Shopping becomes an
event in New York city
Toys R Us keeps the kids
happy with giant ferris
wheel in side the
multi-story toy store in
Times Square
New York City hikes
through Times Square, the
center of theater, music
and dance
Walk to New York City Shopping
Take a walking tour of the boutiques in lower
midtown with a walk through Washington
Square in the heart of Greenwich Village.
In the 60s, flattop acoustic tunes about
Bleeker Street rallied Bohemian artists and
poets, street singers and protesters to the
arch and fountain. High rents have chased
the poets to SoHo and East Village but their
children occasionally prowl the park in hippie
tie-dye.
From the Square you can walk north along
New York City's heart of sophisticated glitter,
Fifth Avenue. Ginkgo Trees line the avenue
and whisper permission to shop, "You owe it to
yourself".
Fifteen blocks of glamorous boutiques
Teddy Roosevelt was born on East 20th
Street and you can walk to the museum that
was his house.
Intrepid Museum
On a walk near Gramercy Park you will find the
Gramercy Tavern on East 20th, a NY bistro full
of urban chatter and marked by impeccable
service and good food. Tables in the back offer
quiet privacy;
A walk in this area will present many
restaurants and south you can walk to Lady
Mendl's 19th century Victorian townhouse on
Irving Place for an antique settee in the Lady's
genteel parlor and a five-course afternoon high
tea.
South on Irving to the art district of SoHo where
galleries and trendy clothing stores give this
once rundown area a new luster.
A walk south to 4th and then Houston or a
short cab ride will take you to Little Italy and
Mulberry Street's 30 restaurants for European
dining beneath sidewalk umbrellas.
Da Nico's, a favorite of former Mayor Guiliani,
offers coal-fired brick oven Pizza, 80 choice
wines, and outdoor garden dining that will take
you to Tuscany. Puglia Ristorante on Hester,
between Mulberry and Mott will put you in
Southern Italy while Sambuca's Café on
Mulberry will serve up a Cappuccino and
Tiramisu dessert transporting you to Rome.
Chinese more your style, walk 7 blocks on
Mulberry to Canal Street through the largest
Chinatown in the US and have Szechwan,
Hunan, Shanghai, Cantonese, or Mandarin
cuisine.
A cab to B.B. King's Blues Club or Centro-Fly's
edgy music club could end your evening with a
dance on the wild side.
Walk to Dining in New York City
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Four Walking Tours
New York City Dining
Who can resist a walk through Central
Park to visit the site of the restaurant
made famous in so many romantic
movies, Tavern on the Green.
Sadly the restaurant closed and now is
fit only for nostalgia for those that
remember dinner under the
chandeliers and the trees draped with
their summer coat of Chinese lanterns.
There are over 26 restaurants in the
area around Central Park however,
and the restaurant at the Loeb
Boathouse has outdoor dining in
summer.
Jean Georges at the Trump Tower is
another favorite
Dining is a great experience
in New York City because of
the Italian, Chinese and
many other ethnic
neighborhoods.
Walk to New York City
Museums
A walk along the river, The River Walk can start on Wall
Street at The Federal Hall National Monument where
George Washington took the oath of office as our first
President.
Another place for walking is the old Fulton Fish Market,
reborn as a shopping district, it borders the river walk
beneath the Brooklyn Bridge.
To walk the longest suspension bridge in the world at its
opening in 1883 and the first to light its roadway with
electricity, start 9 blocks west of the Riverwalk at the 1811
French Renaissance/Georgian style City Hall.
a walk south on the Riverwalk will take you to the antique,
square-rigged tall ships, tug boat, and cargo vessels of
the Seaport Museum, an historic and exciting area often
with festival and food fairs going on.
. Walk south to the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the New
York City Police Museum, The National Museum of the
American Indian, or the Fraunces Tavern museum, and to
the Battery Park and the boat for the Ellis Island
Immigration Museum.
Between 1892 and 1938 twelve million immigrants passed
through the museums portal to freedom in America. You
will need two to three hours to explore the processing
center where you can examine the ship's records for
names of your immigrant ancestors. From Battery Park,
tours run to the Hudson River for views of the Statue of
Liberty.
New York City offers more interesting walking than even
the most ambitious visitor could cover in one week.
Investigating hidden treasures in quirky boutiques,
walking to the hundreds of fine art galleries, sampling
exotic foods in ethnic neighborhoods, and chatting with
friendly New Yorkers turns a walk on any street into a
journey of discovery, often a slow one. A walk can put
you in the heart of New York City culture and make the
city your Big Apple.
Photo courtesy Circle Line
Ethnic festival keep the
entertaining and dining experience
interesting
High-speed Acela
trains serve New
York City from
Boston and
Washington DC
The River Walk along the
shore beneath the
brooklyn Bridge
Guided tours of the UN building
New York City, Day Hikes and Walks In New York City
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