitehall Street | Bowling Green
Named for the artillery battery that was stationed to defend the southern tip of Manhattan before the War of 1812, Battery Park is a waterfront public park rich with history from the early settlement of New York including ...... read more
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Address: 900 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
Near Subway Stations: Eastern Parkway / Brooklyn Museum | Prospect Park | Franklin Avenue
The Brooklyn Botanical Garden is one of New York's cultural treasures located on Brooklyn's "Culture Row", adjacent to the Brooklyn Museum. Easily accessible by subway, the ..... read more
Central Park
Address: Between 5th and 8th Avenue and 59th and 106th Streets
Near Subway Stations: 59th Street | Columbus Circle | American Museum of Natural History station | 86th Street | 96th Street | 103rd Street | 110th Street
Located in the centre of Manhattan, Central Park provides a pastoral refuge from the chaos and noise of New York City. Recognised as a National Historic Landmark in 1963, Central Park is the most ..... read more
Fort Tryon Park
Address: 190th Street at Margaret Corbin Drive
Near Subway Stations: 190th Street
Located in Washington Heights, Fort Tryon Park is one of the highest points in New York City, sitting on top of a rugged ridgeline once inhabited by the Wiechquaesgeck Indians. The park was ..... read more
Freedom Tower Observation Deck
Address: Vesey Street and West Street
Near Subway Stations: Fulton Street | Park Place | World Trade Center | Cortlandt Street
A feeling of wonderment hits you as you step out of the elevator and onto this deck taking in the panorama of breathtaking views from all directions. Here you will receive an amazing 360-degree vista of ..... read more
Governors Island
Address: Governors Island is accessible by a short ferry ride from Brooklyn Park or Manhattan.
Near Subway Stations: South Ferry | Whitehall Street | Bowling Green
Governors Island is a beautiful little island situated in upper New York Harbour at the junction of the Hudson and East Rivers. It is about half a mile or roughly a 7 minute ferry ride from either Brooklyn leaving from pier 6 going across Buttermilk Channel or from the southern tip of Manhattan. ..... read more
High Line Park
Address: The High Line is accessible from Gansevoort Street, 14th Street (elevator access), 16th Street (elevator access), 18th Street, 20th Street, 23rd Street (elevator access coming soon), 26th Street, 28th Street, 30th Street, (elevator access).
Near Subway Stations: 14th Street | 8th Avenue |
34th Street
High Line Park is a New York marvel that never would have become reality if it wasn't for the vision of two men followed by the, hard work, dedication and financial support of many more ..... read more
New York Botanical Garden
Address: Southern Blvd and Bedford Park Blvd, Bronx
Near Subway Stations: Bedford Park Blvd Station
A 250 acre urban Eden in the Bronx, the New York Botanical Garden is one of the world's leading horticultural and educational resources. One of the largest and oldest botanical gardens in ..... read more
Prospect Park
Address: 450 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn
Near Subway Stations: 7th Avenue Station | Prospect Park station
In the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, Prospect Park is a unique urban oasis featuring 585 landscaped acres designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, the architectural design team responsible for ..... read more
Washington Square Park
Address: 5th Avenue, Waverly Place, MacDougal Street, West 4th
Near Subway Station: West 4th Street
Washington Square Park is one of New York's most loved parks and has been a community meeting place and community center since it opened in 1826. With an eclectic past as a ..... read more
Hudson River Park
Address: From Battery Park to 59th Street along the Hudson River
Near Subway Stations: 23rd Street | 42nd Street | 50th Street | Houston Street | Canal Street | Chambers Street
A jewel of New York City with striking river views, Hudson River Park is the second largest park in Manhattan boasting 550 acres of bicycle and walking paths, sports fields and courts, skate parks, recreational piers and ..... read more
Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk
Address: Corbin Place to West 37 Street, Brooklyn
Near Subway Stations: Stillwell Avenue
With 5 kilometres of sandy beaches, Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk is an ideal summer escape from the chaos and heat in the city. The beaches are cleaned and replenished on a regular basis and ..... read more
Pelham Bay Park and Orchard Beach
Address: Middletown Road and Bruckner Blvd, Bronx
Near Subway Stations: Pelham Bay Park
More than triple the size of Central Park, Pelham Bay Park is New York City's largest green space consisting of 2,766 acres on both sides of the Hutchinson River and several islands. The area originally ..... read more
Brooklyn Bridge
Address: Manhattan side - Park Row and Center Street, near City Hall Park; Brooklyn side - Prospect Street at the Washington Street overpass.
Near Subway Stations: Brooklyn Bridge | City Hall | High Street | Clark Street
For a true Big Apple experience, spend a sunny afternoon strolling across the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the most iconic landmarks in New York City for over 125 years. Completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge crosses ..... read more
Empire State Building
Address: 350 5th Avenue
Near Subway Stations: 34th Street-Penn Station | Avenue of the Americas
Completed in 1930, the Empire State Building is a world-famous Big Apple icon and is a must-see on any visitor's itinerary. Standing 1,250 feet tall, the 102-storey Art Deco skyscraper is ..... read more
Rockefeller Center
Address: 1230 Avenue of the America (6th Avenue)
Near Subway Stations: Rockefeller Center
The Top of the Rockefeller Center offers visitors incredible views of the New York City skyline from the Chrysler Building to the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park to the Hudson and East Rivers ..... read more
Staten Island Ferry
Address: St George Terminal, Richmond Avenue, Staten Island and South Ferry, South Street and Whitehall Street, Manhattan
Near Subway Stations: South Ferry
The free ride on the Staten Island Ferry is a favourite with visitors to New York City. It provides excellent views of Lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty ..... read more
Landmarks and Architecture
911 Memorial
Address: 1 Albany Street
Near Subway Stations: World Trade Center | Rector Street | Fulton Street | Cortlandt Street | Park Place
When something as tragic occurs as the events of September 11, 2011 there is a need to remember those who lost their lives directly or by helping others. It was only fitting that the grounds of the World Trade Center became a permanent memorial and museum to this tragic day. ..... read more
Brooklyn Bridge
Address: Manhattan side - Park Row and Center Street, near City Hall Park; Brooklyn side - Prospect Street at the Washington Street overpass.
Near Subway Stations: Brooklyn Bridge | City Hall | High Street | Clark Street
For a true Big Apple experience, spend a sunny afternoon strolling across the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the most iconic landmarks in New York City for over 125 years. Completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge crosses ...... read more
Statue of Liberty
Address: Statue Cruise Ticket Office is located inside the Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park
Near Subway Stations: South Ferry | Whitehall St | Bowling Green
Located in the New York Harbour, the Statue of Liberty was an international gift of friendship from the people of France and has become an icon of freedom, democracy and the United States ..... read more
The Unisphere
Address: New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Near Subway Stations: Mets-Willets Point
Located in beautiful Flushing Meadows-Corona Park of Queens, New York, the Unisphere has the distinction of being the largest globe in the world. It was designed and built to serve as the major ..... read more
Chrysler Building
Address: 405 Lexington Avenue
Near Subway Stations: Grand Central Terminal - 42 Street
In the 1920s, New York became obsessed with breaking the record of the world's tallest building. The title was achieved when the 1,047 foot Chrysler Building was built in 1930, but short-lived being surpassed by the ..... read more
Empire State Building
Address: 350 5th Avenue
Near Subway Stations: 34th Street-Penn Station | 34th Street-Herald Square
Completed in 1930, the Empire State Building is a world-famous Big Apple icon and is a must-see on any visitor's itinerary. Standing 1,250 feet tall, the 102-story Art Deco skyscraper is once again ..... read more
Grand Central Terminal
Address: 89 East 42nd Street at Park Avenue
Near Subway Stations: Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal in midtown Manhattan is one of New York's busiest transportation hubs as well as a destination in itself. The Beaux-arts building built and operated by the New York Central Railroad is the largest ..... read more
The Flatiron Building
Address: Fifth Avenue between 22nd Street and 23rd Street
Near Subway Stations: 23rd Street Station
One of the most unique examples of Beaux-Arts architecture in New York City, the Flatiron Building's triangular footprint fills the space where 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue and Broadway convene. Designed by ..... read more
The New York Public Library
Address: 42nd Street and 5th Avenue
Near Subway Stations: 42nd Street-Bryant Park | 5th Avenue Station
Opening in 1911 on the site of the Croton Reservoir, the landmark building designed by Carrère and Hastings was the largest marble structure in the United States at ..... read more
One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower)
Address: Vesey Street and West Street
Near Subway Stations: Fulton Street | Park Place | World Trade Center | Cortlandt Street
The outside of the New Freedom tower draws your eyes to the way its beautiful glass exterior glistens and sparkles on a sunny day. This uniquely designed building gives an illusion of glass twisting and turning as it reaches for the heavens. The building's height ..... read more
Rockefeller Center
Address: 1230 Avenue of the America (6th Avenue)
Near Subway Stations: Rockefeller Center
Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and listed on the US Register of Historic Places, Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres. Commissioned by ..... read more
St. Paul's Chapel
Address: Broadway and Fulton Street
Near Subway Stations: World Trade Center | Fulton Street
New York's oldest public building in continuous use, St. Paul's Chapel, opened in 1766 and is still an active part of Trinity Church. Completed in 1766, the Georgian chapel was spared from ..... read more
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Address: 53rd Street-5th Avenue
Near Subway Stations: Stillwell Avenue
This Gothic Revival Roman Catholic cathedral is a National Landmark located across the street from Rockefeller Center. The cornerstone was ..... read more
Trinity Church
Address: 74 Trinity Place
Near Subway Stations: Wall Street | Rector Street
The 281 foot Gothic Revival brownstone spire of Trinity Church dominates the landscape of downtown New York City. Established in 1697 by a charter of King William with an annual rent of one ..... read more
The Vessel
Address: 20 Hudson Yards
Near Subway Stations: 34th Street - Hudson Yards | 34th Street - Penn Station
The Vessel, NYC's newest attraction/landmark is a unique attraction and worth visiting if you are interested in unique architecture and design. Admission is free with some conditions ..... read more
Historic Districts and Markets in Manhattan
Chelsea
Location: West 5th Avenue from 14th Street to 30th Street
Near Subway Stations: 23rd Street Station | 28th Street Station | 14th Street Station | 18th Street Station | 8th Avenue Station
Chelsea includes the area west of 5th Avenue from 14th Street to 30th Street. A quaint neighbourhood known for its pre-war buildings, brownstones, tree-lined streets, there is an abundance of chic art galleries, bars and ...... read more
Chinatown
Location: Grand Street to Worth Street and Allen Street to Lafayette Street
Near Subway Stations: Canal Street | Grand Street | Chambers Street
One of the most enduring immigrant communities, Chinatown is New York's most famous ethnic neighbourhood with the largest concentration of Chinese people in the ..... read more
Financial District
Location: South of City Hall Park, excluding Battery Park and Battery Park City
Near Subway Stations: World Trade Center | Bowling Green | Cortlandt Street | Fulton Street | Wall Street | Broad Street | Rector Street
On the southern tip of Manhattan, the Financial District is home to the offices and headquarters of many of the world's financial institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange and the ..... read more
Greenwich Village
Location: Between 14th Street to West Houston from the Hudson River to Broadway
Near Subway Stations: West 4th Street Station | Christopher Street-Sheridan Square | Houston Street
Escape the hustle and bustle by heading downtown to Greenwich Village and enjoy its bohemian atmosphere. The cobblestone streets are lined with row houses, bistros, bars and ..... read more
Harlem
Location: North of Central Park
Near Subway Stations: 116th Street | 125th Street | 145th Street | 155th Street | Columbia University
As Langston Hughes once said, "There's so much to see in Harlem". An epicenter of African American history, Harlem has a rich and colourful history and has become one of ..... read more
Little Italy
Location: Mulberry Street
Near Subway Stations: Spring Street | Prince Street | Lafayette
New York's Little Italy is disappearing as Chinatown continues to grow; today, Mulberry Street between Broome and Canal Street is all that is left of the old Italian neighbourhood. Once extending ..... read more
Soho
Location: Canal Street to Houston Street from the Hudson River to Lafayette Street
Near Subway Stations: Canal Street Station | Spring Street | Houston Street | Prince Street
In the 1960s, artists flocked to rundown warehouse district lofts after being driven out of other parts of the city by high rents, quickly turning Soho into the new ..... read more
Times Square
Location: Midtown Manhattan
Near Subway Stations: Times Square - 42 Street | 42 Street / Bryant Park | 42 Street / Port Authority Bus Terminal
With its electrified atmosphere and lighting and bustling activities, Times Square, located along both Broadway and 7th Avenue between 42nd Street and 47th Street, is an epitome for New York. Famous for the annual ..... read more
Boroughs and Districts outside Manhattan
The Bronx
Location: North of Manhattan
Near Subway Stations: Any of over 70 stations in the Bronx
The northernmost borough of New York City, the Bronx, is best known for being home to the New York Yankees and the birthplace of hip hop music, but also heralds cultural attractions like ..... read more
Brooklyn
Location: South of Manhattan on Long Island
Near Subway Stations: Any of over 120 stations in Brooklyn
Once a large city in its own right before amalgamating with New York in the late 1800s, Brooklyn's tree-line cobblestone streets, historic brownstones and culturally diverse neighbourhoods are ..... read more
Staten Island
Location: Southwest of Manhattan
Near Subway Stations: Via the Staten Island Ferry from nearby South Ferry, Whitehall Street or Bowling Green Station
A mainly residential area, Staten Island offers a respite from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan with a variety of historic attractions and family fun. Departing from ..... read more
Queens
Location: East of Manhattan on Long Island
Near Subway Stations: Any of the 81 Stations in Queens
New York's most ethnically diverse borough, Queens is located on the western tip of Long Island and is considered one of the more suburban boroughs in New York City. Home to the ..... read more
Long Island
Location: East of Manhattan
Near Train Stations: Access via the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) from Penn Station in Manhattan, the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn or Jamaica Station in Queens.
Long Island includes the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn at its western edge, however, it stretches for over 100 kilometres eastward into the Atlantic Ocean. This popular NYC district is home to many of New York's best getaway destinations with beautiful beaches, vineyards, championship golf courses and ..... read more
Governors Island
Address: Governors Island is accessible by a short ferry ride from Brooklyn Park or Manhattan.
Near Subway Stations: South Ferry | Whitehall Street | Bowling Green
On Governors Island you will find historic buildings such as the Governors House and the Admirals House. Fort Jay a fortification which was built in 1794 has the original gate house topped with a sculpture of an eagle that is the oldest ..... read more
Museums, Galleries and Science
American Museum of Natural History
Address: Central Park West at West 79th Street
Near Subway Stations: 81st Street Station | Broadway and West 79th Street
Beyond the dioramas and the blue whale looming over the Hall of Ocean Life, visitors to the American Museum of Natural History can experience interactive exhibits including a life-sized interactive ecosystem that engulfs you in the sights ..... read more
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Address: Pier 86 at 12th Avenue and 46th Street
Near Subway Stations: Times Square
Since 1982, the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum has invited visitors to explore naval aviation and maritime history through a collection of restored military vessels docked in the Hudson River on Manhattan's West Side. Before being decommissioned in 1974 ..... read more
New York Hall of Science
Address: 47-01 111th Street Queens NY 11368
Near Subway Stations: 111th Street
The New York Hall of Science was originally opened as a Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair in the borough of Queens. Today it houses over 450 fun and exciting exhibits that make learning enjoyable for visitors of all ages. The majority of attractions ..... read more
Transit Museum
Address: Court Street Subway Station, Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street
Near Subway Stations: Borough Hall | Jay Street-MetroTech
Appropriately located in the decommissioned Court Street subway station in Brooklyn Heights, the New York Transit Museum is run by the Metropolitan Transit Authority. It is home to a collection of antique rail cars, vintage buses, subway memorabilia and exhibits examining ..... read more
The Skyscraper Museum
Address: 39 Battery Place (building shared with Ritz Carlton)
Near Subway Stations: Bowling Green
A true New York original, the Skyscraper Museum has been the only museum in the world dedicated solely to the architecture of the high-rise since it opened in 1997. Exhibits in the collection focus on the artistic design, technology, construction, influence on ..... read more
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Address: 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
Near Subway Stations: Eastern Parkway | Brooklyn Museum
Housed in a majestic Beaux-Arts building situated between Prospect Park and the Botanic Gardens, the Brooklyn Museum of Art is New York City's second largest museum with a permanent collection as culturally and historically significant as The Met. Only a half hour subway ride from midtown, the museum is home to more than ..... read more
The Frick Collection
Address: 1 East 70th Street at 5th Avenue
Near Subway Stations: 68th Street
A New York cultural gem, The Frick Collection allows visitors to step back to opulent Millionaire's Row during the Industrial Revolution. Housed in the neoclassical Fifth Avenue mansion of steel baron, Henry Clay Frick, The Frick Collection is one of the most renowned small art museums in the world. Contrary to ..... read more
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
Address: 234 West 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York
Near Subway Stations: Times Square - 42 Street | 42 Street - Bryant Park | 42 Street - Port Authority Bus Terminal
The collection of over 200 figures at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York look so convincingly real that you may have a hard time believing they are not. The full sized wax figures are painstakingly created with amazing detail using much the same methods that where used ..... read more
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Address: The Met Main Building: 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
The Cloisters: Fort Tryon Park, 99 Margaret Corbin Drive
Near Subway Stations: 86th Street | 81st Street | 190th Street (Cloisters)
Nestled on eastern edge of Central Park, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the most visited sites along New York City's Museum Mile. Known to locals as "The Met", the museum was founded in 1870 by a group of wealthy financiers and artists as an educational institution to cultivate art appreciation. The halls of The Met contain over ..... read more
Museum of Modern Art
Address: 11 West 53rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues
Near Subway Stations: 5th Avenue / 53rd Street | 47-50 Street | Rockefeller Center
In late 1920s, Mrs. John D. Rockefeller and other influential patrons of the arts challenged the conservative traditional museums by establishing the Museum of Modern Art to educate New York's citizens to understand and enjoy the visual arts of our time. Beginning with a contribution of nine artworks, the Museum of Modern Art's collection has grown to ..... read more
Queens Museum
Address: New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens NY 11368
Near Subway Stations: Mets-Willets Point
Founded in 1972, the Queens Museum is best known for the Panorama of New York City, an amazing scale model covering all five boroughs of New York modelling every single building as of 1992. More new models and updates continue to be added ..... read more
Whitney Museum of American Art
Address: 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street
Near Subway Stations: 77th Street
Opening in 1931 in Greenwich Village, the Whitney Museum for American Art was borne out of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney's recognition of the difficulties faced by American artists whose work was overlooked by traditional institutions. When the endowment of a collection of more than 500 works by ..... read more
911 Memorial Museum
Address: 1 Albany Street
Near Subway Stations: World Trade Center | Rector Street | Fulton Street | Cortland Street | Park Place
When something as tragic occurs as the events of September 11, 2011 there is a need to remember those who lost their lives directly or by helping others. It was only fitting that the grounds of the World Trade Center became a permanent memorial and museum to this tragic day. ..... read more
Ellis Island and the Immigration Museum
Address: Central Park West at West 79th Street
Near Subway Stations: South Ferry | Bowling Green
Almost half of Americans are descended from the 12 million migrants that passed through first Federal immigration assessment station on Ellis Island hoping to achieve the "American Dream". To preserve this fundamental piece of shared history, Ellis Island was ..... read more
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Address: 97 Orchard Street
Near Subway Stations: Grand Grand Street | Delancey Street | Essex Street
This museum has quite an interesting story to tell. What makes it unique is the way the untouched rooms seem to speak to today's visitors from the immigrant families that lived there many years ago telling tales about their lives and the living and working conditions they had to face every day...... read more
Museum of the City of New York
Address: 1220 5th Avenue at 103rd Street
Near Subway Stations: 104th Street
Housed in a 1930s American Colonial brick mansion on the northern end of Museum Mile, the Museum of the City of New York celebrates the history and panache of the Big Apple. The exhibitions explore all things New York from the urban landscape to the cultural diversity of ..... read more
National Museum of the American Indian
Address: US Customs House, One Bowling Green
Near Subway Stations: Bowling Green | South Ferry
Located in the US Customs House, the George Gustav Heye Center in New York is a branch of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian established to promote knowledge and understanding of indigenous people in the Western Hemisphere. The museum opened in ..... read more
Theatre, Sports and Entertainment Venues
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Address: 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn / Harvey Theater - 651 Fulton Street
Near Subway Stations: Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center | Lafayette Avenue | Fulton Street
The Brooklyn Academy of Music, known simply as BAM, was founded in 1861 making it the oldest center of performing arts in the United States. BAM has operated from its ...... read more
Broadway Theatres
Address: The main Theatre District is located either side of Broadway between 41st through 50th Street
Near Subway Stations: Times Square - 42 Street | 42 Street - Bryant Park
The Theatre District is concentrated along Broadway betweem 41st and 50th Street which includes Times Square. One frequently hears of a new plays opening on Broadway. Smaller productions ..... read more
Carnegie Hall
Address: 57th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan
Near Subway Stations: 59th Street-Columbus Circle | 57th Street-Sixth Avenue | 57th Street-Seventh Avenue | Seventh Avenue
A world renowned music and concert hall, Carnegie Hall provides an awesome experience for the music aficionado. Music genres include orchestra, classic ensemble, chamber, opera, pop and ..... read more
Metropolitan Opera
Address: Lincoln Center on Broadway at 66th Street
Near Subway Stations: 66th Street-Lincoln Center Station
New York City's Metropolitan Opera Company has been giving performances since 1883. Known as the 'Met' they feature around 26 different operas a wide range of musical genres throughout ..... read more
Radio City Music Hall
Address: Rockefeller Center (6th Avenue at 50th Street)
Near Subway Stations: Rockefeller Center-50th Street | 50th Street | 49th Street
At the time of it's opening in 1932, Radio City Music Hall was the world's largest movie theatre with seating for just over 6,000 patrons. The striking art deco interior, both grand and yet ..... read more
Madison Square Garden
Address: 46 Pennsylvania Plaza (8th Avenue & 33rd Street)
Near Subway Stations: 34th Street-Penn Station
Opened in 1968, the present day Madison Square Garden, often just called The Garden, is the fourth incarnation of this world famous arena. The first arena of this name in New York, opened ..... read more
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Address: Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY.
Near Subway Stations: Hempstead Station
Located nearly 20 miles east of New York City on Long Island the Nassau Coliseum is included in our collection especially for hockey fans, as it is the home to the ..... read more
Yankee Stadium
Address: East 161st Street and River Avenue, Bronx
Near Subway Stations: 161st Street-Yankee Stadium
Opening in 1911 on the site of the Croton Reservoir, the landmark building designed by Carrère and Hastings was the largest marble structure in the United States at ..... read more
Zoos, Aquariums and Theme Parks
Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
Address: On the boardwalk at the end of West 12th Street, Coney Island
Near Subway Stations: Stillwell Avenue | West 8th Street
Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is centered around a world classic 150 foot Ferris wheel built on location at Coney Island all the way back in 1920. This is no ordinary ..... read more
Luna Park on Coney Island
Address: 1000 Surf Avenue, Coney Island, Brooklyn
Near Subway Stations: Stillwell Avenue
The present day Luna park on Coney Island is a brand new resurrection of the original Luna park that operated from 1903 through 1944 when it was destroyed by ..... read more
Bronx Zoo
Address: 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York
Near Subway Stations: Pelham Parkway
New York's Bronx Zoo is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States with over 4,000 animals of 650 species, many of which are threatened or endangered. Across 265 acres of ...... read more
Central Park Wildlife Center
Address: Central Park, 5th Avenue at East 64th Street
Near Subway Stations: 59th Street-5th Avenue | 63rd Street-Lexington Avenue
Managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Central Park Wildlife Center is part of an integrated network of four New York zoos and the New York Aquarium established to advances ..... read more
New York Aquarium
Address: 602 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn
Near Subway Stations: West 8th Street | Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station
Since 1957, the New York Aquarium has been a part of the legendary Coney Island boardwalk experience. Operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the aquarium's 14 acre facility is packed to ..... read more
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