1. Jekyll and Hyde's (http://www.jekyllpub.com/) a themed restaurant and pub found in both the Village and up near Central Park. Really awesome with a floor show and actors and moving/talking scenery. Also fantastic food. Yes, this IS in fact one of my favorite places to eat.
2. Ninja (http://www.ninjanewyork.com/) which is another themed restaurant with absolutely decadent food, really nice seating, table magic shows, and some of the most original presentation ever (dude, I had to pull a sword out of my appetizer and then smoke poured out). A little more upscale/expensive.
3. There is a Castle in Central Park (http://www.centralpark.com/pages/attractions/belvedere-castle.html).
4. Guggenheim Art Museum (http://www.guggenheim.org/) which, uh, you've sort of seen if you've ever seen Men in Black. You know that building Will Smith chases the alien up that goes round and round and --yeah, that's it. Really nice place, though.
5. Union Square Market - my personal stomping grounds ^_^ There's all kinds of farmer's market booths, street art, handcrafted goods, photography, etc. They'll probably also be taking down the holiday market that was running earlier. It also has the flagship Barnes and Nobles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_&_Noble#History).
6. Rubin Museum (http://www.rmanyc.org/) which is all about Tibetan/Himalayan art, etc. It's a little off of Union Square, but it's a fascinating little place.
7. Carriage rides around Central Park - you can get them!
8. Madison Square Garden / Penn Station - if you're going to use Madison Square Garden, just saying, it's right on top of one of the two major train stations on the island.
9. Macy's on 34th Street - hey, they made that movie for a reason. The shop windows are lovely, and the store itself is HUGE. MCLARGEHUGE. It's also only like a block and a half away from
10. The Empire State Building. Nuff Said.
11. Flatiron Building - info here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatiron_Building)
12. Prospect Park (which is in Brooklyn) which is actually supposed to be a nicer place than Central Park in some respects. The architect who designed the two considered Central Park the practice piece.
...augh, I'll come up with more when I'm not at work but NY native here! So if you have a question or need information on Subways or certain streets or whatever, feel free to IM whenever!
For some good general info on various districts in NYC, you can look here (http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/lucds/cdstart.shtml) or here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City)
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1. Jekyll and Hyde's (http://www.jekyllpub.com/) a themed restaurant and pub found in both the Village and up near Central Park. Really awesome with a floor show and actors and moving/talking scenery. Also fantastic food. Yes, this IS in fact one of my favorite places to eat.
2. Ninja (http://www.ninjanewyork.com/) which is another themed restaurant with absolutely decadent food, really nice seating, table magic shows, and some of the most original presentation ever (dude, I had to pull a sword out of my appetizer and then smoke poured out). A little more upscale/expensive.
3. There is a Castle in Central Park (http://www.centralpark.com/pages/attractions/belvedere-castle.html).
4. Guggenheim Art Museum (http://www.guggenheim.org/) which, uh, you've sort of seen if you've ever seen Men in Black. You know that building Will Smith chases the alien up that goes round and round and --yeah, that's it. Really nice place, though.
5. Union Square Market - my personal stomping grounds ^_^ There's all kinds of farmer's market booths, street art, handcrafted goods, photography, etc. They'll probably also be taking down the holiday market that was running earlier. It also has the flagship Barnes and Nobles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_&_Noble#History).
6. Rubin Museum (http://www.rmanyc.org/) which is all about Tibetan/Himalayan art, etc. It's a little off of Union Square, but it's a fascinating little place.
7. Carriage rides around Central Park - you can get them!
8. Madison Square Garden / Penn Station - if you're going to use Madison Square Garden, just saying, it's right on top of one of the two major train stations on the island.
9. Macy's on 34th Street - hey, they made that movie for a reason. The shop windows are lovely, and the store itself is HUGE. MCLARGEHUGE. It's also only like a block and a half away from
10. The Empire State Building. Nuff Said.
11. Flatiron Building - info here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatiron_Building)
12. Prospect Park (which is in Brooklyn) which is actually supposed to be a nicer place than Central Park in some respects. The architect who designed the two considered Central Park the practice piece.
...augh, I'll come up with more when I'm not at work but NY native here! So if you have a question or need information on Subways or certain streets or whatever, feel free to IM whenever!
For some good general info on various districts in NYC, you can look here (http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/lucds/cdstart.shtml) or here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City)