CitiDex.com
Complete Guide to New York City
Advertise Online
 
CitiDex Home | About | Contact | Submit Firm | Blogs | Update Your Listing | Advertise
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Search Listings

LANDMARKS (DESIGNATED & POPULAR) IN NEW YORK CITY

(62 listings) File Created: 26-Aug-08
American Museum of Natural History  
Four floors of exhibition halls here include the world-famous fossil halls with their skeletons of enormous dinosaurs and other creatures; the culture halls, representing a variety of indigenous peoples; and mammal, bird and reptile halls. The renovated Milstein Hall of Ocean Life showcases the profusion of life in Earth's "last frontier." Also here: Rose Center for Earth and Space, with Hayden Planetarium and exhibits on Earth and our universe. Click here to see a picture. Click here for a Location.
   Central Pk. W., Central Park (79th St.)............................................................ Tel: 212-769-5606
   Tel: .......................................... 212-769-5350;    Tel: ............................................212-769-5100
   Tel: .......................................... 212-769-5200;    Fax:............................................212-769-5427
   E-mail:............................ members@amnh.org;    Internet:.................................. www.amnh.org
Su-Th 10-17:45, FrSa 10-20:45; ax, mc, jcb, v; 81 St - Mus Natl His (Ctrl Park W:B,Cx,A)
      
American Radiator Building  
   40 W. 40th St., Fashion District................................................................................................... Map
      
Apollo Theater Built in 1914, the Apollo is located on Harlem's W.
125th St and has and continues to feature many elaborate, leading cabaret concerts.
   253 W. 125th St., Harlem (125th St & 7th Ave.)................................................Tel: 212-749-5838
   Tickets:..................................... 212-531-5305;    Internet:...................... www.apollotheater.org
Box Office Hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 10-18, We 10-20, Sa 12-6; mcc; 125 St (St. Nicholas Ave/8th:Cx,D,B,A); Map
      
AT&T Headquarters  
   32 Sixth Ave., Midtown South..................................................................................................... Map
      
Bankers Trust Building  
   14 Wall St., Financial District....................................................................................................... Map
Barclay Vesey Building  
   140 West St.
      
Beaux-Arts Apartments  
   307 E. 44th St., Turtle Bay......................................................................................................... Map
      
Beaux-Arts Institute of Design  
   304 E. 44th St., Turtle Bay......................................................................................................... Map
      
Carnegie Hall and Weill Recital Hall  
Guided tours available; since 1891 the hall has been host to the world's greatest orchestras, conductors and soloists. Weill Recital Hall is at 154 W. 57th St. Carnegie Hall seats 2,800 and the smaller Weill Recital Hall seats 250. The building was designed by William Burnet Tuthill and opened to great fanfare from New York society who adored its European Renaissance-style architecture. Andrew Carnegie funded its construction and its artistic legacy is set in stone. The website has information on the hall including what's new and notable, tickets, and a concert calendar. Take a virtual tour.
   881 Seventh Ave., Midtown (at 57th St.)............................................Group Sales:212-903-9705
   Subscription:.............................212-903-9700;    Box Office:..................................212-247-7800
   Admin:...................................... 212-903-9600;    Archives:.................................... 212-903-9629
   Rentals:.................................... 212-903-9710;    Reservations ( Dining ):............. 212-903-9689
   Catering:.................................. 212-903-9790;    Fax: Rentals:..............................212-581-6539
   Internet:..................................................................................................... www.carnegiehall.org
Box office open M-Sa 11-18; Su 12-18;on day of shows,until start of show. In lobby of Carnegie Hall.; mcc, dc; 57 St (6th Ave:B**-Q,JFK); Map
      
Cathedral of St. John the Divine  
Construction on this magnificent cathedral began in 1892, and to date the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine remains unfinished. The mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, the cathedral also hosts a number of public programs, including concerts, dance recitals, readings, exhibits, a poetry program and public tours.
   1047 Amsterdam Ave., Morningside Heights (at 112th St.).............. General Info:212-316-7540
   Box Office:................................ 212-662-2133;    Tour Info:................................... 212-932-7347
   Admin:...................................... 212-316-7490;    Fax:............................................212-932-7348
   E-mail:...................... pastor@stjohndivine.org;    Internet:........................ www.stjohndivine.org
Cathedral Pkwy ((110th/CntrlPkW:1,9); Map
Century Apartments  
   25 Central Pk. W., Central Park.................................................................................................. Map
      
Chrysler Building This is one of the most loved members of the city's skyline.
Its Art Deco architecture was carefully crafted, even down to the door knobs themselves. Click here to see a picture.
   405 Lexington Ave., Midtown (At 42nd St.)......................................................Tel: 212-682-3070
   Internet:............................................. www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Chrysler_Building.html
      
Church of St. Luke in the Fields  
   487 Hudson St., West Village................................................................................Tel: 212-924-0562
      
City Hall New York's City Hall has been a city landmark for nearly 200 years.
The structure contains a number of objects gathered through its long history, including Washington's writing desk in the Govenor's Room and a number of paintings by Morse, Peale and other well-known artists. Click here for a Location
   CivicCenter (Broadway, between Park Row and Chambers Street)........................Tel: 212-788-6865
   Internet:................................................................... www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/om/html/cityhall.html
      
Clocktower  
   346 Broadway, CivicCenter.................................................................................. Tel: 212-274-4449
LM (Worth & Leonard Sts.); Map
Cloisters  
The Cloisters is made up of a historic building and its cloistered gardens; Take a guided tour and discover the art and architecture of medieval Europe. Inside visitors will see sculpture, tapestries, illuminated manuscripts, gold and silver work, stained glass and more. Lectures and programs are held on Saturdays, and music concerts are presented in the 12th-century Fuentiduena Chapel.
   Fort Tryon Pk..................................................................................................Tel: 212-923-3700
   E-mail:................... cloisters@metmuseum.org;    Internet:........................ www.metmuseum.org
Su, Tu-Sa 9:30-16, Tuesday - Sunday 9:30am-4:45pm (Nov - Feb), 9:30am - 5:15pm (March - Oct); Monday Closed. ; 190 St (Fort Wash. Ave:A)
      
Crown Building  
Formerly the Heckscher Building, check out the building illumined even at dusk & you'll have no doubt as to the origin of its current name!
   730 Fifth Ave., Midtown (Betw. 56th & 57th Sts.)............. Internet:www.thecityreview.com/crown
      
Daily News Building  
The relief above the entrance depicts light dawning on the urban populace; check out the lobby, which houses a huge, revolving globe and a floor that resembles a gigantic compass.
   220 E. 42nd St., Kips Bay.................................................................................................... Map
      
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum  
Last surviving Dutch-Colonial farmhouse, over 200 years old. See website for more details.
   4881 Broadway, Inwood (204th St.)................................................................ Tel: 212-304-9422
   Fax:.......................................... 212-304-0635;    E-mail:................................. info@dyckman.org
   Internet:...........................................................................................................www.dyckman.org
Tu-Sa 11-16; 207 St (Inwood:A); Map
      
Empire State Building  
At 102 stories tall, the Empire State Building commands an inspiring view of Manhattan. Each year, over 3.5 million people come here for the view from the 86th-floor observatory, where they can take in the sights of the city from a glass-enclosed pavilion or the encircling open-air promenade. Click here to see a picture.
   350 Fifth Ave., Midtown South (At 34th St.)..................................................... Tel: 212-736-3100
   Fax:.......................................... 212-967-6167;    E-mail:................................... info@esbnyc.com
   Internet:............................................................................................................ www.esbnyc.com
Observatory Hours: 8:00am to Midnight daily. Last elevators go up at 11:15pm. Open daily 365 days a year.; 34 St-HeraldSq. (6th Ave:Bx,D,F,N,Q,R); Map
Equitable Building  
The 40-story Equitable Building swallowed up so much airspace from such a small plot of land (less than one acre) that it inspired the nation's first zoning laws in 1916.
   120 Broadway, Financial District......................................................................................... Map
Wall St (Brdwy:4,5)
      
Exxon Building  
At 54 stories, it is the second tallest skyscraper in Rockefeller Center. Click here for a picture.
   1251 Sixth Ave., Rockefeller Center Betw. W.49th & W.50th Sts............................................. Map
      
Federal Hall National Memorial  
This location was home to NYC's City Hall of the 1700's. That building was demolished, however, in 1812 & the structure on this site today was erected as the Customs House & later, when Customs moved up the street, became the US Subtreasury. Admissions, tours, programs all free. Museum on site. More info on website. National Memorial.
   26 Wall St., Financial District (At Broad St.)....................................................Tel: 212-825-6888
   Fax:.......................................... 212-264-0725;    Internet:.............................www.nps.gov/feha
Mo-Fr 9-5, Mo-Fr 9-17; Wall St (William:2,3), Wall St (Brdwy:4,5), Broad St (Wall St:Jt-Mr-Zt); Map
      
Federal Reserve Bank of New York  
Walk inside this beautiful Italian Renaissance style building and learn about the history and art of money. Visitors can see the Gold vault with its billions of dollars' worth of gold, or check out the American Numismatic Society's priceless exhibitions on gold and coins and medals currently located inside the Fed.
   33 Liberty St., Financial District.....................................................................Tel: 212-720-5000
   Tel: .......................................... 212-720-6130;    Tel: ............................................212-720-7839
   E-mail:........................ general.info@ny.frb.org;    Internet:.........................www.newyorkfed.org
Rector St (Trinity Pl.: N,R), Wall St (William:2,3); Map
      
Flatiron Building  
   175 Fifth Ave., Flatiron District (At 23rd St. & Broadway)........................................ Tel: 212-477-0947
23 St (Brdwy:N,R); Map
Ford Foundation Building  
Home to one of the largest philanthropic organizations in the world, the Ford Foundation Building is best known for its glass-walled, 130-ft-high atrium. Filled with trees, shrubs, a still-water pool, and all manner of greenery.
   320 E. 42nd St., Kips Bay.................................................................................................... Map
Mo-Fr 9-17; (1 & 2 Ave.)
      
Frick Collection  
This elegant, French-style mansion was built in 1914 for industrialist Henry Clay Frick, one of America's greatest art collectors. Inside, a rich collection of Western paintings, sculpture and decorative art graces the 16 exhibit galleries. Click here to see a schedule of performances.
   1 E. 70th St., Lenox Hill (between Madison and Fifth Avenues)...........................Tel: 212-288-0700
   Fax:.......................................... 212-628-4417;    E-mail:......................................... info@frick.org
   Internet:.................................................................................................................. www.frick.org
Tu-Sa 10-6, Su 1-6, Tu-Sa 10-18; Su 13-18; (5 & Madison Ave.), , , ; 68 St-Hunter Coll. (Lex:6x,4); Map
      
Grace Building  
Across from Bryant Park, this swooping glass behemoth has a curved facade that makes the bottom of the building look like a ski jump. Described as "flashy" and "flamboyant" by architecture critics, but it does catch your eye.
   41 W. 42nd St., Midtown...................................................................................................... Map
42 St (6th Ave:B,D,F,Q)
      
Gracie Mansion  
Official residence of the Mayor of NYC, the mansion is both an historic landmark & now as then a retreat from the busier parts of the city. Tours available, call for reservations.
   180 E. 88th St., Carnegie Hill (At East End Ave.)..............................................Tel: 212-570-4751
   Internet:.................................................................... www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/om/html/gracie.html
Business Hrs. We 10-14; 86 St (Lex:4,5,6), 96 St (Lex: 6); Map
      
Grand Central Terminal  
Tour of the Beaux Arts masterpiece are led by the Municipal Art Society on Wed at 12:30pm, and by the Grand Central Partnership on Fri at 12:30pm. Click here for Location.
   Vanderbilt Ave., Midtown............................................................................ Tours:212-935-3960
   Tel: .......................................... 212-818-1777;    Group Sales:.............................. 212-340-3404
   Tours:....................................... 212-697-1245;    General Info:..............................212-340-2210
   Internet:.......................................................................................www.grandcentralterminal.com
Grant's Tomb  
Mausoleum influenced by Napoleon's tomb in Paris for President Ulysses S. Grant & his wife, answering that age old question who is buried in Grant's Tomb? Second largest mausoleum in the west. A quite out of the way location. Admission, tours & programs all free.
   Riverside Dr. (and 122nd Street)......................................................................Tel: 212-666-1640
   Tel: .......................................... 212-666-1668;    Tel: ............................................212-825-6890
   Fax:.......................................... 212-932-9631;    Internet:............................ www.nps.gov/gegr
Daily 9-5; 116 St-Columbia Univ. (Brdwy:1,9)
      
Hamilton Grange (10031)  
No longer open to the public, but worth a look for the sheer beauty of the architecture.
   521 W. 146th St., Audubon (at 112th St.).........................................................Tel: 212-281-1538
   Internet:................................................................................................................ www.usps.com
Mo-Fr 8-17, Sa 8-16; (Amsterdam Ave. & Broadway); Map
      
Hearst Magazine Building  
   951 Eighth Ave., Hell's Kitchen Near W.56th St............................................................................ Map
      
Helmsley Building  
Formerly the New York Central Building & the New York General Building, this 34 story office building complete with it's golden top & familiar Greek deity flanked clock is a nice contrast with its next door neighbor, the Met Life Building. Click here for a picture.
   230 Park Ave., Midtown (Betw. 45th & 46th Sts., Vanderbilt & DePeuw Pl.)..................................... Map
   Internet:....................................................................................www.thecityreview.com/helmsley.html
      
Landmarks Preservation Commission New York City  
Protecting the city's architectural, historic & cultural resources, these are the folks who decide who gets one of those cool plaques on their building, in their building, in their district or at their site! They also regulate alterations to designated sites & structures. Click here for a Public Hearings & Meetings Calendar.
   1 Centre St., Financial District (Betw. Water & South Sts.)................................Tel: 212-669-7700
   Internet:............................................................................................... www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/lpc
Mo-Fr 9-17; Map
Lincoln Center Lincoln Center is the world's largest cultural complex.
It contains theaters, production companies such as Metropolitan Opera, NY Philharmonic, and the Juilliard School.
   70 Lincoln Center Plaza, Lincoln Center........................................................Tel: 212-546-2656
   Tel: .......................................... 212-875-5370;    Tel: ............................................212-875-5350
   Tel: .......................................... 212-875-5000;    Internet:....................... www.lincolncenter.org
66 St-Lincoln Ctr (Brdwy:1,9); Map
      
Lower East Side Tenement Museum  
Allows a visitor to experience how immigrants lived in the late 1800s. Admission to exhibits is free; admission for tours for adults $9: Students & seniors $7: Members free. A guided architectural tour through several streets in this area is also offered. It runs 1 hour.
   97 Orchard St., Lower East Side.................................................................... Tel: 212-431-0233
   TTY Line ( Deaf ):...................... 212-431-0714;    Fax:............................................212-431-0402
   E-mail:............................ lestm@tenement.org;    Internet:............................ www.tenement.org
Su 10-17, Tu-Fr 12-4 PM, Th 6-9 PM, Sa-Su 11 AM -4:30 PM; Delancy St (Essex:F), Essex St (Delancy:M,J,Z), Grand St (Chrystie:B); Map
      
Madison Square Garden  
The major sports & entertainment center in Manhattan (20,000 seats, 1968) right on top of Penn RR Station. The Felt Forum has 5,000 seats. Something new every day & night. Plus the Paramount Movie Theater. Much to the protest of city residents, the famous Pennsylvania Railroad Station, a colonnaded masterpiece of granite & vaulted glass & iron ceilings, built by McKim, Mead & White. seating chart.
   4 Pennsylvania Plaza, Chelsea (31st/33rd Sts.)............................... General Info:212-465-6741
   Group Sales:............................. 212-465-6080;    Catering:....................................212-465-6106
   Special Event:........................... 212-465-6106;    Subscription:.............................. 212-465-6073
   Rentals:.................................... 212-465-6106;    Internet:..........................www.thegarden.com
Every hour M-Sat from 10-15 and every hour Sun from 11-15; ax, dis, mc, v; 34 St-Penn Station (7th Ave:1,2,3,9), 34 St-Penn Station (8th Ave:A,C,E); Map
      
McGraw-Hill Building  
A delightful combination of Modern & International Styles, this high rise features Art Deco details on the exterior & Carrera glass in the lobby. Click here for a picture.
   1221 Rockefeller Plaza, Rockefeller Center........................................................................ Map
      
Metropolitan Museum of Art One of the greatest museums in the world.
It is impossible to "do" the entire museum in one day or describe everything you can see here. Go to the museum & spend some time in the Great Hall where you will find all types of help in many languages for planning your visit. If you can, get a guide before your visit or look at their website*** where you can plan well & learn about their many special exhibitions & programs. Fee: $12 adults, $7 students & seniors, under 12 with adult free. Click here to see a picture & here to see a close-up picture.
   1000 Fifth Ave., Upper East Side (At 82nd St.)................................................Tel: 212-535-7710
   Library:..................................... 212-879-5500;    Reservations ( Dining ):............. 212-570-3964
   Tours:....................................... 212-570-3711;    Visitor Center:............................212-650-2987
   E-mail:.......... visitorservices@metmuseum.org;    Internet:........................ www.metmuseum.org
Su, Tu-Th 9:30-17:15, FrSa 9:30-20:45, Open Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, 9:30-5:15, Friday-Saturday, 9:30-8:45.; Chin, Fr, Ger, It, Jap; 4, 5, 6 to 86th St.; M1, M2, M3, M4; 86 St (Lex:4,5,6); Map
New York Stock Exchange  
This building officially housed the NYSE in 1865 and is the world's largest equities market place housed in a majestic Beaux Arts building. View the trading floor on the third floor and learn all about the history and rules of financial stock trading and exchange. Public entrance on Broad St. Click here to see a picture.
   11 Wall St., Financial District........................................................................ Tel: 212-656-3000
   Internet:................................................................................................................ www.nyse.com
Mo-Fr 9-4:30; Wall St (William:2,3), Rector St (Trinity Pl.: N,R); Map
      
Old St. Patrick's Cathedral  
   263 Mulberry St., NoLita......................................................................................Tel: 212-226-8075
      
Pan Am Building  
Although, Pan American Airlines, because they went out of business, no longer occupies this cloud scraper, the building still generally gets referred to by this name.
   200 Park Ave., Midtown From 43rd to 45th Sts........................................................................ Map
      
Paramount Building  
Located in Times Square, and the tallest here at the time of its completion. Be careful when you look for the New Year's Eve ball that you don't mistake the globe atop this building for it.
   1501 Broadway, Theater District......................................................................................... Map
      
Radio City Music Hall  
Famous not only for musical spectaculars, but also for its architecture. A tour of this art deco theater is worthwhile. Seating Chart, Rockefeller Center& Pictures from: 50th Street, 6th Avenue & the South East Corner.
   1260 Sixth Ave., Rockefeller Center (at 5oth St.)................................Information:212-247-4777
   Customer Services:...................212-632-4039;    Group Sales:.............................. 212-218-4000
   Tickets:..................................... 212-307-7171;    Tour Info:................................... 212-632-4000
   Internet:.......................................................................................................... www.radiocity.com
Box office at 50th St & Ave. of the Americas is open Mo-Sa 10-20 & Su 11-20.; 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr (6th Ave:B); Map
Rockefeller Center  
Rockefeller Center is famous as much for its 1930s-era Art Deco grandeur as for the well known institutions it houses. The 20-building complex includes the Radio City Music Hall; the Channel Gardens; and the handsome GE Building, home of the NBC's the Today Show. Several highlights during the winter season include the Rockefeller Center's outdoor skating rink and New York's official Christmas tree. Click here for an Area Map. Click here for Location.
   Bounded by 47th and 51st streets.........................................................................Tel: 212-332-6868
   Tours:....................................... 212-664-3700;    Internet:................ www.rockefellercenter.com
      
Seagram Building  
   375 Park Ave., Midtown (At E.53rd St.).................................................................Tel: 212-572-7000
51 St (Lex:6,4); Map
      
Simon & Schuster Building Formerly the U.S. Rubber Company Building.
Located in Rockfeller Center, click here for a Map of Rockefeller Center.
   1230 Sixth Ave., Rockefeller Center..................................................................................... Map
      
Singer Building  
   561 Broadway, Soho................................................................................................................. Map
LM (Spring & Prince Sts.); Prince St (Brdwy:N,R)
      
South Street Seaport Museum  
Features numerous exhibits on the history of the Port of New York, as well as the nation's largest private collection of historic vessels. Visitors can tour the six historic ships berthed on the East River, a 1913 lighthouse, a 19th-century printing shop and a block-long 1812 commercial building known as Schermerhorn Row.
   207 Front St., Fulton.......................................................................................Tel: 212-748-8600
   Fax:.......................................... 212-748-8610;    Internet:............ www.southstreetseaport.org
Winter Starting November 1: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10am - 5pm; Monday - Thursday: Closed. Summer Starting April 1: 10am - 5pm daily.; Brdwy-Nassau St (Fulton:4,5), Fulton St (Nassau:J,M,Z(JFK)); Map
St. Patrick's Cathedral  
Magnificent stained glass windows, ornate shrines and monumental Gothic architecture greet visitors at St. Patricks Cathedral, the seat of the Archbishop of New York and the largest Catholic Cathedral in the United States.
   1011 Fifth Ave., Upper East Side (between 50th and 51st streets).................... Tel: 212-753-2261
   Tel: .......................................... 212-371-1000;    E-mail:........................... contactus@archny.org
   Internet:.................................................................................................www.ny-archdiocese.org
5 Ave (53rd:E,F); Map
      
Statue of Liberty  
Dedicated in 1886 as a gift to the United States form the people of France, the Statue of Liberty is arguabley the most recognizable landmark in the Empirte State. Click here for Ferry information. Click here for a Location
   Liberty Island, New York Harbor............................................................................Tel: 212-363-7620
   Tel: .......................................... 212-363-3200;    Tel: ............................................212-269-5755
   Tel: .................................................. 212--866;    Fax:............................................212-363-8347
   Internet:............................................................................................................ www.nps.gov/stli
Daily 8:30-5:15; Walk down to Battery Park for Ferry to Liberty Island.; S. Ferry (Battery Pk:1,9(Trml))
      
Tavern on the Green A famous NY landmark.
Rich in history and plenty of star power. Extra ordinarly good continental cuisine and weekday prix-fixe lunches.
   Central Pk. W., Central Park ((at 67th St.))......................................................Tel: 212-873-3200
   Fax:.......................................... 212-580-4265;    Internet:............. www.tavernonthegreen.com
Mo-Th 11:30-22:45 (15:30-17), Mo-Th 11:30-15:30, 17-21:30; Fr 11:30-15:30, 17-23:30; Sa 10-15:30, 17-21:30; Su 10-15:30, 17-10:30; mcc, dc; 72 St (CntrlPk W:B,Cx,A), 66 St-Lincoln Ctr (Brdwy:1,9)
      
Temple Emanu-EI  
Temple Emanu-El is the largest Jewish house of worship in the world, containing a library of 12,000 books and media items on Jewish life and history, and The Herbert and Eileen Bernard Museum of Judaica. Visitors are welcome. Click here to see a schedule of performances.
   1 E. 65th St., Lenox Hill (Fifth Avenue)............................................................ Tel: 212-744-1400
   E-mail:........................... info@emanuelnyc.org;    Internet:........................ www.emanuelnyc.org
5 Ave (59/60th:N,R); Map
      
The New York Public Library - Humanities and Social Sciences Library  
Flanked by the stone lions Patience and Fortitude, The Humanities and Social Sciences Library is the best-known building in the The New York Public Library system. The grand exterior is matched by an interior that includes the magnificent Rose Main Reading Room, marble-clad Astor Hall, rooms for exhibitions and lectures, and research collections containing about six million books.
   Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street................................................................................Tel: 212-661-7220
   Tel: .......................................... 212-930-0641;    Internet:.....................................www.nypl.org
42 St (6th Ave:B,D,F,Q)
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace  
The only President born in New York City, "Teddie" lived here until he was 15 years old. The house was demolished in 1916, but the property was purchased after Roosevelt's death in 1919 and a replica of the home was built in its place. Today it contains five rooms furnished with period artifacts, two museum galleries and a bookstore.
   28 E. 20th St., Flatiron District....................................................................... Tel: 212-260-1616
   Fax:.......................................... 212-677-3587;    Internet:............................. www.nps.gov/thrb
Su, We-Sa 9-17, Tuesday through Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm from Tuesday through Saturday. The House is closed on all Federal holidays.; (Park Ave. & Broadway); 23 St (Park Ave:6x,4), 23 St (Brdwy:N,R); Map
      
Time-Life Building This is the NEW Time-Life Building.
Click here for a picture of the building & here for a picture of Cubed Curve, the sculpture right outside the building. The former Time-Life Building has been renamed 1 Rockefeller Center.
   1271 Sixth Ave., Rockefeller Center Betw. W.50th & W.51st Sts............................................. Map
      
Times Tower Building Happy New Millenium!...
And all the past & future years who've been rung in by the New Year's Eve ball that descends from atop THIS building in Times Square every New Year's Eve. This building is also former home to The New York Times, after which 'Times' Square has been named.
   Intersection of B'way, 7th Ave. & 42nd St.
      
Trump Tower  
No guided tours of the building, but you can come in, look around, shop, have lunch in this modern-day NYC landmark. Click here to see a picture.
   725 Fifth Ave., Midtown..................................................................................Tel: 212-832-2000
5 Ave (53rd:E,F), 5 Ave (59/60th:N,R); Map
      
United Nations General Assembly Building  
Located on the banks of the beautiful East River, there's no lack of activities to keep you busy around the United Nations. Tours of the area leave every 30 minutes. Click here for Location.
   First Ave., East Village (At 46th St.)................................................................ Tel: 212-963-7713
   Group Ticket:............................ 212-963-4440;    Internet:.......................... www.un.org/geninfo
Waldorf Astoria **** $$$-$$$$.
Originally, this hotel once stood where the Empire State Building now does. Built in 1931; d.b. Schultze & Weaver. Every US president has stayed here. Every one of the 1,245 rooms & 276 suites is individually decorated. The lobby contains murals, mosaics & plaster ornaments. Restaurants in hotel: Bull and Bear Steakhouse & Bar, Inagiku, Oscar's American Brasserie.
   301 Park Ave., Midtown (Bet. 49th & 50th Sts.).................................. Switchboard:212-355-3000
   Reservations:........................ 1-800-925-3673;    Business Services:..................... 212-872-4950
   Beauty Salon:............................. 21-287-4570;    Fax: Fax:.................................... 212-872-7272
   Internet:.................................................................................................www.waldorfastoria.com
24 hrs.; Fr, It, Span, Chin, Jap; mcc, jcb, dis, dc; 51 St (Lex:6,4), Lex-3 Ave (53th:E,F); Map
      
Woolworth Building  
   233 Broadway, Financial District Betw. Park Pl. & Barclay St......................................................... Map
24 hours; LM (Barclay & Park Pl.)
      

Search Listings

bal Home Page bal A-Z Index bal How to Use bal Email bal Maps by  Google Maps