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NYC's Iconic Buildings
Empire State Building is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

1. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY · 1173 tips and reviews
Bank of America Tower is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

2. Bank of America Tower

1 Bryant Park (btwn 42nd St. & 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Structure · Theater District · 29 tips and reviews
Madison Square Garden is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

3. Madison Square Garden

8.8
4 Penn Plz (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Basketball Stadium · 1000 tips and reviews
Grand Central Terminal is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

4. Grand Central Terminal

9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1470 tips and reviews
MetLife Building is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

5. MetLife Building

200 Park Ave (at 45th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown East · 23 tips and reviews
11 Madison Ave is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

6. 11 Madison Ave

11 Madison Ave (btwn E 24th St & E 25th St), New York, NY
Structure · NoMad · 6 tips and reviews
Flatiron Building is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

7. Flatiron Building

175 5th Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Structure · Flatiron District · 134 tips and reviews
One World Trade Center is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

8. One World Trade Center

9.3
1 World Trade Ctr (btwn Fulton & West St), New York, NY
Structure · Financial District · 314 tips and reviews
The Standard, High Line is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

9. The Standard, High Line

9.1
848 Washington St (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Meatpacking District · 256 tips and reviews
United Nations is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

10. United Nations

760 United Nations Plz (at 1st Ave & E 46th St), New York, NY
Government Building · Turtle Bay · 127 tips and reviews
Chrysler Building is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

11. Chrysler Building

8.5
405 Lexington Ave (at E 42nd St), New York, NY
Structure · Turtle Bay · 91 tips and reviews
30 Rockefeller Plaza is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

12. 30 Rockefeller Plaza

30 Rockefeller Plz (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Structure · Rockefeller Center · 56 tips and reviews
MetLife Building is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

13. MetLife Building

200 Park Ave (at 45th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown East · 23 tips and reviews

Zack P.Zack P: Blocks the potential beautiful of Park Ave and homely overlooks Grand Central, yet it's iconic, even if PanAm built it.

Woolworth Building is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

14. Woolworth Building

7.6
233 Broadway (btwn Park Pl & Barclay St), New York, NY
Structure · Tribeca · 28 tips and reviews
Statue of Liberty is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

15. Statue of Liberty

9.3
Liberty Island, New York, NY
Monument · 701 tips and reviews

16. Ellis Island Immigration Museum

8.7
Ellis Island, Jersey City, NJ
History Museum · Ellis Island · 166 tips and reviews
Tenement Museum is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

17. Tenement Museum

9.1
103 Orchard St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
History Museum · Lower East Side · 153 tips and reviews
New York Stock Exchange is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

18. New York Stock Exchange

8.3
11 Wall St (btwn Broadway & Broad St), New York, NY
Financial Service · Financial District · 115 tips and reviews
American Museum of Natural History is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

19. American Museum of Natural History

9.2
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · Upper West Side · 1398 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

20. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
1 Times Square is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

21. 1 Times Square

1 Times Sq (at 42nd St.), New York, NY
Structure · Chelsea · 8 tips and reviews
Yankee Stadium is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

22. Yankee Stadium

8.9
1 E 161st St (btwn Jerome & River Ave), Bronx, NY
Baseball Stadium · Concourse Village · 1157 tips and reviews
Brookfield Place is one of NYC's Iconic Buildings.

23. Brookfield Place

9.0
230 Vesey St (at West St), New York, NY
Shopping Mall · Battery Park City · 116 tips and reviews