The Tudor Hotel at the United Nations is conveniently located at 42nd Street and 2nd Avenue on Manhattan’s east side. This ideal locale is perfect for both business and leisure travelers. Just steps from the hotel to the east is the United Nations, and just steps to the west is the world famous Chrysler Building and Grand Central Station. Within walking distance is the heart of the city, Times Square, which is also home to Broadway.

Immerse yourself in New York City for five minutes, and you’ll see why it’s like no other place on earth. Only here will you find all of America’s attributes – the diversity, the culture, the style – intensified in such an intriguing way. And only here will you experience those sublime moments that New York City is famous for.

If you're a first-time visitor, come see for yourself the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, the Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Bronx Zoo, Staten Island Ferry, Brooklyn Bridge, and all our other world-famous attractions. If you've been here before, there's always another neighborhood to explore, another restaurant to try, another blockbuster Broadway show and museum to see, another don't-miss cultural performance or sporting event.

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Tourist Attractions

The Empire State Building

This famous New York icon was built in the 1930s and stands an impressive 1454 feet (436 meters) above Fifth Avenue. From the observation decks on the 86th and 102nd floors, you can experience unrivaled views of Manhattan. The large antenna at the top of the building was originally intended as a mooring point for airships.

The Statue of Liberty

This gift from the French people to symbolize political freedom was unveiled on Liberty Island in October 1886. For many years, it was the first sight to greet immigrants as they sailed into New York in search of a new life. A total of 354 steps lead to the viewing area in the statue's crown, 265 feet (81 meters) above New York Harbor. An excellent view of Liberty Island and the New York skyline can be obtained from the Staten Island Ferry, which departs every 20 to 30 minutes from the southern tip of Manhattan Island.

Central Park

This welcome escape from the concrete jungle of New York City has been around for over 150 years. Take a walk, a boat ride or just enjoy a picnic in Central Park and discover for yourself why this New York City attraction is so popular.

Time Square

When the New York Times erected a new building on 43rd Street at the turn of the 20th century, the neighborhood took on the name "Times Square." A decade later, theater, vaudeville and cabaret migrated to the streets nearby, attracting much tourism by the 1920s. But the market crash of 1929 led to a sharp decline in theater attendance, and to the transformation of performance halls into cheap "grinder" houses that screened sexually explicit films. In the early 1980s, the city made major efforts to restore the neighborhood to its former, more wholesome, glory. Now it is the site of the most famous New Year's Eve countdown in the world.

Rockefeller Center

Today, Rockefeller Center is a fascinating combination of contradictions: at once futuristic and classical, with soaring buildings and underground tunnels, inspired by both hard-headed commercialism and philanthropic idealism. Below street level, the Center's buildings are linked by a pedestrian shopping concourse. This is an oasis of order in the heart of the busiest city in the world, a city within a city, functionally efficient and aesthetically elegant. In 1988, Rockefeller Center was declared a national historical landmark.

Additional Points of Interest:

• Broadway
• Wall Street
• Radio City Music Hall
• Greenwich Village
• Chinatown
• Madison Square Garden
• Ellis Island
• United Nations
• Grand Central Terminal
• Wall Street
• Brooklyn Bridge
• Chrysler Building
• Coney Island
• New York Botanical Garden
• Prospect Park
• The Bronx Zoo
• Carnegie Hall
• Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment Complex
  
  
  

New York City Museums and Galleries

Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art attracts more visitors each year than any other attraction in New York City. It contains pieces from all around the world and has a famous Egyptology section with a collection of mummies and other objects from the Tutankhamen's Tomb. Additional exhibits consist of arts from around the World, depiction of lifestyles from bygone eras, and the progression of civilization over several centuries. Noteworthy is the constant influx of new discoveries and displays too valuable to miss.

Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art, or MOMA as it is called by New Yorkers, houses one of the world's greatest collections of 19th- and 20th-century art, including works by Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet. It also has an excellent photography archive and an attractive garden containing pieces of modern sculpture.

Additional Museums and Galleries

• American Museum of the Moving Image
• American Museum of Natural History / Rose Center for Earth and Space
• Brooklyn Children's Museum
• Brooklyn Museum of Art
• Children's Museum of the Arts
• Children's Museum of Manhattan
• Ellis Island Immigration Museum
• Frick Collection
• Guggenheim Museum
• Guinness World of Records
• Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
• Lower East Side Tenement Museum
• Morgan Library
• Museum of Jewish Heritage
• Museum of Television and Radio
• National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian
• New York City Fire Museum
• New York Transit Museum
• Police Academy Museum
• Staten Island Children's Museum
  
  
  

Sports

New York has numerous sports teams to keep fans entertained. Among the professional teams are the New York Yankees and the New York Mets who play baseball; the Knicks and the Nets, stars of the basketball courts; and the New York Giants and the New York Jets who keep fans cheering on the football fields.

Sporting Venues

• Yankee Stadium - New York Yankees baseball
• Shea Stadium - New York Mets baseball
• The Meadowlands (New Jersey) - the Jets and the Giants, football; the New Jersey Nets, basketball; the New Jersey Devils, hockey; horse racing
• Madison Square Garden - New York Knicks, basketball; New York Rangers, hockey; concert events
  
  

Shopping

Even with all the events and attractions in New York City, nothing beats a day of shopping in New York. Plan a stroll down Fifth Avenue to find the finest or explore Greenwich Village and Soho for those one of a kind finds! Click here for details on our Shop Til You Drop Package and receive discounts at some of New York’s most famous stores.

• Barney’s
• Bergdoff Goodman
• Bloomingdale’s
• Century 21
• FAO Schwarz
• Henri Bendel
• Lord & Taylor
• Macy's
• Saks
• Tiffany & Co
• Trump Tower