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.

Mandarin Oriental

Beautiful hotel for the wealthy (or business traveller). Don't go on your own money unless you're just visiting the bar for cocktails.
Mansfield Hotel

A distinctive Theater District hotel, the Mansfield features a soaring lobby, copper-domed salon for free continental breakfast and afternoon tea, and original Elie Nadelman drawings in the library. Rooms have sleigh beds.
Marcus Garvey Park

A black nationalist who encouraged emigration to Africa, Garvey became a hero of the Black Pride movement, and the park’s name was changed from Mount Morris in 1973 to honor him. It adjoins the Mount Morris Historical District of handsome houses and churches from an earlier, affluent, German-Jewish era. In the 1920s, as Harlem became mostly African-American, the synagogues became churches, and the houses were divided up.
Maritime Crafts Center

Marvel at the skill of woodcarvers at work, creating model ships and figureheads.
Mark Twain Residence

A plaque marks the home (1904–08) of Mark Twain, designed by James Renwick, Jr., architect of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Twain received guests while propped up in a huge carved bed.
Marlborough

This top-of-the-art-world gallery, representing artists including Larry River, Red Grooms, R.B. Kitaj, and Marisol, has opted for two locations. The Midtown gallery has shown work by sculptors such as Anthony Caro and Jacques Lipschitz. New sculpture and paintings are found at the Chelsea location.
Marlborough, Chelsea

The 57th Street gallery shows established luminaries, while this downtown satellite has new sculpture and painting (see Marlborough).
Marquee

Tough to get in if you’re not with a model – but worth it. House and hip hop.
Marquee

This Meatpacking district late-night hot spot is a breeding ground for the rich and famous. If you make it through the velvet ropes, theres a good chance you'll brush shoulders with someone famous. Dress to impress-or you wont make it in the front door. Cover charge is $20 and the drinks are pricey.
Marquis de Lafayette

A larger-than-life 1873 statue of Lafayette pledging his heart to the American Revolution by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, creator of the Statue of Liberty.

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