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Walks in Midtown.
2 editor-picked walks through Midtown. Each one has been walked — stops, distances, and a paragraph on what to notice.
Walks in Midtown
Fifth Avenue: the grand mile and Rockefeller Center
The library, the flagship stores, Rockefeller Center, St Patrick's, and the gilded blocks up to the park.
Midtown: the icons, walked efficiently
The Empire State, Bryant Park, Grand Central's ceiling, the Chrysler spire, and Times Square done fast.
Nearby
Other walks close to Midtown.
Sorted by distance from the start of fifth avenue: the grand mile and rockefeller center. Good for stitching together a longer day.
K-Town to the Garment District: the working blocks
Koreatown's stacked neon, Macy's and Herald Square, the needle-and-button sculpture, and the Morgan.
Turtle Bay: the United Nations and the quiet east side
The UN and the river, Tudor City on its bluff, the Ford Foundation's indoor garden, and Turtle Bay's hush.
Hell's Kitchen: Ninth Avenue and the Hudson
A dozen countries on one avenue, the Theatre District back doors, an aircraft carrier, and the river.
Gramercy & the Flatiron: the squares of the grid
The wedge-shaped tower, the original Shake Shack, and the park you can only look into.