Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Midtown
Travel Essentials:
If looking for New York City's renowned bright lights and city hustle, then head to Midtown.
This small neighborhood is not to be judged by size, as its streets are home to some of
the most well known buildings such as Chrysler Building, Grand Central, and the Empire
State Building, and the iconic Bryant Park. Be sure to look at the New Year's Eve Ball and
the bright billboards in Times Square (
http://www.timessquarenyc.org/index.aspx
)
. Between
44th and 52nd street you will find the Theater District, which holds many popular Broad-
way and theater shows. Walk along the shops of 5
th
Avenue, stop into the famous MoMA
(
www.moma.org
)
, as well as Radio City Music Hall (
www.radiocity.com
)
, and Rockefeller
Center (
www.rockefellercenter.com
).
Experience Essentials:
•
The Paley Center for Media 25 W. 52nd St
www.paleycenter.org
•
Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd St.
Modern art exhibits feature
iconic
impressionist
painters
such
as
Van
Gogh
to
modern
street
art.
•
Times Square
(42nd St. and Broadway) has been transformed in recent years
from seedy to slick, an inevitably controversial makeover. There's no arguing,
however, that its extravagant kilowattage is energizing. Can you imagine the
electric bill?
•
Rockefeller Center
(48th to 51st Sts., between Fifth Ave. and Ave. of
the Americas; 212/632-3975;
www.rockefellercenter.com
), an architectural
phoenix that rose during the Depression, is home to NBC and the Today show
studio, and named after one of the most iconic families. The skating rink is
open October to April, and Paul Marship's shining sculpture of Prometheus
stands next to it.
Grand Central Terminal
(42
nd
to 45
th
Sts., between Vanderbilt and Lex-
ington Aves
www.grandcentralterminal.com
)
, after a tedious restoration, this
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