Did you know the new Whitney Museum, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, is to be located at the southern tip of the High Line? (Image credit: Renzo Piano Building, whitney.org)
Bold design lives here. The Flatiron was a groundbreaking skyscraper when built in 1902, and it’s still an architectural icon. The Beaux-Arts styling is timeless. Find more bold: A7bolddesign.com Read more.
Look up! The beautiful astronomical mural on the Main Concourse’s ceiling depicts the Mediterranean sky during the October to March zodiac and features 2,500 stars.
The city's biggest and best farmers market, open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., year-round.
We feel this is the best vegetarian dim sum in the city. For those who don't eat meat, this is a must to go to. Try the treasure balls.
This sustainably designed building has it's own geothermal heating and cooling system!
Thanks to a last minute decision to add a needle-thin spire through the crown of the building, Chrysler was championed the “Worldʼs Tallest Building” for eleven months in the 1930 “Race of The Sky”.
Portions of five medieval French cloisters were combined to create this treasure that is run by the Met. Make sure to visit the "unicorn tapestry," which made a guest appearance in "Harry Potter."
Nice little bookstore that's volunteer-run. Come here to get your feminisist literature, as well as books devoted to gender and sexuality, activist strategies, and much much more.
Fifth Avenue is lined with luxurious stores and has some of the most amazing architectural designs you will ever see. When exploring, wear comfortable shoes! You will not survive without them :)
Nestled in a small Midtown plaza is an unexpected piece of history: five sections of the Berlin Wall have been on display here since 1990. Read more.
The superhero store is a front for 826NYC, a non-profit writing lab for kids. Buy cans of Courage, invisibility paint, tools to help you scale walls. Look for the trap door to the writing lab.
