DESTINATION

Midtown Manhattan

For those seeking the ultimate in views, there's the Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center. Looking for something a little off the beaten path? Check out the art galleries in Chelsea or the fabric stores and notion shops of the Garment District. Midtown also offers some of the finest restaurants in the city. You can't get far from a postcard moment no matter where you are in Midtown Manhattan.

Things to Do

American Folk Art Museum

American Museum of Natural History see Upper Manhattan

American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center for Earth and Space see Upper Manhattan

Asia Society Museum

Broadway Theater District

Bryant Park

Carnegie Hall

Central Park see Upper Manhattan

Children's Museum of Manhattan

The Chrysler Building

Empire State Building

The Frick Collection

Garment District

Grand Central Terminal

International Center of Photography

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Japan Society

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts see Upper Manhattan

“Little Church Around the Corner”

Madame Tussauds New York

Madison Square Garden

MetLife Building

Metropolitan Museum of Art see Upper Manhattan

The Morgan Library & Museum

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden

Museum of Arts & Design

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

New-York Historical Society

New York Public Library—Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Paley Center for Media

Park Avenue

Rockefeller Center

NBC Studio Tours

Radio City Music Hall Stage Door Tour

Rockefeller Center Tour

Top of the Rock

St. Patrick's Cathedral

Society of Illustrators: The Museum of American Illustration

Temple Emanu-El

Times Square

UNICEF House

United Nations Headquarters

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