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NOTE: TO COME - WORK IN PROGRESS ATTRACTIONS, THEME STORES + RESTAURANTS, SPECIALY MUSEUMS, and TOURS Table of contents 1) NYC's Most Popular Sites of Interest to Pop Culture Fans 2) NYC's Top Pop Culture Tourist Attractions with Admission Charges 7) The Most Popular Museums 8) Over 100 Specialy Museums by Subject 6) The Most Popular Parks, Zoos, Botanical Gardens, and Aquariums 4) 24-Hour Shopping in Times Square 3) Top Theme Stores 5) Top Theme Restaurants 9) Tours and Specialty Tours 1) THE 50 MOST POPULAR (Mostly) FREE POP CULTURE SIGHTS OF MANHATTAN FOR POP CULTURE FANS Most of these are neighborhoods or buildings that you can experience free. UPTOWN (Above 59th St. to 125th Street) Must sees: - Central Park (The Lake, The Mall, Bethesda Fountain) - The Dakota / Strawberry Fields - "Imagine" Mosaic - The John Lennon Memorial - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Guggenheim Museum (you can just walk inside to see the spiral; you don't have to see an exhibit) - The Plaza Hotel - The Apple Store Also pop-culturally cool. . . - Bloomingdales - The Apollo Theater/ Harlem - Columbia University Campus - Grant's Tomb - Cathedral of St John the Divine - American Museum of Natural History MIDTOWN (34th to 42nd) The Must sees: - Times Square/42nd Street (The New Years Ball , The Red Steps, the costumed Characters) - The Broadway Theater area - Rockefeller Center (the skating rink, the Christmas Tree (in winter) - St Partrick's Cathedral - Fifth Avenue stores from (Rock Center to 59th St.) - The New York Public Library (lions out front/ Winnie the Pooh Inside also main reading room) - Grand Central Station (The clock and the Whisper Gallery) - The Empire State Building Also pop-culturally cool. . . - The Chrysler Building - Bryant Park - Lincoln Center (the Fountain, Henry Moore sculpture) - Macy's - The UN - the Diamond District - Roosevelt Island Tramway LOWER MIDTOWN (17th Street to 34th Street/Between the Village and Midtown) The Must sees: The Flatiron Building (23rd Street) - The High Line Also pop-culturally cool. . . Chelsea Market (24th Street) Little India Little Korea GREENWICH VILLAGE, THE EAST VILLAGE and SOHO The must sees: - Washington Square Park - MacDougal Street - Union Square - East Village: St. Mark's Place and Astor Place - Soho: Pince Street, Spring St. and Broadway fro Canal to Houston) Also pop-culturally cool. . . - The Meatpacking District (Gansevoort St. The Standard Hotel) - The Far West Village (Commerce St, Grove St, Bedford Street, Perry Street) (where FriendsSex and the City) - Sheridan Square (Christopher Park, the Stonewall) - The Whitney Museum DOWNTOWN (Below Canal Street to the Battery) The Must sees: - Chinatown (Mulberry, Mott, Bayard, Doyers Streets) - Little Italy (Mulberry from Canal to Spring) - National Sept 11th Memorial - The Oculus (huge bird-shaped transit center) - The World Financial Center (Palm Tres, Yacht Basic, 2 Food Courts) - The Statue of Liberty (viewed from Battery Park or the Staten Island Ferry) - The Wall Street Bull Sculpture Also pop-culturally cool. . . - The view of the Brooklyn Bridge from the South St Seaport) - Walking across Brooklyn Bridge - South Street Seaport area - Staten Island Ferry UPTOWN AND THE BOROUGHS Uptown Manhattan: - The Cloisters Brooklyn: Brooklyn Heights Promenade Coney Island, Japanese Garden in Prospect Park Queens: The Unisphere in Flushing Meadows- Corona Park Bronx: - The Bronx Zoo - The Bronx Botanical Garden - Arthur Avenue (Little Italy) Staten Island - Staten Island Ferry - Chinese Scholar's House - Sailor's Snug Harbor NYC's Top Pop Culture Tourist Attractions with ADMISSION CHARGES (by Neighborhood) Times Square/ 42nd St. - Madame Tussaud's New York - 234 West 42nd St. - Ripley's Believe It or Not - Times Square - The Ride (Times Square) - Citywide Bus Tours (various companies) West of Times Square: Hudson River at 42nd Street (5 Blocks West of Times Square at the Hudson River) - Circle Line Boat Tours - The Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum East of Times Square - East River at 42nd Street - United Nations Tour (see Page60 city guide) 34th Street and Fifth Ave - Empire State Building - Empire State Building Observatory - New York Skyride (in Empire State Building) 50th Street and Fifth Ave - Rockefeller Center -Top of the Rock Observatory - Radio City Music Hall Tour - NBC Studios Tour Downtown - by the World Trade Center - One World Observatory - One World Trade Center - 9/11 Memorial Museum - The Tiger (boat ride downtown) - Statue of Liberty ferries - Ellis Island boats TOP THEME STORES (NYC VISITOR-ORIENTED) TIMES SQUARE - The Disney Store - 1540 Broadway b/t 45th-46th in Times Square 3 escalated floors of all things Disney. - Hershey's Chocolate World - 1593 Broadway at 48th St. Immerse yourself in candy, clothes, and collectibles all related to Hershey's chocolate. - M&M World New York (1600 Broadway/48th) - The Hard Rock Cafe -1501 Broadway at 43rd St. Rock and Roll oriented clothing and gifts. Restaurant and displays downstairs. - HBO Store (one block east of Times Square) - NBA Store (on Fifth Ave wast of Tines Square) ROCKEFELLER CENTER - Nintendo New York - 10 Rockefeller Plaza at West 48th St. Nintendo software and merchandise with interactive gaming stations. - The NBC Store - Lego Store - 620 Fifth Ave in Rockefeller Center (also at 200 5th Ave at 23rd St.) Lego products please huge sculptures made of Lego. - Top of the Rock (Images of Rockefeller Center Construction) 24-HOUR SHOPPING IN TIMES SQUARE H+M Old Navy/Gap Sephora Sketchers Swatch American Apparel Forever 21 US Polo Disney?) THEME AND FAMILY-ORIENTED RESTAURANTS - Times Square and 42nd Street Times Square Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Guy's (Fiery ) American Kitchen Hard Rock Cafe (store / restaurant with rock and roll memorabilia decor) Buca Di Beppo (chain with family style Italian food) John's of Times Square (pizza)v Carmine's (upscale Italian) Planet Hollywood (restaurant with movie memorabilia decor) B.B. King's Virgil's Bar B Que Juniors Restaurant and Bakery (famous for cheesecake) Olive Garden Ellen's Stardust Restaurant Brooklyn Diner (W 43rd) HB Burger (w 43rd) 42nd Street and Below Dave and Busters Red Lobster Ruby Tuesday Heartland Brewery and Chophouse (West 43rd) Applebee's (42nd and West 5oth) Chevy's Dallas B. B. Q Schnippers 8) SIGHTSEING TOURS - BY SPECIALTY TOURS: resources/discount passes Guides associations (languages) CONCERT HALL TOURS Apollo Theater Radio City Music Hall Carnegie Hall Lincoln Center SPORTS ARENA TOURS MSG Yankee Stadium BOAT/AIRPLANE TOUR The Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum (South Street Seaport) WATER TOURS Circle Line - circleline42.com WATER CRUISE Liberty Cruise StatueCruises WATER TAXI / FERRY Zephyr NY Water Taxi State Island Ferry SIGHTSEEING BUSSES Greyline Sightseeing Tours The Ride DOUBLE DECKER BUS TOURS HELICOPTER TOURS Helicopter Flight Services Tours Liberty Helicopters - libertyhelicopter.com Manhattan Helicopters -manhattanhelicopters.com HORSE CARRIAGE RIDES Central Park BICYCLE CARRIAGE RIDES Central Park SKY-GONDOLA RIDE 59th Street BICYCLE (RENTAL) TOURS Brooklyn Hudson River Unlimited BOATS/RENTAL The boathouse in Central Park (rowing) BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOURS CUSTOMIZED TOURS -1o type lie MARTHAS LEVYS HARLEM GOSPEL TOUR - Harlem Spirituals FILM/TV TOURS - On Location tours - TCM Turner Classic Movies Tour FOOD TOURS DINING CRUISES MULTILINGUAL TOURS RIVER AND HARBOR TOURS Music Tours Rock and Roll Lincoln Center Canegie Hall SHOPPING TOURS SHOPPING (TOURS) Woodbury Common (New Jersey) - 220 Outlet stores SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS TOURS BY BUS, LIMO, AND TRAIN WALKING TOURS HISTORIC SIGHTS SACRED GROUND and CEMETARIES/CHURCHES LEARNING CENTERS PARKS AND NATURE | ||
