Tourist Attractions in New York City
The following listings are some highlights of the world famous sights to see when you are visiting WSS-NY2016 in New York City.
The National 9/11 Memorial Museum: 180 Greenwich Street
www.911memorial.org (212) 266-5211
911 Ground Zero Tour:
www.911groundzero.com (646) 801 9113
Statue of Liberty National Monument/Ellis Island Immigration Museum: Liberty Island
www.statuecruises.com; www.nps.gov; www.statueoflibertytickets.com (212) 363- 3180
Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park, lower Manhattan:
www.nps.gov/cacl/ (212) 344- 7220
Brooklyn Bridge to DUMBO walk (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass)
www.brooklyn.about.com; www.explorebk.com
Empire State Building Observation Deck: 350 Fifth Ave. at 34 Street
www.esbnyc.com
Staten Island Ferry: Whitehall Street Terminal in lower Manhatan
www.siferry.com/schedules; www.nyc.gov
Governor’s Island: 10 South Street, Slip 7
www.govisland.com; www.nps.gov/gois (212) 825-3045
Fraunces Tavern Museum: guided tours: 54 Pearl Street in lower manhattan
www.frauncestavernmuseum.org
Green-Wood Cemetery: 500 25th Street in Brooklyn
www.green-wood.com
Double Decker Sightseeing Bus Tours
www.newyorksightseeing.com; www.grayline.com; www.allnewyorktours.com
Helicopter Tours
www.travelzoo.com; www.libertyhelicopter.com; www.newyorkhelicopter.com
Grand Central Terminal: Railroad Station: E.42 Street and Lexington Ave.
www.grandcentralterminal.com (212) 340- 2583
Rockefeller Center: Top of the Rock Observation Deck: 30 Rockefeller Plaza
www.topoftherocknyc.com/visitor (212) 698- 2000
Pennsylvania Railroad Station: 8th Avenue (31-33 Streets)
(212) 630- 7373 for general information
Radio City Music Hall: Stage Door Tour: 1260 Sixth Avenue at 50 Street
www.radiocity.com/tours (212) 465- 6741
United Nations : 405 E. 42 Street at First Avenue
www.visit.un.org/content/guided-tours (212) 963- 8687
Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum: Pier 86 at W. 46 Street
www.intrepidmuseum.org (212) 245- 0072
NOTE: this week is Fleet Week NYC; there will be many ships to see in the harbor: www.fleetweeknewyork.com
Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum: 234 W. 42 Street, in Times Square
www.madametussauds.com (212) 512 - 9600
High Line Elevated Park: enter W. 34 Street and 10 Avenue
NOTE: a very close walk from the Javits Center!!
www.thehighline.org (212) 500- 6035
Some Self-Guided Walking Tours: Wall Street Financial District, Little Italy/Chinatown, Madison Square Park (5th Avenue and 23 Street)
www.freetoursbyfoot.com; www.downtownny.org
Madison Square Garden: 8th Avenue (31-33 Streets
www.thegarden.com (212) 465- 6741
South Street Seaport, 19 Fulton Street: tall ships, shopping mall
www.southstreetseaport.com (212) 732- 8257
African Burial Ground National Monument: 290 Broadway at Duane Street, downtown
www.nps.gov/afbg/ (212) 637- 2019
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace: National Historic Site, 28 E. 20 Street
www.nps.gov/thrb/ (212) 260- 1616
City Lights Sail, aboard the Shearwater: North Cove Yacht Harbor near World Financial Center, lower Manhattan
www.manhattanbysail.com (212) 619- 6900
Central Park: bicycle rentals
www.centralpark.com; www.centralparknyc.org
NOTE: Horse and Carriage rides in the Park permanently closed when this list was compiled
Hudson River Dinner Cruises: just two of many companies:
www.spititcruises.com; (888) 426- 9491; bateauxNewYork.com (877) 708- 9122
Long Island City, Queens: one subway stop on the #7 subway from Grand Central Terminal:
Socrates Sculpture Park, Noguchi Museum, Museum of Modern Art’s P.S. 1 outpost
www.nycgo.com; www.timeout.com
The Strand Book Store: 828 Broadway (E. 12 Street)
18 miles of new, used, and rare books
www.strandbooks.com (212) 473- 1452
Union Square Green Market: Union Square West and E. 17 Street
Fresh produce, flowers, and homemade goodies
www.grownyc.org
Central Park Zoo: 5th Avenue and 64 Street
www.centralparkzoo.com (212) 439- 6500
Roosevelt Island Aerial Tramway: 591 Main Street
Spans the East River and connects Roosevelt Island to the Upper East Side of Manhattan
www.rioc.com (212) 832- 4540