If you are a designer or have an interest in design, you must go. Each exhibit will captivate you.
NY. A beautiful German and Austrian art and design museum. A must-see if you are in NY. En savoir plus .
Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral descent is a poor art-viewing experience but an unforgettable architectural one.
Make your Saturdays super at El Museo with concerts, storytelling, artmaking, and gallery tours for all ages: FREE ADMISSION every third Saturday of the month.
Way easier to navigate than the Met proper, plus the Met Breuer focuses on modern art. If I only have a limited amount of time to spend in a museum, I would rather go here than anywhere else!
Experience the dimly lit, claustrophobically narrow tombs and ponder art (and a great civilization) from 2,000-3,000 years in the past.
Much of the architecture in this section of the Met echoes the objects it contains. There are dim halls where you're not just looking at medieval objects—you feel that you're back in medieval times.
One of the most spectacular spaces in the city, if not the country. Worth it for the Tiffany stuff, the Georgian facade and the Frank Lloyd Wright room alone.
if you're looking for a not-crowded area to sit and sketch, the new american wing is usually pretty empty (especially compared to the european paintings galleries).
Together with 92YTribeca, this is the best place in NYC to see a not-boring lecture. The 137-year-old organization hosts literary conversations, current events discussions and evenings of sing-alongs. En savoir plus .
Check out the New York Interiors (1690-1906) permanent exhibition. It features elements of New York domestic environments from the late 17th through the early 20th centuries. En savoir plus .
The Frick Museum is the model for Avengers Mansion, which is in the same location in the pages of Avengers comics from Marvel Comics.
In addition to the works, the pretty, skylighted Garden Court Cafe serves delicious Asian-inspired food that changes with the season.
1,800 original illustrations by artists from Norman Rockwell to Maxfield Parrish. Read our behind the scenes coverage: En savoir plus .
Let your inner 90 year old woman out here and order the Mad Hatter. The age old debate still remains though - with milk or without milk?
Nothing beats their tasting menu, which has included vegan nachos, house-made ravioli, Asian dumplings, Seitan Chimichurri, Seitan Piccata, grilled potato cakes, and, the grande finale, vegan cannoli.
Actually one of the best Thai restaurants on UES... decor and staff seemed very real and authentic + food was phenomenal
A pleasant bakery that sells Belgian Merveilleux, light pastries made from meringue and whipped cream.
Part wine bar, part vegan bistro. If you can only order one thing here, make sure it's the Roasted Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Gnocchi.
Delectable General Tso’s tofu, satisfying mu shu veggies with egg, fantastic cold sesame noodles in this clean, friendly Yorkville institution. It even gets a name check in Woody Allen’s Manhattan.
Gourmet food, attentive and friendly staff. Atmosphere is sophisticated without feeling stuffy. Decor is unique and very detailed. A great addition to the neighborhood.
Mexican owned and operated. This stalwart has survived every El Barrios transformation in tact. If Los Angelenos are dining inside, you know that it has to be good! That back room needs live music.
This manmade park, seemingly a welcome bit of nature against NYC's harsh conditions and strict grid, is actually a masterpiece of architecture. Every detail, down to the smallest rock, was planned.
Start at the Plaza and walk up to 110th: Central Park to your left, an unbroken masonry line of fine buildings to your right. Or walk down from 57th to Madison Square Park. Two great NYC experiences!
Imposing Moorish-Gothic melange; the only East Side building to emulate the West Side convention of the block-wide courtyard building cluster (e.g. Ansonia, Dakota). Classic prewar apartments within.
Where Cary Grant got into trouble in North by Northwest - and Eloise frolicked. Once NYC's most famous luxury hotel, now a hybrid hotel/condo. It was glorious in the 1960s, a bit shabby in the 2000s. En savoir plus .
The best concert auditorium in NYC hosts the world’s greatest orchestras, instrumentalists and singers. Lately, prominent world-music acts and even rock bands have been added to the mix. En savoir plus .
It's all about the exterior here - the building's simultaneous presence and absence, the play between its ghostly structuralism and the solid masonry of the Plaza Hotel across the street.
Take a tour with On Location Tours to learn about the many romantic movie scenes and TV shows filmed here and throughout the park.
The bathroom in the Children’s Zoo is the cleanest bathroom in Central Park. ;)
Designed by Emma Stebbins and dedicated in 1873, this fountain was the only sculpture commissioned as part of Central Park’s original design. Its official name is “Angel of the Waters.”
Home of famed midcentury New York architect, best remembered today for 2 Columbus Circle, elements of whose design this building echoes.
Museum Mile, Central Park, Fifth Avenue; the glory of Park Avenue; elegant side streets (especially in the 60s) of stone mansion after stone mansion.
