DK Travel : New York

With its skyscrapers, great museums, and bright lights of Broadway, New York is a city of superlatives. There are countless sights that have to be seen, but a handful are truly definitive of the city. These highlights illustrate the very best.

Grand Central Terminal

One of the world’s great rail terminals, the outstanding Beaux Arts building is New York’s most visited, with 500,000 people passing through it daily. Since restoration work was completed, its admirers are no longer limited to travelers. Grand Central has become an attraction in its own right, with 15 restaurants, over 40 shops, the New York City Transit Museum and a gourmet food market.
Grand Central Terminal

Resplendent after restoration, this public facility from 1913 is remarkable for its beauty; the soaring main concourse is suffused with natural light. Of note is the vaulted ceiling of cerulean blue, decorated with twinkling constellations.
Grand Sichuan

For the spicy flavors of China’s Sichuan province, this is a no-frills bargain storefront with authentic specialties.
Grant's Tomb

Ulysses S. Grant, a civil war general and two-term US president, rests beside wife Julia, in the largest US mausoleum. Modelled after Napoleon's tomb in Paris. Memorabilia and artefacts, free admission.
Great N.Y. Noodletown

The decor is simple and so is the menu, with wonderful soups, noodles, meat dishes, and creative ways with seafood.
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

Built in 1931 in Byzantine style as the seat of the Diocese.
Green Flea Market/ 77th Street Flea Market

Flea market junkies throng this school yard every Sunday, hoping for finds from among the piles of vintage clothing, crafts, books, jewelry, prints and all manner of memorabilia. Less glamorous, new merchandise, from socks to T-shirts, is also sold here. On a good day as many as 300 booths crowd the premises. A weekly green market shares the same space.
Greenacre Park

A “vest pocket” park donated by the daughter of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Greene Street

Cast-iron architecture flourished in New York in the late 19th century, as a way to produce decorative elements such as columns and arches and create impressive buildings inexpensively. Greene Street, between Canal and Grand streets, and between Broome and Spring streets, has 50 of these beauties, rows of columned façades creating a striking streetscape.
Ground Zero Museum Workshop

Hands on tour of the future site of the museum, with photography collections and artefacts. Advanced purchase of tickets required.

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