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Must-see museums & galleries Best restaurants in each area Liveliest bars & lounges Best skyscrapers Great walks & itineraries Best hotels for every budget Most fun places for children Best shopping districts Best shows & live music venues Insider tips for every visitor
YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING
TOP 10
NEW YORK CITY
ELEANOR BERMAN
EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
Contents
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Contents New York’s Top 10 Empire State Building Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by South China Printing Co. Ltd, China First American Edition, 2002 10 11 12 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Copyright 2002, 2010 © Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of the book. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited ISSN 1479-344X ISBN 978-0-75666-060-4 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied. All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit
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Fifth Avenue
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Rockefeller Center
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Statue of Liberty
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Ellis Island
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Times Square & Theater District
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Central Park
26
Metropolitan Museum of Art
28
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
32
American Museum of Natural History
34
Museums
40
Art Galleries
42
New York Skyscrapers
44
Historic Buildings
46
The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked annually. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL. Cover: Front – DK Images: Dave King main; Rough Guides/Nelson Hancock clb. Spine – DK Images: Dave King b. Back – DK Images: cl; Max Alexander c; Dave King cr.
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Lower East Side & East Village
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Music Venues
52
SoHo & TriBeCa
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Bars & Lounges
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Greenwich Village
Cabarets
56
Romantic Settings
58
Union Square, Gramercy Park, & Flatiron 110
Gay & Lesbian New York
60
Festivals & Events
62
New York Stores
Figures in History
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Performing Arts Venues
104
Chelsea & Herald Square 116 Midtown
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Upper East Side
132
Places for Children
66
Upper West Side
138
Restaurants
68
Morningside Heights & Harlem
144
The Outer Boroughs
150
Around Town Lower Manhattan
72
Civic Center & South Street Seaport
78
Chinatown & Little Italy
84
Contents
Left View of the Empire State Building Right Pier 17, South Street Seaport
Streetsmart Practical Information
159
Places to Stay
172
General Index
180
Left Statue of Liberty Right Street Entertainers, Washington Square
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NEW YORK’S TOP 10
Empire State Building 8–9 Fifth Avenue 10–11 Rockefeller Center 12–15 Statue of Liberty 16–17 Ellis Island Immigration Museum 18–21 Times Square & Theater District 22–25 Central Park 26–27 Metropolitan Museum of Art 28–31 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 32–33 American Museum of Natural History 34–37 Top Ten of Everything 40–69
NEW YORK’S TOP 10
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With its skyscrapers, great museums, and bright lights of Broadway, New York is a city of superlatives. There are countless sights that have to be seen, but a handful are truly definitive of the city. The following chapter illustrates the very best of these.
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This soaring Art Deco skyscraper is one of the most widely recognized symbols of the city, and star of countless movies. It offers unforgettable panoramas of New York from its 86th floor Observatory (see pp8–9).
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shops and world-class architecture makes for an avenue of endless pleasures, and some of New York’s best-known addresses (see pp10–11).
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An urban wonder in the city’s center, with gardens, restaurants, an underground shopping concourse, office space, a skating rink, and over 100 works of art, from murals to statues (see pp12–15).
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millions seeking a new life in America, the lady holding the torch of liberty is ensconced on her own island (see pp16–17).
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