Friday, August 31, 2007

attractions in new york

Inside CNN Studio Tour

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The Shops at Columbus Circle 3rd Floor10 Columbus Circle (8th Avenue between 58th and 60th Streets), Midtown
1-866-4CNNNYC
Official website
Open: Tours run daily from 9:30am-5pm, the last tour departs at 5pm. Retail hours 9am-9pm Mon-Sat and 9am-6pm Sun.
Price Details: Adult: $15Child (ages 4-12): $11, children 3 and under freeSenior (65 and older): $13Group (14+ guests): $13Inside CNN Reservations:Phone reservations are accepted Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET. Phone: 1-866-4CNNNYC.Online reservations can be made anytime at www.cnn.com/insidecnn. Reservations are highly recommended. Elevator assisted tours available.


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A 50-minute guided walking experience of the CNN Studios located in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. Journey through the history of journalism, learn about the news gathering process, discover exciting facts about CNN journalists and see a CNN newsroom and studios. For reservations, call 1-866-4CNNNYC or visit cnn.com/insidecnn.


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How to Reach: Take A, B, C, D, 1, 9 subway trains to 59th Street /Columbus Circle.

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New York Pass

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212-977-7732
Official website


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Get preferred access to over 40 top attractions in NYC, plus a guidebook and discounts to top restaurants. Starting at just $49, New York Pass is the city's best sightseeing deal. Passes are available for 1,2,3 or 7 days of sightseeing.


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Madison Square Garden Tours

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Penn Plaza 33rd Street at 7th Avenue., Midtown
212-465-5800
Official website


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Take a one-hour interactive tour through the world's most famous arena. See the locker rooms of the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. Explore the stage and backstage areas, luxurious executive suites, and more!
How to Reach: Take 1,2,3,9,A,C,E trains to 34th Street/Penn Station.

Pokemon Center

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10 Rockefeller Plaza at 48th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues., Midtown
212-307-0900
Official website
Open: Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sunday 10am-8pm.


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The multi-level Pokémon Center creates a wondrous environment that transports visitors into a Pokémon fantasyland. Features exclusive merchandise as well as entertaining, interactive exhibits and game stations.

Sony Wonder Technology Lab

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550 Madison Avenue between 55th & 56th Sts., Midtown
212-833-8100
Open: Open Tues-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12pm-6pm. Closed Mondays.


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Explore the wondrous world of technology with multi-media exhibits that are a delight for kids and their parents too.

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Loew’s Imax Theatre

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Lincoln Square 1998 Broadway between 67th & 68th Streets., Upper West Side
212-336-5000


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The eight story high screen is so large you don't just watch the movie you become part of it.
How to Reach: Take 1,2,3,9 trains to 72nd street.


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NBC Studio Tour

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GE Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza., Midtown
212-664-7174
Official website


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Since 1933 NBC has offered behind-the-scenes tours of its New York operations. See the studio homes of NBC Nightly News, The Late Show with Conan O'Brien, and Saturday Night Live with a tour of Rockefeller Center's NBC Studios. Tours depart every 30 minutes from 30 Rockefeller Center at W. 49th St.For more information call 212-664-7174


Toys R Us Times Square

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Located at 1514 Broadway at 44th Street in Times Square, Midtown
1-800-TOYS-R-US
Official website
Open: Open Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 11am-8pm


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The flagship store of this famous toy retailer touts itself as the largest toy store in the world. It features a sixty-foot high Ferris Wheel, a five-ton dinosaur and a 25 foot high replica of the Empire State Building.

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Bowlmor Lanes

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110 University Place between 12th & 13th Streets, Greenwich Village
212-255-8188.
Official website
Open: Mon. 11am- 3am,Tues.-Wed. 11am-1am, Thurs. 11 am-2am, Fri.-Sat. 11am-4am, Sun. 11am-1am.


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These stylish bowlinglanes, a landmark since 1938, are described as “an art gallery you can bowl in.” Relax post-game with a drink in the Pressure Lounge.

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Lazer Park

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1560 Broadway entrance at 163 W. 46th St., Midtown
212-398-3060
Official website
Open: Open Mon-Thurs 12pm -11pm, Fri 12pm-2am, Sat 11am-2am, Sun 11am-11pm.


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The largest state of the art Laser tag arena in New York City, the place for exciting competition of BATTLETECH®, the ultimate virtual reality game, and all the latest in video arcade games.

Madame Tussauds

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234 W. 42nd St. between 7th & 8th Aves., Midtown
212-512-9600
Official website
Open: Open daily 10am-6pm.
Price Details: Adults $29Kids $21.99Seniors (60+) $19Children (3 and under) FREE


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Where else can you interview Oprah or run your fingers through Brad Pitt's hair?

New York Skyride

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350 5 Av 2nd Floor, Midtown
212-279-9777
Official website
Open: Open daily 10am-10pm.
Price Details: Adult $15.50; youth (12-17) $14.50; child (5-11) $13.50; seniors (62+) $14.50.


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The New York Skyride, located on the 2nd floor of the Empire State Building, offers a breathtaking 22-minute, state-of-the-art cinematic sightseeing tour of New York, narrated by actor and quintessential New Yorker, Kevin Bacon. The high-tech theater features a specially designed platform with hydraulic seats and wide screens which are synchronized to make you feel as if you are actually flying around the city.


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Chrysler Building

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405 Lexington at 42nd St


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This chrome-domed 77-story deco masterpiece once vied with the Empire State for tallest building in New York. Note: there's no observation deck.

Flatiron Building

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23rd Street and 5th Avenue


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Once the world's tallest building in 1903, the still-impressive super-triangular Flatiron building sits at 23rd Street and 5th Avenue.
How to Reach: Take N, R to 23rd Street.

Bronx Zoo

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2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx.
718-220-5100
Open: For more information and directions call 718-220-5100.


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With award-winning, cutting-edge exhibits featuring over 4,000 animals, there is no other zoo in the world that offers the diversity, superb viewing, and world-renowned expertise of the Bronx Zoo. Highlights include the Congo Gorilla Forest, snow leopards in the Himalayan Highlands Habitat, close to an acre of indoor Asian rain forest.

Top of the Rock

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30 Rockefeller Plaza.
212-698-2000
Official website
Price Details: Adults $14, kids $9, seniors $12.


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Take in 360-degree panoramic views of Manhattan from 70 stories above Rockefeller Center. Originally founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1933 as a gift to NYC, the fully revamped Top of the Rock was reopened in 2005. As the city's newest observation deck it offers a whole new perspective.


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