Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in New York, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 8.5 km
Ascend 248 m
Descend 241 m

Explore New York in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in New YorkIndividual Sights in New York

Sight 1: Central Synagogue

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The Central Synagogue is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue at 652 Lexington Avenue, at the corner of East 55th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Built from 1870 to 1872 and designed by Henry Fernbach in the Moorish Revival style, the synagogue was influenced by Budapest's Dohány Street Synagogue. It has been continuously used by a congregation for longer than any other in New York state, except Congregation Berith Sholom in Troy, and is among the oldest existing synagogue buildings in the United States.

Wikipedia: Central Synagogue (Manhattan) (EN), Website

982 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Charles Scribner's Sons Building

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The Charles Scribner's Sons Building, also known as 597 Fifth Avenue, is a commercial structure in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, on Fifth Avenue between 48th and 49th Streets. Designed by Ernest Flagg in a Beaux Arts style, it was built from 1912 to 1913 for the Scribner's Bookstore.

Wikipedia: Charles Scribner's Sons Building (EN)

671 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Church of Saint Mary the Virgin

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The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is an Episcopal Anglo-Catholic church in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, which is part of the Episcopal Diocese of New York of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The church complex is located in the heart of Times Square at 133-145 West 46th Street, with other buildings of the complex at 136-144 West 47th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. It is colloquially known as "Smoky Mary's" because of the amount of incense used in the services.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Manhattan) (EN), Website

154 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Duffy Square

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Duffy Square The original uploader was Leonard G. at English Wikipedia.. Later version(s) were uploaded by Ksmagorinsky at en.wikipedia; cropped by Beyond My Ken 20:31, 23 January 2011 (UTC) / CC SA 1.0

Duffy Square, officially named Father Duffy Square in 1939, is the northern triangle of Times Square in Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded by 45th and 47th Streets, Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It is now well known for the TKTS reduced-price theater tickets booth located there.

Wikipedia: Duffy Square (EN)

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Booth Theatre

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Booth TheatreAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Booth Theatre is a Broadway theater at 222 West 45th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1913, the theater was designed by Henry Beaumont Herts in the Italian Renaissance style and was built for the Shubert brothers. The venue was originally operated by Winthrop Ames, who named it for 19th-century American actor Edwin Booth. It has 800 seats across two levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. The facade and parts of the interior are New York City landmarks.

Wikipedia: Booth Theatre (EN)

60 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

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Bernard B. Jacobs TheatreAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre is a Broadway theater at 242 West 45th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1927, the theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a Spanish style and was built for real-estate developer Irwin S. Chanin. It has 1,100 seats across two levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks.

Wikipedia: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (EN)

202 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Broadhurst Theatre

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Broadhurst TheatreAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Broadhurst Theatre is a Broadway theater at 235 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1917, the theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was built for the Shubert brothers. The Broadhurst Theatre is named for British-American theatrical producer George Broadhurst, who leased the theater before its opening. It has 1,218 seats across two levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks.

Wikipedia: Broadhurst Theatre (EN)

873 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 8: Bryant Park

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Bryant Park is a 9.6-acre (39,000 m2) public park located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Privately managed, it is located between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas and between 40th and 42nd Streets in Midtown Manhattan. The eastern half of Bryant Park is occupied by the Main Branch of the New York Public Library. The western half, which contains a lawn, shaded walkways, and amenities such as a carousel, is located entirely over an underground structure that houses the library's stacks. The park hosts several events, including a seasonal "Winter Village" with an ice rink and shops during the winter.

Wikipedia: Bryant Park (EN), Website

210 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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An outdoor bronze portrait bust of German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe by sculptor Karl Fischer is installed on the south side of Bryant Park in Manhattan, New York. It is a replica of an iron and copper bust created by Fischer around 1832, the year of Goethe's death. Acquired by the Goethe Society of America in 1987, it was displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until it was relocated to Bryant Park in 1932. Following its installation there, the iron and copper bust was replaced with a bronze casting and dedicated on February 15, 1932. The sculpture was refurbished in 1992 by the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation. The sculpture sits on a Swedish black granite pedestal.

Wikipedia: Bust of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (New York City) (EN), Website

435 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Golda Meir

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Golda Meir

Golda Meir is an outdoor bronze sculpture of former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir. The sculpture is located at Golda Meir Square near Broadway and 39th Street in the Garment District of Manhattan, New York. It was unveiled in 1984. It is one of only five statues of women in New York City as of 2016.

Wikipedia: Bust of Golda Meir (EN)

401 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Candler Building

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The Candler Building is a skyscraper at the southern end of Times Square in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Located at 220 West 42nd Street, with a secondary address of 221 West 41st Street, the 24-story building was designed by the firm of Willauer, Shape and Bready in the Spanish Renaissance style. It was constructed between 1912 and 1913 for Coca-Cola Company owner Asa Griggs Candler. The Candler Building was one of the last skyscrapers built in New York City before the 1916 Zoning Resolution, which required setbacks. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Wikipedia: Candler Building (New York City) (EN), Heritage Website

858 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 12: Church of Sts. Cyril & Methodius and St. Raphael

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Church of Sts. Cyril & Methodius and St. Raphael

The Catholic Church of Sts. Cyril & Methodius and St. Raphael in Manhattan, New York City has since 1974 been administered as the seat of a Croatian national parish. It offers services in Croatian as well as services in English.

Wikipedia: Church of Sts. Cyril & Methodius and St. Raphael (EN), Website

951 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 13: West Side Jewish Center

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West Side Jewish Center

Congregation Beth Israel, commonly referred to as the West Side Jewish Center or, in more recent years, the Hudson Yards Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 347 West 34th Street, in the Garment District of Manhattan, in New York City, New York, in the United States. Established in 1890, the congregation completed its current building near Penn Station in 1925.

Wikipedia: Congregation Beth Israel West Side Jewish Center (EN), Website

253 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: St. Michael's Church

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The Church of St. Michael is a parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 424 West 34th Street, in Manhattan, New York City.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Michael (34th Street, Manhattan) (EN)

529 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 15: Church of the Holy Apostles

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The Church of the Holy Apostles is an Episcopal parish located at 296 Ninth Avenue at 28th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Its historic church building was built from 1845 to 1848, and was designed by New York architect Minard Lafever. The geometric stained-glass windows were designed by William Jay Bolton. The church faces Chelsea Park across 9th Avenue. The building is a New York City landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Apostles (Manhattan) (EN), Website

197 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Chelsea Park

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Chelsea ParkEden, Janine and Jim from New York City / CC BY 2.0

Chelsea Park is a park in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, that dates back to 1910. The park has sports fields, basketball and handball courts, a children's playground and space for sitting. The surface is mostly tarmac or artificial turf, with pits for the plane trees and some plots with annual flower plantings. There is a statue to a World War I soldier, the "Doughboy Statue", erected in 1921. The process of approval, funding and clearing the tenements that occupied the site was protracted. The park has since been upgraded several times by the Works Progress Administration and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

Wikipedia: Chelsea Park (EN), Website

361 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Berry Campbell Gallery

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Berry Campbell Gallery is an art gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. Its founders and directors are Christine Berry and Martha Campbell. The gallery focuses on historical and contemporary artists associated with American modernism.

Wikipedia: Berry Campbell Gallery (EN), Website

606 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 18: Dia Chelsea

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Dia Art Foundation is a nonprofit organization that initiates, supports, presents, and preserves art projects. It was established in 1974 by Philippa de Menil, the daughter of Houston arts patron Dominique de Menil and an heiress to the Schlumberger oil exploration fortune; art dealer Heiner Friedrich, Philippa's husband; and Helen Winkler, a Houston art historian. Dia provides support to projects "whose nature or scale would preclude other funding sources."

Wikipedia: Dia Art Foundation (EN), Website

250 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Church of the Guardian Angel

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The Church of the Guardian Angel is a Roman Catholic church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 193 Tenth Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, New York.

Wikipedia: Church of the Guardian Angel (Manhattan) (EN)

264 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 20: David Zwirner

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David Zwirner NYU FC 2 (Wikis Take Manhattan 2009 participant) / CC BY-SA 3.0

David Zwirner Gallery is an American contemporary art gallery owned by David Zwirner. It has four gallery spaces in New York City and one each in Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong, and Paris.

Wikipedia: David Zwirner Gallery (EN), Website

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