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NYC Scavenger Hunt

NYC Scavenger Hunt

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Created by Aaron Rosenthal • Updated On: November 3, 2013
The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle) is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

1. The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle)

9.1
East Dr (at 81st St), New York, NY
Monument · Central Park · 28 tips and reviews
The Plaza Hotel is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

2. The Plaza Hotel

9.0
5th Avenue, Central Park South (at Central Park S), New York, NY
Hotel · Midtown East · 234 tips and reviews
5 Pointz is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

3. 5 Pointz

4623 Crane St (at Jackson Ave.), Long Island City, NY
Art Gallery · 83 tips and reviews
Statue of Liberty is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

4. Statue of Liberty

9.3
Liberty Island, New York, NY
Monument · Liberty Island · 701 tips and reviews
Harlem Meer is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

5. Harlem Meer

E 110th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Lake · Central Park · 31 tips and reviews
Grand Central Terminal is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

6. Grand Central Terminal

9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · Midtown East · 1465 tips and reviews
Washington Square Park is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

7. Washington Square Park

9.5
W 4th St (btwn MacDougal St & University Pl), New York, NY
Park · Greenwich Village · 710 tips and reviews
Little Red Lighthouse is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

8. Little Red Lighthouse

9.0
Fort Washington Park Greenway (George Washington Bridge), New York, NY
Lighthouse · Hudson Heights · 47 tips and reviews
Chrysler Building is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

9. Chrysler Building

8.5
405 Lexington Ave (at E 42nd St), New York, NY
Structure · Turtle Bay · 91 tips and reviews
Empire State Building is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

10. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY · 1172 tips and reviews
86th Floor Observation Deck is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

11. 86th Floor Observation Deck

8.6
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th Sts), New York, NY
Scenic Lookout · Koreatown · 242 tips and reviews
Professor Thom's is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

12. Professor Thom's

219 2nd Ave (btwn E 13th & 14th St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · East Village · 159 tips and reviews
South Street Seaport is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

13. South Street Seaport

8.9
South St (Pier 17), New York, NY
Harbor or Marina · Financial District · 225 tips and reviews
High Line is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

14. High Line

9.4
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Maritime Hotel is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

15. Maritime Hotel

8.4
363 W 16th St (at 9th Ave.), New York, NY
Hotel · Chelsea · 40 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

16. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1869 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

17. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1959 tips and reviews
Staten Island Ferry - Whitehall Terminal is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

18. Staten Island Ferry - Whitehall Terminal

4 South St (South Ferry), New York, NY
Pier · Financial District · 410 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

19. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1233 tips and reviews
Flatiron Building is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

20. Flatiron Building

175 5th Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Structure · Flatiron District · 133 tips and reviews
Strawberry Fields is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

21. Strawberry Fields

Central Park West (at W 72nd St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Central Park · 165 tips and reviews
Museum of Sex is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

22. Museum of Sex

7.3
233 5th Ave (at E 27th St), New York, NY
Erotic Museum · NoMad · 196 tips and reviews
Museum of the Moving Image is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

23. Museum of the Moving Image

9.3
36-01 35th Ave (btwn 36th St and 37th St), Astoria, NY
Museum · Astoria · 185 tips and reviews
Whole Foods Market is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

24. Whole Foods Market

8.7
10 Columbus Circle (at W 58th St), New York, NY
Grocery Store · Central Park · 349 tips and reviews
Katz's Delicatessen is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

25. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1449 tips and reviews
Pepsi Cola Sign is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

26. Pepsi Cola Sign

9.1
46th Ave (at Center Blvd), Queens, NY
Monument · Hunters Point · 20 tips and reviews
Williamsburg Bridge is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

27. Williamsburg Bridge

Williamsburg Bridge, Brooklyn, NY
Bridge · 202 tips and reviews
Strand Bookstore is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

28. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 594 tips and reviews
McSorley's Old Ale House is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

29. McSorley's Old Ale House

8.9
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

30. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1
126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews
Lombardi's Pizza is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

31. Lombardi's Pizza

8.1
32 Spring St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoLita · 534 tips and reviews
Radio City Music Hall is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

32. Radio City Music Hall

9.4
1260 Avenue of the Americas (at W 50th St), New York, NY
Concert Hall · Rockefeller Center · 391 tips and reviews
Bryant Park is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

33. Bryant Park

9.5
W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews
Gramercy Park is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

34. Gramercy Park

8.7
btwn Gramercy Park N & S (btwn Gramercy Park E & W), New York, NY
Park · Gramercy Park · 45 tips and reviews
Top of the Rock Observation Deck is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

35. Top of the Rock Observation Deck

9.1
30 Rockefeller Plz (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Scenic Lookout · Rockefeller Center · 880 tips and reviews
Top of The Standard is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

36. Top of The Standard

8.8
848 Washington St (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Roof Deck · Meatpacking District · 313 tips and reviews
Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

37. Federal Reserve Bank of New York

7.8
33 Liberty St (btwn Nassau & William St), New York, NY
Bank · Financial District · 38 tips and reviews
New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

38. New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

9.3
476 5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 528 tips and reviews
Rose Main Reading Room is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

39. Rose Main Reading Room

9.0
476 5th Ave (btwn W 40th & W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 20 tips and reviews
United Nations is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

40. United Nations

760 United Nations Plz (at 1st Ave & E 46th St), New York, NY
Government Building · Turtle Bay · 126 tips and reviews
Trinity Church is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

41. Trinity Church

75 Broadway (at Wall St), New York, NY
Church · Financial District · 86 tips and reviews
Trump Tower is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

42. Trump Tower

725 5th Ave (btwn E 56th & E 57th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown East · 102 tips and reviews
Rockefeller Center is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

43. Rockefeller Center

9.2
Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Rockefeller Center · 846 tips and reviews
Radegast Hall & Biergarten is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

44. Radegast Hall & Biergarten

9.0
113 N 3rd St (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 480 tips and reviews
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

45. Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden

8.7
2919 24th Ave (btwn 29th & 31st St), Astoria, NY
Beer Garden · Astoria · 247 tips and reviews
St. Patrick's Cathedral is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

46. St. Patrick's Cathedral

9.5
14 E 51st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Church · Midtown East · 305 tips and reviews
Josie Robertson Plaza (Lincoln Center Plaza) is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

47. Josie Robertson Plaza (Lincoln Center Plaza)

8.9
10 Lincoln Center Plz (btwn W 63rd & W 64th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Lincoln Square · 73 tips and reviews
Sony is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

48. Sony

550 Madison Ave (btwn E 55th & E 56th St), New York, NY
Office · Midtown East · 58 tips and reviews
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

49. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

8.6
1071 5th Ave (at E 89th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 567 tips and reviews
Chinatown is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

50. Chinatown

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 206 tips and reviews
General Grant National Memorial is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

51. General Grant National Memorial

8.4
701 W 122nd St (at Riverside Dr), New York, NY
Historic and Protected Site · West Harlem · 47 tips and reviews
Grimaldi's Pizzeria is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

52. Grimaldi's Pizzeria

7.7
1 Front St (at Cadman Plaza W), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · DUMBO · 590 tips and reviews
Naked Cowboy is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

53. Naked Cowboy

7.3
7 Avenue A (at W 47th St), New York, NY
Performing Arts Venue · Theater District · 3 tips and reviews
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

54. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

307 W 26th St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Comedy Club · Chelsea · 171 tips and reviews
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

55. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

9.2
2 E 91st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 142 tips and reviews
Ninth Street Espresso is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

56. Ninth Street Espresso

8.7
341 E 10th St (at Ave B), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Alphabet City · 130 tips and reviews
Rudy's Bar & Grill is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

57. Rudy's Bar & Grill

8.7
627 9th Ave (btwn W 44th & W 45th St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 275 tips and reviews
Sheep Meadow is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

58. Sheep Meadow

9.4
W 67th St (btwn West & East Dr), New York, NY
Picnic Area · Central Park · 159 tips and reviews
American Museum of Natural History is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

59. American Museum of Natural History

9.2
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · 1398 tips and reviews
Frank Sinatra's Birthplace is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

60. Frank Sinatra's Birthplace

6.6
415 Monroe St (Between 4th & 5th Street), Hoboken, NJ
History Museum · 3 tips and reviews
Joe Coffee Company is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

61. Joe Coffee Company

7.8
9 E 13th St (btwn 5th Ave & University Pl), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 140 tips and reviews
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

62. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

8.0
28 E 20th St, New York, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Flatiron District · 32 tips and reviews
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

63. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

9.0
Pier 86 (at W 46th St & 12th Ave), New York, NY
History Museum · Hell's Kitchen · 347 tips and reviews
Carnegie Deli is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

64. Carnegie Deli

854 7th Ave (at West 55th St), New York, NY
Deli · Theater District · 289 tips and reviews
Carnegie Hall is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

65. Carnegie Hall

9.3
881 7th Ave (at W 57th St), New York, NY
Concert Hall · Theater District · 111 tips and reviews
Alice Tully Hall is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

66. Alice Tully Hall

9.2
1941 Broadway (at W 65th St), New York, NY
Concert Hall · Lincoln Square · 45 tips and reviews
Chelsea Market is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

67. Chelsea Market

9.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Market · Chelsea · 1218 tips and reviews
Alamo by Bernard (Tony) Rosenthal is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

68. Alamo by Bernard (Tony) Rosenthal

6.6
E 8th St & Lafayette St (Astor Place Traffic Island), New York, NY
Public Art · NoHo · 40 tips and reviews
Ziegfeld Theater - Bow Tie Cinemas is one of NYC Scavenger Hunt.

69. Ziegfeld Theater - Bow Tie Cinemas

141 W 54th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Movie Theater · Theater District · 72 tips and reviews