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How to Read New York

How to Read New York

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Created by Caleb Kramer • Updated On: December 10, 2013
Chrysler Building is one of How to Read New York.

1. Chrysler Building

8.5
405 Lexington Ave (at E 42nd St), New York, NY
Structure · Turtle Bay · 91 tips and reviews
Statue of Liberty is one of How to Read New York.

2. Statue of Liberty

9.3
Liberty Island, New York, NY
Monument · 701 tips and reviews
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument is one of How to Read New York.

3. Prison Ship Martyrs Monument

7.8
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY
Monument · Fort Greene · 7 tips and reviews
Boathouse & Audubon Center is one of How to Read New York.

4. Boathouse & Audubon Center

9.3
Hill Dr (at East Dr), Brooklyn, NY
Monument · Prospect Park · 23 tips and reviews
Low Memorial Library is one of How to Read New York.

5. Low Memorial Library

535 W 116th St (Columbia University), New York, NY
College Administrative Building · West Harlem · 13 tips and reviews
Angel of the Waters is one of How to Read New York.

6. Angel of the Waters

7.4
Terrace Dr (Central Park), New York, NY
Outdoor Sculpture · Central Park · 4 tips and reviews
Bethesda Terrace is one of How to Read New York.

7. Bethesda Terrace

9.5
Terrace Dr (at Central Park), New York, NY
Plaza · Central Park · 34 tips and reviews
Gothic Bridge is one of How to Read New York.

8. Gothic Bridge

West Dr (at 93rd St), New York, NY
Bridge · Central Park · 1 tip
Bronx County Supreme Court is one of How to Read New York.

9. Bronx County Supreme Court

851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
Courthouse · Concourse Village · 13 tips and reviews
Mariners Temple Baptist Church is one of How to Read New York.

10. Mariners Temple Baptist Church

3 Henry St, New York, NY
Church · Two Bridges · 1 tip
Sailors' Snug Harbor Station (SIRT North Shore Railway) is one of How to Read New York.

11. Sailors' Snug Harbor Station (SIRT North Shore Railway)

1000 Richmond Ter, Staten Island, NY
Rail Station · Randall Manor · No tips or reviews
Historic Richmond Town is one of How to Read New York.

12. Historic Richmond Town

8.3
441 Clarke Ave, Staten Island, NY
History Museum · Richmond Town · 23 tips and reviews
The Morgan Library & Museum is one of How to Read New York.

13. The Morgan Library & Museum

9.2
225 Madison Ave (btwn E 36th & E 37th St), New York, NY
Museum · Murray Hill · 179 tips and reviews
Litchfield Villa is one of How to Read New York.

14. Litchfield Villa

8.3
95 Prospect Park W (btwn 4th & 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Prospect Park · 4 tips and reviews
Center for Brooklyn History is one of How to Read New York.

15. Center for Brooklyn History

9.0
128 Pierrepont St (at Clinton St), Brooklyn, NY
History Museum · Brooklyn Heights · 25 tips and reviews
The Archive Roofdeck is one of How to Read New York.

16. The Archive Roofdeck

8.0
666 Greenwich St (Barrow), New York, NY
Scenic Lookout · West Village · 1 tip
Eagle Warehouse is one of How to Read New York.

17. Eagle Warehouse

28 Old Fulton St (Front St.), Brooklyn, NY
Storage Facility · Brooklyn Heights · 1 tip
The Frick Collection is one of How to Read New York.

18. The Frick Collection

8.9
1 E 70th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Upper East Side · 212 tips and reviews
The Cloisters is one of How to Read New York.

19. The Cloisters

9.1
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews
St. Paul's Chapel is one of How to Read New York.

20. St. Paul's Chapel

209 Broadway (btwn Vesey & Fulton St), New York, NY
Church · Financial District · 43 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of How to Read New York.

21. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1959 tips and reviews
Grand Central Terminal is one of How to Read New York.

22. Grand Central Terminal

9.1
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1468 tips and reviews
The Dakota is one of How to Read New York.

23. The Dakota

8.1
1 W 72nd St (at Central Park W), New York, NY
Apartment or Condo · Upper West Side · 46 tips and reviews
Ellis Island Immigration Museum is one of How to Read New York.

24. Ellis Island Immigration Museum

8.7
Ellis Island, Jersey City, NJ
History Museum · Ellis Island · 166 tips and reviews
St. George Theatre is one of How to Read New York.

25. St. George Theatre

8.0
35 Hyatt St, Staten Island, NY
Theater · St. George · 18 tips and reviews
City Hall Park is one of How to Read New York.

26. City Hall Park

8.7
17 Park Row (btwn Broadway & Centre St), New York, NY
Park · Downtown Manhattan · 143 tips and reviews
Manhattan Municipal Building is one of How to Read New York.

27. Manhattan Municipal Building

7.4
1 Centre St, New York, NY
Government Building · Downtown Manhattan · 13 tips and reviews
Pulitzer Fountain is one of How to Read New York.

28. Pulitzer Fountain

7.7
Grand Army Plz (at W 58th St), New York, NY
Fountain · Midtown East · 14 tips and reviews
Cary Building is one of How to Read New York.

29. Cary Building

89 Reade St (at Church St), New York, NY
Structure · SoHo · No tips or reviews
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is one of How to Read New York.

30. Enid A. Haupt Conservatory

9.2
2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
Botanical Garden · 17 tips and reviews
Paradise Theater is one of How to Read New York.

31. Paradise Theater

7.5
2403 Grand Concourse (at E 187th St.), Bronx, NY
Music Venue · West Bronx · 12 tips and reviews
Lyceum Theatre is one of How to Read New York.

32. Lyceum Theatre

8.6
149 W 45th St (Btw 6th & 7th), New York, NY
Theater · Theater District · 48 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Museum is one of How to Read New York.

33. Brooklyn Museum

9.4
200 Eastern Pkwy (at Washington Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Art Museum · 423 tips and reviews
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is one of How to Read New York.

34. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

9.2
2 E 91st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 142 tips and reviews
New York Public Library - Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) is one of How to Read New York.

35. New York Public Library - Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL)

188 Madison Ave (at 34th St.), New York, NY
Library · Garment District · 50 tips and reviews
Belasco Theatre is one of How to Read New York.

36. Belasco Theatre

9.4
111 W 44th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Theater · Theater District · 66 tips and reviews
Bronx Zoo is one of How to Read New York.

37. Bronx Zoo

9.1
2300 Southern Blvd (at Boston Rd), Bronx, NY
Zoo · Bronx Park · 342 tips and reviews
Flatiron Building is one of How to Read New York.

38. Flatiron Building

175 5th Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Structure · Flatiron District · 134 tips and reviews
Woolworth Building is one of How to Read New York.

39. Woolworth Building

7.6
233 Broadway (btwn Park Pl & Barclay St), New York, NY
Structure · Tribeca · 28 tips and reviews
St. Patrick's Cathedral is one of How to Read New York.

40. St. Patrick's Cathedral

9.5
14 E 51st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Church · Midtown East · 305 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge is one of How to Read New York.

41. Brooklyn Bridge

9.5
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY
Bridge · 1012 tips and reviews
Green-Wood Cemetery is one of How to Read New York.

42. Green-Wood Cemetery

9.2
500 25th St (at 5th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cemetery · Greenwood Heights · 71 tips and reviews
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is one of How to Read New York.

43. Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

1047 Amsterdam Ave (at W 112th St.), New York, NY
Church · 112 tips and reviews
Bayard-Condict Building is one of How to Read New York.

44. Bayard-Condict Building

65 Bleecker St (Bway & Crosby), New York, NY
Office · NoHo · 3 tips and reviews
Empire State Building is one of How to Read New York.

45. Empire State Building

9.0
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY · 1172 tips and reviews
Chanin Building is one of How to Read New York.

46. Chanin Building

122 E 42nd St, New York, NY
Structure · Midtown East · 6 tips and reviews
Rockefeller Center is one of How to Read New York.

47. Rockefeller Center

9.2
Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Rockefeller Center · 847 tips and reviews
Western Union Building is one of How to Read New York.

48. Western Union Building

New York, NY
Office · Tribeca · No tips or reviews
Waldorf Astoria New York is one of How to Read New York.

49. Waldorf Astoria New York

301 Park Ave (btwn E 49th & E 50th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Midtown East · 273 tips and reviews
Parachute Jump is one of How to Read New York.

50. Parachute Jump

8.2
1601-1899 Boardwalk W, Brooklyn, NY
Monument · Coney Island · 8 tips and reviews
Yankee Stadium is one of How to Read New York.

51. Yankee Stadium

8.8
1 E 161st St (btwn Jerome & River Ave), Bronx, NY
Baseball Stadium · Concourse Village · 1155 tips and reviews
Grand Concourse is one of How to Read New York.

52. Grand Concourse

Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
Road · Mott Haven · 23 tips and reviews
United Nations Secretariat Building is one of How to Read New York.

53. United Nations Secretariat Building

United Nations Plz (at E 42nd St), New York, NY
Government Building · Turtle Bay · 6 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of How to Read New York.

54. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1869 tips and reviews
The New School is one of How to Read New York.

55. The New School

6 E 16th St. (at 5th Ave.), New York, NY
University · Union Square · 1 tip
Seagram Building is one of How to Read New York.

56. Seagram Building

375 Park Ave, New York, NY
Structure · Midtown East · 16 tips and reviews
Lever House is one of How to Read New York.

57. Lever House

7.7
390 Park Ave (btwn E 53rd & E 54th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown East · 20 tips and reviews
Starrett-Lehigh Building is one of How to Read New York.

58. Starrett-Lehigh Building

601 W 26th St (btwn 11th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Office · 20 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank) is one of How to Read New York.

59. Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank)

10 E 53rd St, New York, NY
Bank · Midtown East · No tips or reviews
The Standard, High Line is one of How to Read New York.

60. The Standard, High Line

9.1
848 Washington St (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Meatpacking District · 257 tips and reviews
Columbus Circle is one of How to Read New York.

61. Columbus Circle

8.6
Columbus Cir (Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Plaza · 232 tips and reviews
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is one of How to Read New York.

62. Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

Brooklyn/Staten Island (I-278), Brooklyn, NY
Bridge · 162 tips and reviews
Queens Theatre is one of How to Read New York.

63. Queens Theatre

8.1
14 United Nations Ave S (Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, NY
Theater · 10 tips and reviews
New York Hall of Science is one of How to Read New York.

64. New York Hall of Science

8.6
47-01 111th St (at 47th Ave), Corona, NY
Science Museum · Flushing Meadows-Corona Park · 93 tips and reviews
TWA Flight Center is one of How to Read New York.

65. TWA Flight Center

8.3
Terminal 5, TWA Hotel (JFK Airport), Queens, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Jamaica · 14 tips and reviews
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of How to Read New York.

66. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

8.7
1071 5th Ave (at E 89th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 567 tips and reviews
The New York Times Building is one of How to Read New York.

67. The New York Times Building

620 8th Ave (at W 40th St), New York, NY
Structure · Theater District · 51 tips and reviews
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk is one of How to Read New York.

68. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk

9.0
Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY
Beach · Coney Island · 359 tips and reviews
Citigroup Center is one of How to Read New York.

69. Citigroup Center

153 E 53rd St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Structure · Turtle Bay · 11 tips and reviews
New Museum is one of How to Read New York.

70. New Museum

7.9
235 Bowery (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Lower East Side · 204 tips and reviews
Queens Botanical Garden is one of How to Read New York.

71. Queens Botanical Garden

7.8
4350 Main St, Flushing, NY
Botanical Garden · 32 tips and reviews
Hearst Magazines is one of How to Read New York.

72. Hearst Magazines

300 W 57th St (8th Avenue), New York, NY
Office · Hell's Kitchen · 3 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Opera is one of How to Read New York.

73. Metropolitan Opera

9.4
70 Lincoln Center Plz (at Columbus Ave), New York, NY
Opera House · 218 tips and reviews
Madison Square Garden is one of How to Read New York.

74. Madison Square Garden

8.9
4 Penn Plz (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Basketball Stadium · 999 tips and reviews
New York by Gehry is one of How to Read New York.

75. New York by Gehry

8 Spruce St, New York, NY
Apartment or Condo · Financial District · 24 tips and reviews
Whitney Museum of American Art is one of How to Read New York.

76. Whitney Museum of American Art

9.2
99 Gansevoort St (btwn 10th Ave & Washington St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Meatpacking District · 434 tips and reviews
Citi Field is one of How to Read New York.

77. Citi Field

9.1
41 Seaver Way (at Roosevelt Ave), Flushing, NY
Baseball Stadium · Flushing · 666 tips and reviews
Austrian Cultural Forum New York is one of How to Read New York.

78. Austrian Cultural Forum New York

8.2
11 E 52nd St (btw 5th and Madison), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Midtown East · 3 tips and reviews
Trump Tower is one of How to Read New York.

79. Trump Tower

725 5th Ave (btwn E 56th & E 57th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown East · 102 tips and reviews
Worldwide Plaza is one of How to Read New York.

80. Worldwide Plaza

7.5
825 8th Ave (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Hell's Kitchen · 25 tips and reviews
One World Trade Center is one of How to Read New York.

81. One World Trade Center

9.2
1 World Trade Ctr (btwn Fulton & West St), New York, NY
Structure · Financial District · 313 tips and reviews
Sony is one of How to Read New York.

82. Sony

550 Madison Ave (btwn E 55th & E 56th St), New York, NY
Office · Midtown East · 58 tips and reviews
The Cooper Union is one of How to Read New York.

83. The Cooper Union

41 Cooper Sq (at E 7th St), New York, NY
College Academic Building · NoHo · 25 tips and reviews
Morgan Stanley is one of How to Read New York.

84. Morgan Stanley

1585 Broadway (at W 47th St), New York, NY
Office · Theater District · 3 tips and reviews
Wyndham New Yorker is one of How to Read New York.

85. Wyndham New Yorker

7.0
481 8th Ave (btwn 34th and 35th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Garment District · 212 tips and reviews
Saint Thomas Church is one of How to Read New York.

86. Saint Thomas Church

1 W 53rd St (at 5th Ave.), New York, NY
Church · Midtown East · 21 tips and reviews
Church of the Incarnation is one of How to Read New York.

87. Church of the Incarnation

209 Madison Ave (35th St), New York, NY
Church · Murray Hill · 2 tips and reviews
Bryant Park Hotel is one of How to Read New York.

88. Bryant Park Hotel

7.2
40 W 40th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel · Midtown East · 21 tips and reviews
US Post Office - James A Farley Station is one of How to Read New York.

89. US Post Office - James A Farley Station

5.9
421 8th Ave (btwn 31st & 33rd St), New York, NY
Post Office · Chelsea · 84 tips and reviews
Conference House Park is one of How to Read New York.

90. Conference House Park

8.8
7455 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY
Park · Tottenville · 17 tips and reviews
Bowne House is one of How to Read New York.

91. Bowne House

3701 Bowne St, Flushing, NY
History Museum · 1 tip
American Folk Art Museum is one of How to Read New York.

92. American Folk Art Museum

7.2
2 Lincoln Sq (Columbus Ave & W 66th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Lincoln Square · 15 tips and reviews
Co-op City is one of How to Read New York.

93. Co-op City

Bronx, NY
Neighborhood · 8 tips and reviews
Staten Island Tugboat Graveyard is one of How to Read New York.

94. Staten Island Tugboat Graveyard

Rossville, New York, NY
Harbor or Marina · South Shore · 5 tips and reviews
NYCHA - Williamsburg Houses is one of How to Read New York.

95. NYCHA - Williamsburg Houses

164 Ten Eyck St (at Maujer Street), Brooklyn, NY
Housing Development · East Williamsburg · 4 tips and reviews
Cortlandt Alley is one of How to Read New York.

96. Cortlandt Alley

Cortlandt Alley (btwn Canal & Leonard St), New York, NY
Road · Downtown Manhattan · 5 tips and reviews
Smallpox Hospital is one of How to Read New York.

97. Smallpox Hospital

7.9
East Rd, New York, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Roosevelt Island · 10 tips and reviews

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Brooklyn Heights Promenade is one of How to Read New York.

98. Brooklyn Heights Promenade

9.6
Columbia Heights (btwn Remsen & Orange St), Brooklyn, NY
Scenic Lookout · Brooklyn Heights · 222 tips and reviews