NYC Tours
American Museum of Natural History Discovery Tour
212-769-5700
or www.discoverytours.org
To explore
beyond the walls of the museum!
(Prices
vary)
Art
Smart Adventures, Inc.
212-595-4444
Personalized
family programs at top art and cultural venues throughout NYC
(Prices
start at $100/child and $75 per additional child)
Big Apple Greeter
212-669-8159
Discover
NYC with a guide. Advanced booking is suggested, times and days vary
(FREE)
Broadway Open House Tours
212-398-8383
Go
backstage at 15 Broadway Theatres during this 2-hour tour
Tuesday-Saturday 10am
(Call for
pricing)
Circle
Line Statue of Liberty Ferry, Inc.
212-269-8594
or www.circlelineferry.com
Tour of
the Statue of Liberty, Ellis
Island Immigration Museum, plus special Harbor cruises.
($10
Adults, $8 Seniors, $4 Ages 4-12, Three and under go FREE)
Grand Central Terminal
Group Tours
212-340-2210
or www.grandcentralterminal.com
Private
group tours explain this exquisite Beaux-Arts landmark
Gray Line New York Sight Seeing
1-800-669-0051
or www.Newyorksightseeing.com
One stop
sightseeing on deluxe, air conditioned or heated double-decker buses, with
unlimited hop-on, hop-off privileges throughout NYC
(Valid for
48hrs)
($35/person)
The Sonic Memorial Soundwalk
877-894-8500
Self-guided
60-min. audio walking tour
($19.95/person)
Harlem, Your Way! Tours Unlimited, Inc.
212-690-1687
Tour
historic Harlem and the 5 NYC boroughs, times and
days vary
($25-$75)
Joyce Gold History Tours of New York
212-242-5762
NYC
walking tours, times and days vary
($12/person)
Liberty Helicopter Tours
212-967-6464
or www.libertyhelicopters.com
Birds eye
views of NYC
($49-$162/tour)
Lincoln Center Tours
212-875-5350
Behind the
scenes at this cultural landmark. Runs four time daily
($9.50
Adult, $8.oo Seniors and students, $4.75 children)
Madison Square Garden All Access Tour
212-465-6741
Tour: Knicks,
Rangers, and Liberty Locker rooms the Theatre at Madison Square and MORE!
($17
Adults, $12 Children)
Mike’s NYC Tours
212-370-4214
A variety
of customized walking tours. Times and days vary.
(Prices
vary)
NBC Studio Tour
212-664-3700
Tour the
SNL studio and MORE! Daily 8:30-5:30
($17.50
Adults, $15.00 Children)
New York Water Taxi
212-742-1969
Skyline
views, travel between Piers, Downtown and Brooklyn.
Every Sunday
in November.
There is a
NYC Taxi that travels throughout downtown Brooklyn
Radio City Stage Door Tour
212-247-4777
One hour
Tour Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 11am-5pm
($17.00
Adults, $14.00 Seniors, $10.00 Children under 12)
Rockefeller Center Tour
212-664-3700
Tours
Daily 9:30am-4:30pm
($10.00
Adults, $8.00 Children/Groups of four or more)
UN Guided Tour
212-963-8687
Multi-lingual
Tours
Tours
Daily 9:30am-4:45pm
($8.50
Adults, $7.00 Seniors, $6.00 Students, $5.00 Children
Yankee Stadium Tours
718-579-4531
Visit the
clubhouse, the dugout and more!
Tours daily at Noon (NO TOURS ON HOME GAME DAYS)
Attractions and
activities
Aqueduct Racetrack
718-641-4700
or www.nyra.com/aqueduct
Fall
meeting runs through December 31, Wednesday-Sunday
(Clubhouse-$2,
Grandstand-$1, Under 12 FREE)
Bowlmor Lanes
212-255-8188
A 32 Lane
Bowling alley Bar
Monday
& Friday-Saturday 11:00am-4:00am, Tuesday-Wednesday and Sunday 11:00am-1:00am
($6.45-$8.95,
Shoe Rental $5.00)
Central Park
888-697-2757
Stroll,
skate, blade and cycle in this 843-acre oasis
Empire State Building
212-736-3100
or www.esbnyc.com
Enjoy
spectacular 360-degree views of NYC and the Metropolitan area
($12.00 Adults,
$11.00 Seniors/Ages 12-17, $7.00 ages 6-11, Under 6 FREE)
ESPN Zone
212-736-3100
or www.espnzone.com
Dinner and
games, from shooting hoops to riding electric horses for racing, this is a fun
zone!
FDNY Firezone
212-698-4520
Hands on
learning experience about battling and preventing blazes.
Monday-Saturday 9:00am-7:00pm and Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm
Holiday Laser Light Show
www.grandcentralterminal.com
Six rotating
light shows and NEW NYC Subway centennial show!
November
22- December 31. Shows run twice/hour on the hour and half hour Daily 11:00am-9:00pm FREE
Ice Skating
Wollman
Rink, Central
Park East
212-439-6900
Sky Rink, Chelsea Piers
2120336-6800
Rockefeller Plaza, 5th Avenue (at W. 50th Street)
212-332-7654
Times and
prices vary—season runs through March 31, 2005
Inside
CNN
866-426-6692
or www.cnn.com/insidecnn.
An inside
look at the history of journalism. The 45 Minute tours depart every 10 minutes
Monday-Saturday 10:00am9:00pm and Sunday 10:00am-6:00pm.
($15.00
Adults, $13.oo Seniors, $11.00 Ages 4-12, under 3 FREE)
South Street Seaport
212-732-7678
Home of
the Fulton Fish Market, South Street Seaport Museum and MORE!
Spirit Cruises New
York/New Jersey
866-399-8439
or www.spiritofnewyork.com
Dine on a
beautiful ship over looking the NYC skyline
(Prices
Vary)
Statue
of Liberty National Monument
212-269-5755
Our lady
of the harbor, the “Gateway of Freedoms” Ground floor museum and pedestal
recently reopened. Tours available Open Daily 9:30am-5:00pm
World Yacht
212-630-8100
or www.worldyacht.com
Dining on
an exquisite and charming yacht.
(Call for
details and times)
Zephyr Cruises
212-269-5755
or www.circlelinedowntown.com
Cruise in
luxury on the Harbor’s fastest vessel. Nov. 7
Autumn
Brunch sail
($75.00
with comp. Champagne cocktail; $45.00 Children)
Dance and Music
Carnegie Hall
212-247-7800
Times and
prices vary
City Center
212-581-1212
Times and
prices vary
Jazz at Lincoln Center
212-258-9800
Times and
prices vary
Madison Square Garden
212-307-7171
Times and
prices vary
Metropolitian
Opera House (Lincoln Center)
212-362-6000
Repertory:
Aida,
Carmen, Cavelleria Rusticana/Pagliacci, Die Zauberflote,
Ivespri Siciliani,
La Boheme, Tannhauser
Times and
prices vary
New York City Ballet
212-870-5570
A breathtaking
production of George Balanchine’s timeless The Nutcracker set to Tschaikovsky’s
memorable music
New York City Opera
212-870-5630
Repertory:
La Traviata,
The Marriage of Figaro, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Cinderella
Times and
prices vary
New York Philharmonic
212-875-5709
Times and
prices vary
Radio City Music
Hall
212-307-3131
Times and
prices vary
Bars and Cafes
Bar 13
35 E. 13th St, 2nd Floor (Between Broadway and University Pl)
212-979-6677
Happening
dance floor and a roof top patio where revelers can kick back with friends.
Branch
226 E 54th St (Between 2nd and 3rd Aves)
212-688-5577
or www.branchny.com
Dance ‘til
Dawn—NO SNEAKERS! Tuesday is Brazilian night,
Friday-Saturday
$10.00 cover charge
The Broadway Lounge
New York Marriott Marquis
1535
Broadway, lobby level (@ w. 45th St.)
Trendy
lounge overlooking the lights of Broadway
The House of Brews
363 w. 46th St (Between 8th and 9th Aves)
212-245-0551
or www.houseofbrewsny.com
Eating and
drinking
Mannahatta
316 Bowery
(@ Bleeker St)
212-253-8644
An
eclectic crowd fills this spacious, bi-level lounge with a varied soundtrack,
delicious cocktails and light bites
Pig ‘n’ Whistle
922 Third Ave (Between E. 55th and E.
56th Streets)
212-688-4646
or www.pignwhistleon3.com
Eating and
drinking
TRUST Lounge
987 Second Ave (Between 9th Avenue and Washington St)
212-645-7775
or www.trust-lounge.com
Turtle Bay Grill and Lounge
987 Second Ave (Between E. 52nd and E.
53rd Streets)
Zesty
Buffalo Wings and a frothy pint of beer are on tap at this popular
lounge/eatery
Cabaret, Clubs and
Comedy
Café Caryle
The
Carlyle Hotel 981
Madison Ave (@ E. 76th St)
212-744-1600
Top
performers
(Cover
price)
Don’t Tell Mama
343 W. 46th Street (Between 8th and 9th Aves)
212-757-0788
Piano bar,
comedy cabaret
(Cover
charge and drink minimum)
Gotham Comedy Club
34 W. 22nd St (Between 5th Ave and The Avenue of the Americas)
212-367-9000
Top comics
nightly
(Drink
Minimum)
The Laugh Factory New York
303 W. 42nd St (@ 8th Ave)
212-586-7829
Knee
slapping fun!
(Cover
charge and drink minimum)
Oak
Room at the Algonquin
59 W. 44th St (Between 5th Ave and The Avenue of the Americas)
Top
talents on Tap
(Cover
charge and drink minimum)
MUSEUMS
Childrens Museum of manhattan
The Tisch Building, 212
W. 83rd St (Between Amsterdam and Broadway)
212-721-1223
or www.cmom.org
Fun and
educational multi media exhibits and programs for all.
($7.00
Adults and children, $4.00 Seniors, Under one-FREE)
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
2 E. 91st St (@ 5th Ave)
212-849-8300
or www.ndm.si.edu
Historic
and contemporary exhibits.
Thursday 10:00am-5:00pm, Friday 10:00am-9:00pm
Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm, Sunday 12:00pm-6:00pm
($10.00
Adults, $7.00 Seniors and Students, Children under 12 FREE)
Dahesh Museum of Art
580
Madison Ave. (@ E. 57th Street)
Specializong
in works from the European art academies of the late 19th to early
20th centuries
Tueday-Sunday 11:00am-6:00pm
($9.00
Adults, $4.00 Seniors and students, children under 12 FREE)
DEA Museum
1 Times Square, W. 42nd Street (Between Avenue of the Americas and 7th Ave)
212-402-1800
Special
traveling exhibit explains the connection between drugs and terrorism.
Daily 9:00am-8:00pm
FREE
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
212-363-3200/212-269-5755
www.ellisisland.com/index.html
Visitors
seeking their heritage are welcomed with open arms on the historic island of Ellis. The museum and the American family immigration History
center display immigrant artifacts, and allow for the research of thousands of
immigrant records from 1892-1924
Open Daily—Call
for hours
FREE
The ferry:
($10.00 Adults, $8.00 Seniors, $4.00 children, Under 4 FREE)
Fraunces Tavern Museum
54 Pearl
St (at Broad St)
212-425-1778
or www.frauncestavernmuseum.org
The 1719
building where Gen George Washington bade farewell to his officers in 1783.
Museum collections include Revolutionary War-era manuscripts, paintings,
muskets, flags and many other artifacts.
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
($3.00
Adults, $2.00 Seniors and students, Under six FREE)
The Frick Collection
1 E. 70th St. (Between Madison and 5th Avenues)
212-288-0700
Call for
exhibit information.
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm
