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Read MoreAlice Tully Hall
Chamber music has never sounded as good as in the revamped Alice Tully Hall, which was given a complete overhaul as part of the Lincoln Center renovation. Named for the chamber music patron (herself a former singer) who helped with...
Read MoreAmerican Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History on New York’s Upper West Side is a bona fide paradise for children (and many adults). The extensive space has a number of rotating exhibitions as well as halls dedicated to such topics as...
Read MoreAsia Society and Museum
John D. Rockefeller III founded this international non-profit with the goal of increasing Americans’ understanding of Asia. The organization’s NYC headquarters houses Rockefeller’s extensive collection of Pan-Asian art and hosts a number of contemporary art exhibits, lectures and panel discussions...
Read MoreBroadway & Off-Broadway
Long gone are the days where you could discover up-and-coming actors and blossoming writers/directors on Broadway or even off-Broadway. The shows these days are either big-name musicals years in the making, many of which can now also be seen on...
Read MoreBryant Park
This square of green in the middle of Midtown likes to think of itself as New York’s version of a Parisian garden (albeit much-more modestly sized), with wrought-iron lawn chairs and graveled allées. In the summers, HBO hosts a Monday...
Read MoreCarnegie Hall
One of the world’s most prestigious concert venues, Carnegie Hall presides over the corner of Seventh Avenue and 57th Street like a proud grand dame from another era. Clad in red brick, the massive building is impressively made entirely out...
Read MoreCathedral of St. John the Divine
Built in the 1890s to rival the grand St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown, St. John the Divine in upper Manhattan is the second largest Anglican church in the world (and much bigger than St. Patrick's). Architectural styles include Byzantine, Romanesque...
Read MoreCentral Park Zoo
Despite its location in the heavily visited Central Park, the Central Park Zoo is a small and rather quiet enclave, allowing for a relatively intimate experience. The grounds are home to an indoor rainforest, 4-D theater, and sea lion pool...
Courtesy Chelsea PiersRead MoreChelsea Piers
Set along the Hudson River Park on the fringes of Chelsea and the Meatpacking District, Chelsea Piers is a massive complex that houses a micro-brewery, sports arenas (including batting cages, basketball courts, ice rinks and more), day spa, bowling alley...
Read MoreChildren’s Museum of Manhattan
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan on the Upper West Side fuses learning and playtime. The interactive, five-floor museum is geared toward younger children, with areas designated to infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and all the activities are intended to engage mentally,...
Read MoreCloisters
The magnificent pile atop Fort Tryon hill, which looks out over upper Manhattan, has the look of a much earlier construction, though it was built only in the 1930s. The purpose of the institution, which is part of the Met,...
Read MoreDavid Geffen Hall
The home of the New York Philharmonic (formerly known as Avery Fisher Hall) completes the trinity of theaters at Lincoln Center (the Metropolitan Opera sits to its left; New York State Theater is directly across the plaza). These days the...
Read MoreEllis Island Immigration Museum
The former arrivals hall on Ellis Island that processed over 12,000,000 people is today home to a moving museum honoring the immigrants who risked everything to start a new life in the U.S. It is said that half of all...
Read MoreGuggenheim Museum
The Guggenheim name has long been associated with modernity and celebrity. Some might even argue that its birth coincides with the rise in our culture of modern celebrity. When philanthropist Solomon R. Guggenheim founded his first museum in 1939, the...
Read MoreHudson River Park
In an effort to beautify Manhattan’s west side, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Governor George Pataki began construction on the Hudson River Park in 1998. The project was the largest park building effort since Central Park, and the 550-acre area now...
Read MoreIndagare Tours: Chelsea Galleries
In the 1990s, contemporary art galleries flocked to the otherwise bare bones neighborhood of west Chelsea, lured by vast warehouse-type space and some of the lowest rents in Manhattan. Today the district is home to the hottest galleries, both blue...
Read MoreIntrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Military fans love the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, which is dedicated to maritime history. The institution has an impressive collection of ships, including the Intrepid itself, an aircraft carrier used in World War II and the Vietnem War....
Read MoreJames Beard Foundation
In the 1980s, a former student of James Beard purchased the late chef's home to turn it into the headquarters for the James Beard Foundation, an organization that aims to educate chefs and laymen alike about the culinary world. The...
Read MoreJazz at Lincoln Center
Since 2004, this venue is no longer at Lincoln Center but glorious new digs (at the Time Warner Center) with sweeping views of Central Park that more than make up for the confusion. There are three theaters, from the larger...
Read MoreJoyce Theater
For dance aficionados, the Joyce in Chelsea has long been known as a more intimate venue to see a host of performances, from classical ballet to cutting-edge contemporary pieces. The theater originally opened as a home for Eliot Feld’s groundbreaking...
Read MoreMadison Square Garden
A focal point of Midtown Manhattan, Madison Square Garden wears two hats: sporting arena and concert hall. The iconic landmark, often referred to as simply “The Garden,” is home to basketball and hockey teams the New York Knicks and Rangers,...
Read MoreMetropolitan Museum of Art (Met)
The permanent collection of this famed museum contains more than two million works of art. Don’t miss the stunning wings that house the extensive collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, American antiques and Islamic Art. The 19th century galleries, home...
Read MoreMetropolitan Opera
For opera lovers, there’s only one Met (and it’s not the Upper East Side Museum). With its red-velvet staircases, gilded banisters, two massive Chagalls and ritual of slowly rising Swarovski chandeliers, the city’s opera house holds on to old-world glamour...
Photo by Gustav Liliequist, courtesy Museum of Arts and DesignRead MoreMuseum of Arts and Design
At the southern edge of Columbus Circle, opposite Central Park, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) is home to an excellent collection of pieces showcasing contemporary and historic craftworks, art and design—and how these pieces inform our modern lives....
Read MoreNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Shrouded in a forest of trees, two one-acre square pools occupy the gaping and emotionally charged space where the Twin Towers once stood. The solemn monument, opened in 2011, features the name of the victims who died in the terrorist...
Read MoreNew York City Ballet
The company founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine in 1948 is one of the world’s top five ballet ensembles (the Kirov, Bolshoi, Royal Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet round out the upper tiers). Of these, it is also the...
Read MoreStone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
The seduction of Stone Barns begins as the car winds along the charming country roads near Pocantico Hills, past small towns, clapboard cottages and rolling pastures. By the time visitors pull into what was once the Rockefeller estate, thirty miles...
Walter De Maria, "The Broken Kilometer, 1979." © The Estate of Walter De Maria. Photo: Jon Abbott, courtesy Dia Art FoundationRead MoreThe Broken Kilometer
Inside a nondescript SoHo building, The Broken Kilometer is artist Walter De Maria’s permanent installation—on view since 1979, maintained by Dia Art Foundation—featuring 500 polished brass rods arranged in parallel columns along the floor. In total, the rods measure a combined...
Read MoreThe High Line
Opened in 2006 (and still expanding), the High Line is one of the West Side’s biggest attractions. Spanning tens of blocks from the Meatpacking District to Midtown, the elevated park, set on refurbished train tracks, offers unobstructed views of the...
Read MoreThe Whitney Museum
After nearly 50 years on the Upper East Side, the Whitney Museum of American Art reopened its doors in the Meatpacking District in mid 2015. The pioneering contemporary art museum is now a must-visit on the museum circuit, and thanks...
Read MoreTop of the Rock
Many argue that the view from the top of the GE building (aka 30 Rock) is better than the one from the Empire State Building's observation deck, as it includes that famed skyscraper in all its lighted, spired glory. En...
Read MoreUnion Square Greenmarket
Usually packed with busy New Yorkers headed about their daily activities, Union Square transforms during the Greenmarket, an outdoor farmers' market held every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8am-6pm, year-round. Local purveyors offer everything from seasonal fruits and vegetables...
Read MoreYankee Stadium
The house that Ruth built actually refers to the original Yankee Stadium, but the new building, constructed in 2009, would surely have made the slugger proud. During the baseball season (April through October) games are held most week nights, beginning...
