Opening Hours: opens every day from 5:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Grand Central is a terminal station located at 42nd street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. It is the largest train station in the world by the number of platforms. The most striking part of the station is undoubtedly the Vanderbilt Hall, the main waiting room in Grand Central Terminal, provides a spectacular setting for both public and private events. This waiting area of over of 1,100 square meters, draws attention by its neo-classical forms, its sculptures, the transparent dome of the central building, the constellations in the ceiling, columns and marble floor, and the stairs which no one knows where they may take us... The huge figures of Roman gods, Mercury, Minerva and Hercules look down from 42nd Street. This historic NYC landmark is not only a transportation hub—it’s a shopping, dining, and cultural destination with 68 shops, 35 places to eat, and a calendar full of events. This terminal has 67 trains and 5 subway platforms. Around 750 trains arrive and depart daily from the terminal.
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Grand Central station offers their own audio at a fairly affordable rate, or you can download it to your phone with the app: http://goo.gl/UB6KCi
Grand Central Terminal offers a guided tour available seven days a week (closed only on Thanksgiving day and Christmas day). Hours are from 9 am to 6 pm. These hours my be extended during holidays. The 75-minute tour, departs daily at 12:30 p.m. from the Terminal’s Main Concourse. Prices are fairly reasonable, and you can actually save money on tickets through a variety of methods.
In the middle of the great lobby there is an information booth, that attends more than 1000 questions every hour, and you can use it if you need orientation. The four faced clock on top of the information booth is one of the most recognizable icon of Grand Central. It is worth 20 million dollars.
Schedule: Mondays to Fridays
From 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays
Admission: Suggested donation, you pay according to your budget.
If you like photography, do not forget to include in your itinerary in New York, the International Center of Photography, is a school, a museum and a center of photographic research, is located on Avenue 6th to 43rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, it has a collection over 135,000 thousand original copies of the history of photography, offers 400 courses in master's degree programs and certificate of part-time and full adult course, also has a specialized in high quality photo library. The details about the programs it offers are available online.
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The museum's education program offers guided tours and self-guided, interpretive materials and events.
Led by the Museum, visits are conducted in a discussion format based on research, encouraging the public to discover the visual information and perform multiple interpretations and meanings.
Schedule: Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesdays: 11:00 am – 6:00pm
Sundays: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
New York Public Library, located on Fifth Avenue and 42nd street, the Public Library is one of those magical places for books lovers. It contains approximately 3 million books, and It is the second largest public library in the United States, after the Congress Library. This Library tries to fill the needs of all Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island residents, in particular those who doesnt have access to library materials.
books and other library materials can be sent by mail through the US Postal Service and be returned in the same way, without any charge to the borrower. The library offers free book materials and every year the Library presents thousands of exhibitions and public programs, including technology, research, and English classes as a second language.
By an agreement between Google and the major international libraries, there are selected books that have been scanned and are available online to readers at the library; however, downloading or redistributed copies are not allowed.
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Go behind the scenes with a free self-guided audio tour. In English and Spanish. lasts 30-45 minutes
Explore NYPL’s history and collections with their free film the New York Public Library, plays every 30 minutes
From Mondays to Saturdays the library offers free tours at 11:00am and 2:00pm Sundays at 2:00pm, tours are for up to 25 people, meeting point would be the desk at the Astor Hall
For those planning to spend some time in New York City, we recommend to get the library card, it is simple to get it, with an id and a prove of address, this card will let you use all service at the library. With the card you can also get a 10% discount at the shop store.
Hours: Monday to Friday from 9:15 am to 4:15 pm
Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
(Only the Visitor Center - No guided tours available)
The UN headquarters is located in New York City, along with the East River. Passing through its doors, you enter into international territory. The seven hectares on which extends don’t belong to the United States but to all member countries of the Organization.
Currently, the UN has 193 state members, the currency factor of business at the headquarters is the US dollar and languages in most of the signs are in English and French.
The entrance for visitors is located at the intersection of 46th Street to 1st Avenue where you must go through a security check. The general public can join the United Nations presenting an official identification document with a picture.
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The Visitor Center UN is located in the basement of the General Assembly, in this area you can visit the Information place to the Public to collect publications and make inquiries, purchase books at the Bookstore, send letters with UN stamps, review articles from the Gift Shop, visit UNICEF counters, WFUNA, the Guild of Women or UNESCO, and complete your visit with a drink in the cafeteria.
The United Nations offers guided tours in 20 languages in languages other than English must buy it on the Internet, otherwise, tours are offered in English, opening hours are disposed to have changed. For more information call 212-963-TOUR (-8687). Or visit this website: http://visit.un.org/es/content/boletos
If you want a dining experience, visit the Dining Room of Delegates, it’s an eclectic menu and changes daily and offers refined recipes from around the world, the buffet also includes products like Soup of the Day ( Chef´s recommendation ), other specialties, like pasta, fresh salads and meat cuts. Of course, there is also a dessert table. Recently renovated, the Hall has an amazing view of the East River and the eastern part of the city. Enjoy it and receive world-class service that only the UN can offer.
The lunch buffet is offered for a settled down price for $ 34.99. The customer service hours are Monday through Friday from 11.30 to 14.30. its required to reserve 24 hours in advance to access. Please call 1-917-367-3314 or 1-212-963-7626.
The oasis of downtown Midtown Manhattan is Bryant Park, located between 40th and 42nd Streets with 5th and 6th Streets, located next to the New York Public Library. It is an unparalleled public place, where you will find an escape from the loud city and for those who are looking for something different there are cultural events, games, pastimes and free shows that change from month to month. Bryant Park is surrounded by flowers that are changing according to the seasons and has 100 species of shrubs and perennial plants; more than a park it could be described as a beautiful Parisian style garden and a haven of peace.
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You can find the following restaurants and cafes:
The Southwest Porch is a lounge with a luxurious and friendly atmosphere designed only for relaxation.
Wich Craft, a kiosk that sells sandwiches, salads and ice cream.
The Bryant Park Grill, famous restaurant with a nice terrace offering a beautiful view of the park.
Bryant Park Café an American-style outdoor coffee-bar both located at the terrace on 42nd Street.
The Park offers free WIFI, when you visit it you can go to www.bryantpark.org and download the audio-tour that guides you when you are in the park.
Bryant Park is like a tranquility heart and open air in the city, where workers escape from the surrounding buildings during their lunch break to eat at public tables and listen to the free piano concert that can be enjoyed on Fridays from 12:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and other days from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lie down in the center of the park to take in some nice sun with the wonderful view of the skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan, one of the most outstanding architectural performances in the world that are worth to enjoy.
Bryant Park is a place to socialize, relax or entertain with one of the many table games that the park offers for Chess and Backgammon tournaments fans, during the summers from Monday to Friday from 11am to 7pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 to 9:00 pm, with a minimum cost for every half hour. Other free games that the park offers are: Quoits, Scrabble and Chinese Chess, and there is a designated area for playing Pentaque and Ping Pong and an area just to read comfortably under umbrellas where you will find a variety of books and magazines donated for adults and children. One of the most famous attractions is the Carousel created to complement the classic French style of the park, open from June to December and it costs $2 per ride. Please keep in mind that the activities and their schedules are changing according to the seasons.
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If you would like to take a walk and discover Bryant Park, take a guided tour for approximately 45 minutes from Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain, near 41st Street and 6th Avenue, the tour is running from April to October, Has a limit of 20 participants and previous registration is required. You can register in this link: https://goo.gl/jnYEQJ
Free audio tour
If you want to do the tour yourself, you only need to download an audio guide through iTunes. Visit this link, you can find the audios here: https://goo.gl/iKzwFp
Hours: September to June
Monday to Friday, from 7:00 am to midnight
Saturday and Sunday, from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
The Bryant Park offers year-round daily events for the enjoyment of locals and tourists. In February, the park becomes a runway and famous designers make a party of the fashion week. Between May and September for those who enjoy sports can attend free yoga or Tai Chi classes; also in the same dates, lessons are taught about the different types of birds that migrate to this oasis. Monday, Tuesday and Friday free fishing classes and language lessons, such as Japanese, French, Italian and Spanish. During the summer, July through August, HBO Summer Festival is presenting a free movie every Monday and to accompany this season, every Thursday between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm Broadway plays are presented. From April to October enjoy the traditional opening of leisure, where summer activities including Ping Pong, chess games and petanque games.
The magic of this park does not end wrapping us with events like the fall festival, which occurs daily during the month of September, where famous singers of all kinds of music are presented. We cannot forget the centerpiece of Bryant Park in the winter, the City Pond, a free ice skating rink, there are also skate rentals. And to finish programming the year, from the first days of November, the Christmas market is open.
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If you want to take a walk and discover the Bryant Park, there are guided tours of about 45 minutes, leaving from Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain, near 41st Street and Sixth Avenue; the tour is seasonal, only from April to October and It’s limited to 20 participants and registration is required, you can pre-register on this link https://goo.gl/jnYEQJ
If you want to do it yourself, free audio tour only requires the free audio guide download through iTunes. Visit this link:https://goo.gl/iKzwFp
Address: 405 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10174, EE. UU.
Visiting Schedule: From 8:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays).
The city of skyscrapers offers its tourists another landmark building, the Chrysler Building and it stands 319 meters (1047 ft) tall and has 77 floors. It was built between 1928 and 1930, by the US car manufacturer Chrysler, surpassed the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and so becoming the tallest man-made structure in the world. It had been holding that title from 1930 to 1931, for 11 months, until it was surpassed by the nearby Empire State Building. It is one of the most famous examples of the art deco architecture style, with its stainless steel crown and perched gargoyles. This Building’s style—Art Deco—was considered modern, urbane, and luxurious. The term itself originated from the Exposition internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts), held in Paris in 1925.
The most striking aspect of this skyscraper is located on the top, where there are some of eagle heads on the ledge of the 61st floor. A little further down, on the 31st floor, in each corner of the ledge there is a reproduction of pieces of flying wings. The unique skyscraper was made with 29,961 tons of steel, about 3,826,000 bricks, and there are a total of 3,862 windows that gaze out on New York.
The visual impact of the building lies in the wealth of the forms and use of the materials, in particular the metal plates, which reflect the light of the sun. In the roof there is a huge mural of 36 meter long by 26 meters wide painted by Edward Trumbull that represents images of a type of progress, transport and energy.
The lobby triangular with inputs and outputs to the sides, is illuminated in a very theatrical way and lavishly decorated with Red Moroccan marble walls, sienna-coloured floor and onyx, blue marble and steel in Art Deco compositions. Another main feature of the lobby are the 32 lifts available, each one of them different, and manufactured with american hardwoods from different parts of the world.
Eleven months after the opening of the Chrysler Building, the tallest building in the world, the Empire State Building eclipsed it. This building was purchased by the Abu Dhabi Investment Council for $800 million in 2008 from Tishman Speyer real estate investment company for 90 percent majority ownership. It is primarily an office building and contains the corporate headquarters of some large investment and property firms.
Located on the east side of Manhattan, in the 405 of Lexington Avenue and at the intersection of 42nd Street. The entrance to the Chrysler building is free, there is no access beyond the visitor's entrance of the building. The lobby of the building is open to the public from 8 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday.
The construction of the Metlife building, formerly Pan Am building, was completed in 1963, becoming at the time the tallest office building of the world. Today is the fourteenth highest skyscraper in New York, with its 246 meters and 59 floors, with direct access to the Grand Central Terminal, making it an ideal spot to be an office building, that is just for what it was designed, and even today it is one of the largest office buildings of the world, which has some of the best and famous companies new york screens.
Schedule: Financial District (Tuesday and Wednesday): 24:00
Midtown (Thursday and Friday): 2:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours
If you want to feel like a real New Yorker you must indulge to try the best street food in the city.
On this tour you will have the opportunity to explore Midtown or the Financial District on foot while the food testing six different street food stalls, including: Belgian waffles, ribs and Korean barbecue, Mexican tacos and falafel and brownies. During the tour the guide will talk about the rich culinary heritage of these food stalls.
New York offers one of the best street food in the world. In recent years the food stalls have gained great popularity in the city, offering dining from around the world with high quality specialties.
After this delicious walking tour, you will not see street food with the same eyes.
Tickets: Click here can check prices and availability. both print and electronic bond bonds are accepted. If you travel with a mobile device, simply show your photo identification and present your electronic voucher on your smartphone or digital tablet.
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Starting point: Union Square
Check Out: 12pm and 3pm
Duration: 2 hours
Return Details: Magnolia Bakery
Have the pleasure to sample some of the most delicious sweets New York in Lower Manhattan. Meet some of the best known local bakeries and enjoy six tastings. You can even design your own cupcake.
All the way will be accompanied by a gastronomic expert on a walking tour of Greenwich Village. The first shop visit will Baked by Melissa, whose cupcake with tones "tie-dye" is a favorite in the area.
Then, walk to Crumbs Bake Shop, which prepares more than 50 delicious varieties of muffins daily, enjoy a delicious sample before heading to Amorino a "dessert shop" which is really specializing in ice cream. Then follow up Molly's Cupcakes, where you have the opportunity to design your own cupcake. Choose a flavor and frosting, and top it with tasty toppings.
Then visit Milk & Cookies, one of the finest bakeries in West Village. You can try one of their muffins or biscuits of its features. Finally, no tour of muffins would be complete without a visit to one of the most famous bakeries in town, Magnolia Bakery.
Tickets: Click here can check prices and availability. both print and electronic bond bonds are accepted. If you travel with a mobile device, simply show your photo identification and present your electronic voucher on your smartphone or digital tablet.
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Days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Departure Time: 7pm
Duration: 4 hours
Imagine admiring New York, sunsets, incomparable views, in the best bars located on terraces of large buildings.
The best way to know the rooftops is by taking the tour, with a duration of 4 hours, that lead to the best terrace bars in town, where you can enjoy the incredible views, accompanied by drinks, locals and visitors from around the world.
Start the tour at Market Cafe, in downtown Manhattan. Your guide guarantees that it will lead to great time while taking the group to three bars and lounges in New York roofs, among which may include 230 Fifth, Sky Room, Gansevoort Park Rooftop or PH-D. From these stylish bars, enjoy the beautiful panoramic views of the city including landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Times Square, the High Line and the Hudson River.
Take pictures while relaxing and getting to know people from around the world in these places that make you fall in love easily with New York City. Enjoy a snack and three drinks (a cocktail, a glass of prosecco / champagne or beer) included in the tour (you are allowed to have more drinks but they are not included in the price). Ends in a hall of a roof near Times Square, with enough to toast to an unforgettable evening.
Tickets: Click here to check prices and availability. both printed and electronic bonds are accepted. If you travel with a mobile device, simply show your photo identification and present your electronic voucher on your smartphone or digital tablet.
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