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One of the grander styles of architecture to come out of the last two hundred years of human civilization, Beaux-Arts is a neoclassical style of design, which is itself a gussied-up way of saying "modernized classical architecture." The stations of the old Pennsylvania railroad were all Beaux-Arts buildings, from Union Station in Washington DC to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia to our very own Grand Central Station. In fact, the demolition of the breathtaking Beaux-Arts Pennsylvania Station in 1963 led directly to the formation of the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission. The style remains one of the most beautiful—hence the "Beaux"—and regal styles of architecture to be found in New York City.
It was once said, "Nothing unimportant ever happens at the Plaza." One of America's most celebrated hotels, The Plaza opened its doors on October 1, 1907, amid a flurry of impressive reports describing it as the greatest hotel in the world. Located at Fifth Avenue and C...
Fifth Ave. at Central Park SouthNear 5th AvenueMake yourself at home in one of the 233 guestrooms featuring minibars and LED televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, while DVD players and digital programming provide ente...
700 5th Ave. at 55th streetThe National Museum of the American Indian is the sixteenth museum of the Smithsonian Institution. It is the first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans. Established by an act...
1 Bowling Green (Beaver Street)New York's extraordinary railroad station, designed in Beaux-Arts style by Reed & Stem and Warren & Wetmore, was constructed from 1903 to 1913, improving on the earlier Grand Central Depot (a massive glass-and-iron train shed, opened 1871). It is perhaps best approached f...
100 East 42nd Street (Park Avenue South)The majestic Beaux-Arts building, flanked by the two famous marble lions, Patience and Fortitude, has been the heart and soul of the New York library system for nearly a century. Begun in 1902, the library at the time became the largest marble structure ever built in the United S...
Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd StreetsKurt Gutenbrunner's Austrian café inside the Neue Galerie has impeccable service, a beautiful dining room with period objects and lavishly upholstered banquettes, and fine cuisine. Especially gemütlich (pleasant) is the breakfast service. Cakes and pastries are also superior. Cla...
1048 5th Ave (East 86th Street)This world famous concert venue is a New York City landmark and must-see music attraction. Carnegie Hall presents classical, jazz, folk, world, and popular music with breakthrough and veteran performers. Since opening in 1891, this concert hall has become the emblem of musical ac...
881 Seventh Avenue (at 57th Street)Completed in 1812, New York’s third City Hall building is surrounded by a restored park occupying a unique place in American history. The spacious and elegant interior of City Hall has seen many changes throughout the ensuing 200 years, particularly where office space was created...
260 Broadway (Park Place)Located in the heart of the Financial District in a distinctive Italian Renaissance-revival style building, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York boasts the largest depository gold reserve found anywhere in the world, larger than even Fort Knox, containing 7,000 tons of gold. One ...
33 Liberty Street (bet. Nassau and William Streets)The Lyceum is Broadway's oldest continually operating legitimate theater. Built by producer-manager David Frohman in 1903, it was purchased in 1940 by a conglomerate of producers which included George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. In 1950, the Shuberts took ownership of the theater, ...
149 West 45th StreetThe Old Stone House, also known as the Vechte-Cortelyou House, is a replica of a Dutch stone farmhouse with a very rich history. The original house was built by Claes Arentson Vechte, a Dutch immigrant, beside the Gowanus Creek in 1699. Its two-foot thick wall of fieldstone and b...
336 Third Street – Washington Park (4th & 5th Avenues)Near American Museum of Natural HistoryStay in one of 262 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature co...
2175 BroadwaySo named for the two golden statues of Puck that stand at both entrances to the building, which was the former headquarters of the satirical magazine of the same name, which itself was named for the mischievous character from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was, in...
295 Lafayette StSpectacular facades and a truly opulent and ornate set of penthouses make this a sight that both fills the eyes and scares the wallet.
2109 BroadwayThe Old New York County Courthouse, better known as Tweed Courthouse, is architecturally one of New York’s greatest civic monuments. Tweed Courthouse was granted status as a New York City Landmark in 1984 and is listed on both the state and national registers of historic places. ...
52 Chambers StreetThe old Morgan Guaranty building is Beaux Arts at its best, with an extravagant flair of texture to it that seems to pop from the very facade itself.
37 Wall StSo much limestone in a city built on a predominantly granite foundation! The design is reminiscent of the Woolworth building, and for good reason; both were designed by Cass Gilbert. The building's uppermost area, which slopes inward in a scalped pyramid, is illuminated at night,...
90 West StThe bridge is anchored on the eponymous end by a semi-circle colonnade and arch of rather tremendous beauty. It's almost enough to make one want to visit Brooklyn!
Canal Street & BoweryUptown apartment building so expensive that you'd be paying more a month for the exterior of the apartment than the interior.
171 W. 71st St