Sights & Attractions in New York City

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Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Appellate Division Courthouse
Sculpted by Frederick Ruckstuhl, figures representing Wisdom and... 		Government Buildings Flatiron District
 
B. Altman Building/New York Public Library-Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL)
In 1906 department-store magnate Benjamin Altman gambled that... 		Architectural Sites Midtown
 
Bowling Green
This oval greensward at the foot of Broadway became New York's... 		Parks Lower Manhattan
 
Carl Schurz Park Conservancy
Facing the East River, this park, named for a German immigrant... 		Parks Upper East Side
 
Christopher Park
You might have to share a bench in this tiny park with George... 		Squares West Village
 
City Hall
You just might spot news crews jockeying on the front steps as... 		Government Buildings Lower Manhattan
 
Colonnade Row
Marble Corinthian columns on the second level front this shabby-but-grand... 		Architectural Sites East Village
 
Columbus Circle
This busy traffic circle at Central Park's southwest corner anchors... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Upper West Side
 
Daily News Building
One of the city's most unusual lobbies resides in Raymond Hood's... 		Architectural Sites Midtown
 
The Dakota
One of the first residences built on the Upper West Side, the... 		Architectural Sites Upper West Side
 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
With its imposing mix of sandstone, limestone, and ironwork... 		Financial Institutions Lower Manhattan
 
First Corinthian Baptist Church
One of the most ornate structures in Harlem, this church kicked... 		Religious Sites Harlem
 
Fraunces Tavern Museum
In his pre-presidential days as a general, George Washington... 		Museums / Galleries Lower Manhattan
 
Grant's Tomb
Walk through upper Riverside Park and you're sure to notice this... 		Memorials / Monuments Upper West Side
 
Koreatown
Despite sitting in the shade of the Empire State Building, and... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Midtown
 
Louis Armstrong House Museum
For the last 28 years of his life the famed jazz musician lived... 		Houses / Mansions Queens
 
Marcus Garvey Park
At the center of this historic, tree-filled public square, atop... 		Parks Harlem
 
Masjid Malcolm Shabazz
Talk about religious conversions. In the mid-'60s the Lenox Casino... 		Religious Sites Harlem
 
Metropolitan Club of New York
The grandest of the über-exclusive Upper East Side clubs... 		Houses / Mansions Upper East Side
 
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
When it was added in 1909, the 700-foot tower resembling the... 		Architectural Sites Flatiron District
 
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden
Built in 1799, this former carriage house (i.e., stable) became... 		Museums / Galleries Upper East Side
 
Queens Botanical Garden
Adjacent to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, these 39 acres include... 		Gardens / Arboretums Queens
 
Riverside Church
This enormous, 21-story church, built by John D. Rockefeller... 		Religious Sites Upper West Side
 
Roosevelt Island
The 2-mi-long East River slice of land that parallels Manhattan... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Upper East Side
 
The Row
Built from 1833 through 1837, this series of beautifully preserved... 		Architectural Sites Greenwich Village
 
The San Remo
You're likely to notice its twin towers rising above the trees... 		Architectural Sites Upper West Side
 
Sculpture for Living
A few steps down from the Public Theater near Cooper Union sits... 		Architectural Sites East Village
 
SculptureCenter
Founded by artists in 1928 to exhibit innovative contemporary... 		Museums / Galleries Queens
 
Seagram Building
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a pioneer of modern architecture, built... 		Architectural Sites Midtown
 
Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden
Once part of a sprawling farm, this 83-acre community is now... 		Historic Districts / Sites Staten Island
 
Socrates Sculpture Park
In 1986 local artist Mark di Suvero and other residents rallied... 		Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) Queens
 
Sony Building
Designed by Philip Johnson in 1984, the Sony Building's rose-granite... 		Architectural Sites Midtown
 
St. Bartholomew's Church
Known to locals as St. Bart's, this handsome 1919 limestone-and-salmon-color... 		Religious Sites Midtown
 
St. Luke's Place
Steeped in New York City history and shaded by graceful gingko... 		Neighborhoods / Streets West Village
 
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
This charming 1799 fieldstone country church stands on what was... 		Religious Sites East Village
 
St. Paul's Chapel
For more than a year after the World Trade Center attacks, the... 		Religious Sites Lower Manhattan
 
Sugar Hill
Standing on the bluff of Sugar Hill overlooking Jackie Robinson... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Harlem
 
Trinity Wall Street Church
Alexander Hamilton is buried under a white-stone pyramid in the... 		Religious Sites Lower Manhattan
 
Trump Tower
The tallest all-glass building in Manhattan when it was completed... 		Architectural Sites Midtown
 
Tudor City
Before Donald Trump, there was Fred F. French. In 1925 the prominent... 		Architectural Sites Midtown
 
United Nations Headquarters
Officially an "international zone" and not part of the United... 		Government Buildings Midtown
 
Washington Mews
A rarity in Manhattan, this private, gated street is lined on... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Greenwich Village
 
Wave Hill
Drawn by stunning views of the Hudson River and New Jersey's... 		Gardens / Arboretums The Bronx
 
Woolworth Building
Until 40 Wall Street stole the title in 1930, the 792-foot Woolworth... 		Architectural Sites Lower Manhattan
 
World Financial Center (WFC)
The four towers of this complex, 34-51 stories high and topped... 		Architectural Sites Lower Manhattan
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