Sights Near Grand Central Station?

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That's sort of an odd question; will you have very limited time?

Grand Central itself is quite a sight, famous from many movies. Make sure to check out the high-end food court on the lower level.

The main New York Public Library, with the lions, is two blocks west at 42nd and 5th. Directly behind the library is Bryant Park, home to the annual Fashion Week.

The Empire State Building is eight blocks south at 34th and 5th. The Chrysler Building is almost directly across the street from Grand Central at 42nd and Lexington.

The United Nations headquarters is three blocks east of Grand Central, at 42nd and 1st.

That should set you for a short while. :)

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In addition, it's an easy walk along 42nd street to Times Square or up 5th Avenue to Rockefeller Center.

If it's this time of year GCS is hosting a holiday market. If you're hungry there is a food court in the basement, and a few very fine resturants within the complex itself.

How long do you have and how far are you willing to go?

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Virtually all of midtown Manhattan is in walking distance of Grand Central. It's also a major subway hub, which means that if you only had a few hours in the city, it wouldn't be too unreasonable to take the 4 or 5 train down to Union Square and see some of the village, or to Canal Street to get a taste of Chinatown. You could take the same train uptown a few stops and visit Central Park and/or the Metropolitan Museum.

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First, it really depends on what your definition of "walking distance" is - virtually all of Manhattan (outside of Harlem) is within an hour or two walk of Grand Central Terminal - with lots of sights to see along the way. I'd add to the suggestions above that the busy 5th Avenue shopping area (tiffany, cartier, american girl place, disney store) is within an easy walking distance (10-15 blocks) as is the plaza, central park, fao shwartz, etc. (less than 20 blocks). Times Square and Bryant Park are also a straight show West (4-5 of the longer avenue blocks)

Also, as the previous poster said, Grand Central Terminal is a great place to catch a subway that will take you to many different places - the Met Museum and the Guggenheim, Union Square, Chinatown, Greenwich Village, and the Brooklyn Bridge. Pretty much anywhere NOT on the West Side other than Times Square.

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I wanted to respond to the poster who said that the UN is 3 blocks east of Grand Central - that is true but it's 3 of the longer Avenue blocks - closer to 6-9 normal city blocks - with pretty much nothing to see in between.

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Agree with the previous poster that the walk is quite long. Three avenue blocks, including the walk above the 1st Avenue tunnel and then the visitors entrance to the UN is another four street blocks up on 46th street. If you decide to walk to the UN, use 45th Street rather than 42nd.

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If you only had an hour and have never been in NY before, Time Square is a little northeast and the Empire State building is a little south.

GTlawgirl2006 makes a very important point about the streets vs. avenues.

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