Des na on Guide:
New York
Contents Click below to jump straight to your subject area City Highlights
History & Poli"cs
Empire State Building Observatory Top of the Rock Observa"on Deck One World Observatory Circle Line Tour Ferry to Liberty Island Staten Island Ferry Ice Ska"ng at Wollman Rink
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Broadway Show Basketball and Ice Hockey Matches New York Yankees Stadium Tour Madame Tussauds Ripley’s Believe It or Not
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Central Park Day trip to Washington Day trip to Boston
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Art & Design
United Na"ons Headquarters Tribute WTC Visitors Centre Civil Rights Tour of Harlem New York State Court
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Tenement Museum The Jewish Museum Museum of the City of New York American Museum of Natural History 9/11 Memorial Museum
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ICT MicrosoB Store Workshops Museum of Moving Image Programming Workshop Nintendo World
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Business & Economics
Museum of Modern Art Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York Museum of American Finance Walking Tour of the Financial District
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Whitney Museum of American Art The Frick Collec"on The Museum at FIT Interna"onal centre of Photography The Brooklyn Museum of Art Cooper-Hewi6 Na"onal Design Museum
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Wall Street Business Workshop Guided Tour of Macy’s Madame Tussauds Workshops
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Media & Performing Arts New York TV & Movie Tours Museum of Moving Image (MOMI) The Paley Centre for Media NBC Studio Tour Radio City Music Hall Tour Lincoln Centre of Performing Arts Broadway Classroom Workshops Recording Studio Visit
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Science & Geography Skyscraper Museum The High Line New York Hall of Science Museum of Mathema"cs Clay Pit Ponds, State Park Preserve The New York Botanical Garden American Museum of Natural History
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Ea"ng Out—Breakfast Op"ons Ea"ng Out—Evening Meal Op"ons
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City Highlights Empire State Building Observatory www.esbnyc.com
12-17 year olds £27.00 Adults £27
The Empire State Building soars more than a quarter of a mile above the heart of Manha6an giving panoramic views of the city. The Elevator takes you to the observatory on the 86th floor, here expect a queue to con"nue up to floor 102. The building also houses two amusing big screen flight simulators, called New York Sky ride and Transporter.
Open daily 08:00 – 02:00
Top of the Rock Observa on Deck www.topoBherocknyc.com
Students 13-17 £22 Adults £30
The newly renovated Observa"on Deck on the 70h floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, in the heart of Midtown Manha6an at Rockefeller Centre. The view itself is unique and astonishing, unobstructed for 360 degrees and stretching for miles in every direc"on.
Open daily 08:00 – 00.00 (Last elevator 23.15)
One World Trade Center Observatory www.oneworldobservatory.com
Under 18s: £25 , Over 18s: £31 Group Rates available for min 20 people
The latest addi"on to the New York skyline. It takes only 60 seconds to ascend to the top of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere which offers 360degree views , taking in the iconic sights, surrounding waters and panoramic views of the city and beyond.
Open Daily: 09:00—21:00, (opens at 08.00 May to September)
Landmark Boat Cruise— Circle Line Tour
2.5hr semi-circle cruise: £19
Circumnavigate Manha6an Island and discover all the secrets to the city; (dependant on length of cruise chosen) 3 rivers, 7 major bridges, 5 boroughs, over 25 world renowned landmarks and, of course, a magnificent close-up of the Statue of Liberty.
From Pier 83 at West 42nd Street on the Hudson River
Ferry to Liberty Island
Students £16 Adults £23 (not including entrance to Statue of Liberty Monument of the Ellis Island Museum)
The ferry will first take you to Liberty Island where you can get off and enjoy the great views of Lady Liberty and downtown Manha6an before taking you to Ellis Island where you can visit the Immigra"on museum.
Staten Island Ferry This free ferry ride to Staten Island offers impressive panoramas of Manha6an and the Statue of Liberty. The ferry departs from Ba6ery Park every thirty minutes. Ice Ska ng at Trump Wollman Rink Wollman Rink provides 26,600 square feet of ice for skaters in the winter, offering a snack bar, skate shop, skate rental and free lockers.
Nearest subway: Herald Square Midtown
Rockefeller Centre Midtown
Nearest subway: World Trade Center
Availability on request, please contact us for details
Open daily Closest subway: Bowling Green
FREE South Ferry, Ba;ery Park Closest subway: Bowling Green Available 24 hours a day £25 per person Seasonal Opening: November—March with a reserva=on Closest subway: Central Park South Midtown
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Broadway Show Tickets Make the most of your stay by rounding off the day with a Broadway Show. The best value "ckets are available for mid-week performances.
From £55 a show (dependant on show, performance and availability) Minimum group size 15 Tickets available upon request.
Popular Broadway Shows booked by our groups : • Ma lda • Lion King • Wicked
Sports Match Tickets Tickets can be arranged to Basketball, Ice Hockey and Baseball Matches. Tickets to College games can some"mes be offered as an alterna"ve to league games these offer a similar experience and are usually at a cheaper cost.
Sport =ckets range anywhere between $50 to $150 per =cket (dependant on the profile of the teams, season and availability) Available only on request, please contact us for details.
Tickets to the New York Knicks Basketball Oct—April and New York Rangers Ice Hockey Games Oct-April.
New York Yankees Stadium Tour
£23 per person
The Classic Tour lasts up to 1 hour and includes visits to the New York Yankees Museum, Monument Park and the dugout. Guests will pass through the baOng cages and Yankees clubhouse area before ending the tour in the Great Hall near the team store.
Available on request, please contact us for details Group size 12-30 Uptown
Madame Tussauds www.madametussauds.com/new-york
All Access £28 per person Workshop + All Access £32.50 per person
This a6rac"on holds models of a whole host of celebri"es including Brad Pi6, Woody Allen, Whoopi Goldberg and Madonna. Madame Tussauds NY provides visitors with an entertaining educa"onal opportunity to experience the world’s most fascina"ng celebri"es, influen"al world leaders, historical figures and sports icons.
Open daily 09:00-22:00 (Friday & Saturday un=l midnight) Nearest subway: 42nd Street Uptown
Ripley’s Believe It or Not www.ripleysnewyork.com
Students £15 Adults £17
Located in the heart of Times Square, the collec"on of artefacts, displayed in more than 20 dis"nct, interac"ve galleries includes the bizarre, incredible, mysterious and fascina"ng. Including a baseball uniform worn by Babe Ruth to the world’s largest collec"on of shrunken heads., and even an en"re armada of ships craBed from match s"cks.
Open daily 9:00am—01:00am Times Square
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Central Park
FREE
One of the great pleasures New Yorkers and tourists enjoy is geOng away from it all in Central Park. Stretching 51 blocks between 59th and 110th streets, this 843 area, green rectangle has served its city well since 1859. From famous statues to castles, there is so much to see within this pastoral landmark.
Open 365 days a year, closes at 1am and re-opens at 6am
Day trip to Washington
Please contact us for details
Midtown
Washington is approximately three and a half hour drive from New York. Pass through the states of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland before arriving directly on Capitol Hill. See the Capitol, Senate and White House to understand the core of the US government. Day trip to Boston
Please contact us for details
Travel through Connec"cut to Massachuse6s and to its capital Boston. In Boston the tour starts with a walk along the Freedom Trail, then on to the Boston Harbour for the site of the famous tea party.
Art & Design Museum of Modern Art www.moma.org The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of New York's most popular museums and contains the finest and most comprehensive collec"on of 20th Century Art in the world. The collec"on's highlights include work by Ma"sse, Picasso, Miro and later Modernists.
Non-guided Students £12.50, Adults £24 Open daily 10:30 – 17:30, (Fridays open un=l 20.00) Nearest subway: FiFh Avenue at 53 Street Uptown
The museum will be temporarily closed between 15th June 21st Oct 2019
Guggenheim Museum www.guggenheim.org The museum contains Solomon R. Guggenheim’s excellent collec"on of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist pain"ngs. The building itself is also worth seeing as its spiral form is truly unique and is the only building in New York designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org This museum of Art houses more than three million works of art from all over the world, and hosts more than 30 special exhibi"ons each year. Collec"ons include pieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas, Van Gogh and Ma"sse; Greek and Roman sculptures.
Students £10, Adults £25 Open daily 10:00 – 17:45, Sat =ll 19:45, closed Thursdays Nearest subway: 86th Street Uptown
Non-guided Students £13 (min group size 16) Non-guided Adults £25 Open daily 10:00 – 17.30, Fri & Sat =ll 21:00 Nearest subway: 5th Avenue at 59th Street Uptown
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Art & Design Whitney Museum of American Art www.whitney.org The Whitney Museum of American Art sets itself apart from other museums with its unique architecture but also with its interior. The museum oBen hosts controversial exhibi"ons that serve to measure the historical importance of American Art and mirror the present culture. The Museum is open Tuesdays for prearranged school programmes. The Frick Collec on www.frick.org The opulent residence that houses this private collec"on was originally built for industrialist Henry Frick. The permanent collec"ons include world class pain"ngs, sculpture and furniture by the likes of Rembrandt, Vermeer and Renoir, and French cabinet – maker, Jean Henri Riesener. The Museum at FIT www.fitnyc.edu This Museum houses one of the worlds most important collec"ons of clothing and tex"les by the influen"al fashion historian Valerie Steele. The collec"on focuses on aesthe"cally and historically significant “direc"onal” clothing, accessories, tex"les and visual materials, with emphasis on contemporary avant-garde fashion. Interna onal Centre of Photography www.icp.org This gallery, school and library are a major photographic resource containing thousands of photographic files and is the city’s most important showcase for major photographers. Two floors of exhibi"on space oBen host the work of a single ar"st.
The Brooklyn Museum of Art www.brooklynmuseum.org The Brooklyn Museum of Art is the second largest art museum in New York City and one of the largest in the United States. Its permanent collec"on includes more than one and a half million objects, from ancient Egyp"an masterpieces to contemporary art.
Cooper-Hewi6 Na onal Design Museum www.cooperhewi6.org The Smithsonian’s Na"onal Design Museum is worth a visit for both its content and its architecture. It is the only museum in the U.S. devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design.
Students : £16, Adults: £22 Open daily 10:30 – 18:00, Fri & Sat 10:30 – 22:00 Nearest subway: 77th Street Uptown
Students £17; Adults £28 Open Tues – Sat 10:00 – 18:00, Sun 11:00 – 17:00 Nearest subway: Lexington Avenue at 86th Street. Uptown
FREE Guided tours can be arranged and take place at 10.00 or 14.00 daily Open Tues-Fri 12:00 – 20:00, Sat 10:00 – 17:00 Nearest subway: 28th Street at 7th Avenue Midtown Self guided tour : £10 Open Tues-wed 11:00 – 18:00 Thurs– 10:00-21:00 Sat-Sun 10:00 – 18:00 Fri – 10:00 – 22:00 Nearest subway: 42nd Street Midtown
£4 per person (max 30 people) Open Weds 11:00-18:00 Thurs 11:00 – 22:00 Fri-Sun – 10:00 – 18:00 Closed Mondays & Tuesdays Nearest subway: Eastern Parkway / Brooklyn Museum FREE to Under 17s, Adults: £20 Open Mon-Sat 10:00 – 18:00 Sun – 12:00 – 16:00 Nearest subway: Lexington and 86th Street or 96th Street. Uptown
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Media & Performing Arts New York TV & Movie Tours Four tours are available: New York TV and Movie Sites, Sex and the City Hot Spots, Sopranos Sites, and a Central Park Movie Sites tour showcasing some of the most famous places seen on screen. The second half of the day consists of a film-making workshop at The New York Film Academy where students get an introduc"on to each step of the film-making process before breaking into groups to work on each aspect of the film.
Guide & Coach (for group of up to 30) £880 & film workshop including coach (based on group size 35) £2850 & film workshop not including coach (based on group size 35) £1380 Availability on request Nearest subway: 51st & Broadway Uptown
American Museum of Moving Image (MOMI) www.movingimage.us
Behind the Screen Tour & Workshop: £9.00 Videogame Experience: £8 students Adults: £15
Formerly the home of Paramount Pictures East Coast HQ, the museum exists to educate the public about the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media and examines their impact on culture and society.
Open Tues-Thurs– 10:30-17:00, Fri– 10:30 -20:00, sat&sun– 10:30-18:00 Nearest subway: Steinway Street (Queens)
The Paley Centre for Media www.media.paleycenter.org
Entrance : £3.50 Workshops from: £5 per person eg. Re-crea=ng Audio
The Museum presents a wide variety of programs from the collec"on in two screening rooms and two main theatres. The Ralph Guild Radio Listening Room offers a unique way for visitors to experience the radio collec"on.
Open Wed-Sun: 12:00-18:00 Thur: =ll 20:00 Nearest subway: 5th Ave at 53rd Street Midtown
NBC Studio Tour
Students & Adults £43
www.thetouratnbcstudios.com
Now more interac"ve, the revamped tour s"ll offers behindthe-scenes access to the studios, where shows like Saturday Night Live & The Tonight Show are made, as well as the historic halls of 30 Rock. Addi"onally, your group will learn about the en"re TV produc"on process, from wri"ng and producing to the ways TV content gets to your home, and then produce your own show in their brand new Tour Studio which you can then download to keep for free.
Open daily
Radio City Music Hall Tour
£25 per person
A tour round the building will explain the history of the building and show the beau"ful art deco interiors. Your will learn the secrets of the Great Stage, one of the largest indoor performance stages in the world; the stage’s hydraulic system, and their impressive new technological features.
Daily 09.00—17.00
Lincoln Centre of Performing Arts www.lincolncenter.org
Entrance £22
Nearest subway: 47-50 Street, Rockerfeller Centre Midtown
Max 30 (split for larger groups) Midtown
Open Daily 10:30 – 16:30 Students will explore the world-renowned Metropolitan Opera House, Avery Fisher Hall, New York State Theatre, Vivian Beaumont Theatre and Alice Tully Hall. They will also hear fascina"ng stories told by engaging tour guides and on occasion, catch a rehearsal
Nearest subway: 66 Street Lincoln Centre Upper West Side
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Media & Performing Arts £575 per goup (maximum of 24 people)
Broadway Classroom Workshops www.broadwaycom
All workshops in Midtown Designed for all educa"onal groups including some Conservatory level workshops for performing arts students including 'Broadway 101', an introduc"on to basic theatre skills and 'Theatre in Context'. Other workshops available such as: Stage Makeup, Choreography, Costume Design and Improvisa"on. Recording Studio Visit Take a 50 minute behind-the-scenes tour of a professional NYC recording studio. Students will meet professionals within the music industry who will explain the logis"cs and opera"ons of a recording studio, as well as their personal experiences within the industry and educa"onal history of recording.
Introductory to Recording Dura=on: 50 mins Nearest subway: 34th Street Hudson Yards Midtown
History & Poli cs United Na ons Headquarters www.visit.un.org Guided tours of the Headquarters include an explana"on of its history, its structure, its composi"on and who designed the famous buildings located by the East River. The tour covers the newly renovated chambers and work of the Security Council, the Trusteeship Council and the Economic and Social Council Chamber.
£21 per person (max 40 people) Monday – Sunday : 09.00—16.45 Tours only Monday—Friday Nearest subway: Grande Central Sta=on Midtown
9/11 Tribute Center www.911tributemuseum.org
Self guided tour: £15 Guided tour: £33
Five galleries of stories, images and artefacts will walk you through events of 9/11 including the rescue and recovery mission and the acts of generosity and support from na"ons around the world. Walking tours are conducted along the World Trade Centre Site by survivors and rescue workers of the 9/11 a6acks.
Monday—Saturday 10:00—18:00 Sunday 10:00-17:00
Civil Rights & Social Jus ce Tour of Harlem
Students : £15 per person (Max of 35 people)
Discover more about social movements of AfricanAmericans in New York City including the aboli"onist movement against slavery, the civil rights movement and today’s struggles for fair housing and equal jus"ce. See the site of the 1964 Harlem uprising, The Bloomfield Department store visited by Mar"n Luther King Jr. and much more. New York State Court www.nycourts.gov The guided tour of the court facili"es will include an explana"on of the various roles within the courtroom including that of the Jury. The similari"es and differences between the US Civil and Criminal trials will also be discussed before the groups are given the opportunity to observe a trail or arrangement in session.
Nearest subway: World Trade Centre Downtown
Dura=on: 2.5 hours
FREE Open Monday – Friday On request Nearest subway: Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall Lower Manha;an
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History & Poli cs Tenement Museum www.tenement.org
Guided Tour: £19 Open daily 10:00 – 00.00
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum’s mission is to promote tolerance and historical perspec"ves through the presenta"on and interpreta"on of the variety of immigrant and migrant experiences on Manha6an’s Lower East Side, a gateway to America. The Jewish Museum www.thejewishmuseum.org The Jewish Museum contains a fascina"ng collec"on of art, artefacts and media installa"ons. The permanent exhibi"on explains the Jewish cultural experience through exhibits of many objects and artefacts.
Nearest subway: Grande Street at Chrys=e street /Delancy Lower East Side Entrance £6.50 Closed Wednesday Thurs-Tues: 11:00-17:45 Thurs =ll 20:00 Nearest subway: 96th Street at Lexington Avenue Midtown
The Museum of the City of New York www.mcny.org
Entrance £12.00 Open daily 10:00 – 18.00
Several ongoing exhibi"ons showcase the vast, fascina"ng history or New York City. Recent installa"ons have examined George Washington’s "me in NYC, the 50th anniversary of South Pacific’s Broadway premier and the Astor Place Riots. There is also a very moving exhibi"on on the World Trade Centre. American Museum of Natural History www.amnh.org
Nearest subway: 103 street at Lexington Avenue Midtown
Entrance £16 Open daily 10:00 – 17.45
The American Museum of Natural History consists of 45 permanent exhibi"ons including the famous dinosaur halls and is home to 30 million artefacts. The star a6rac"on of the Museum is the Rose Centre for Earth and Space – home to the planetarium and exhibits the history of the universe.
Nearest subway: 81st Street Upper Westside
9/11 Memorial Museum h6p://www.911memorial.org/museum
Students £17 Adults £27
The museum tells the story of 9/11 through mul"media displays, archives, narra"ves and a collec"on of monumental and authen"c artefacts. It documen"s the impact of the events and explores the con"nuing significance of September 11, 2001.
Sunday—Thursday : 09.00-20.00 Friday & Saturday: 09.00—21.00 Nearest subway: World Trade Centre
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ICT Microso? Store Workshops
Schools Must Book Direct
Take a tour of MicrosoB's flagship store and take part in one of their 2-hour workshops. You could create your own apps using TouchDevelop, or build your own gaming world and characters with Project Spark. A great way to get some hands on experience in an inspiring and iconic environment.
Mon - Sat: 9.00 - 21.00 Sun: 11.00 - 20.00
Museum of Moving Image Workshops www.movingimage.us
Behind the Screen Tour & Workshop: £8.80 Videogame Experience: £8 students Adults: £15
Hands-on workshops are offered as a supplement to guided tours of the Museum's exhibi"ons, and support learning across a variety of curricular areas. They offer an hour long Video Game Programming workshop where students use programming soBware to build their own versions of a ping-pong style video game. Nintendo World Nintendo ambassadors can guide you through interac"ve gaming areas and provide a history of Nintendo by explaining the items on display in the Nintendo Showcase.
Nearest Subway: 34th Street or West 54th Street Midtown
Open Tues-Thurs– 10:30-17:00, Fri– 10:3020:00, sat&sun– 10:30-18:00 Nearest subway: Steinway Street Queens FREE Open Mon – Thurs 09.00-20.00, Fri – Sat 09.00 – 21.00, Sun 11.00-19.00 Nearest subway: 48th Street between 5th & 6th avenue— Midtown
Business & Economics Federal Reserve Bank of New York
www.newyorkfed.org
FREE
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is located in the heart of the Financial District. The guided tour explains the central banking func"ons that the Federal Reserve system performs and shows a video on cash processing and the gold vault. Please be aware that schools now need to contact the Federal Reserve bank directly by email to book tours. Please email frbnytours@ny.frb.org to book your place. We recommend booking approx 90 days before travel.
Open Mon-Fri
Museum of American Finance
Closed un=l further no=ce due to Flood
www.moaf.org
Nearest subway: Fulton Street
The na"on's only independent museum dedicated to preserving, exhibi"ng and teaching about American finance and financial history. Lessons and lectures can be run on the day including Banking in America, How to Analyse a Stock, and Your Money and Your Success. Please contact us for more details Walking Tour of the Financial District
4 hours + guide £12.30 per person
This guided tour explores the historic and financial heart of New York, traces the development of Wall Street as the world's premier financial centre. Stops include: J.P. Morgan's bank, the New York Stock Exchange, Fraunces Tavern, the Federal Reserve Bank, and sites associated with Alexander Hamilton, John D. Rockefeller, and Victoria Woodhull.
Max 40 per guide Available on request Mon-Fri Financial District
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Business & Economics Wall Street Business Workshops
£17 per person Max 35 people
Designed to support AS and A-level Business Studies and help students to develop the skills and knowledge to think cri"cally and analyse informa"on our Wall Street Workshops are available on the following topics: Local and Interna"onal Business, Meet the Business Finance Professional, Interna"onal Business and Trade, Business and Technology, Panics, Crashes, and the Financial Crisis
Dura=on approx. 1hr
Guided Tour of Macy’s www.visitmacysusa.com
From £15 per person
Available on request Mon-Fri Cost includes hiring of office space in Financial District. Exact venue confirmed prior to travel
Available daily on request The world’s largest department store offers a lecture and store tour for student groups. Highlights include a discussion of the history of Macy’s and knowledgeable guides will explain merchandising concepts, visual techniques and facts about the historic Herald Square loca"on. Tours can be customised to include lunch, an informal fashion show, or a Clinique skin care and make up seminar. Madame Tussauds Educa onal Seminar www.madametussauds.com/NewYork
Nearest Subway: 34th Street Midtown
All Access: £27.90 per person All Access + Seminar: £32.50 per person Group size: min 15 max 35
Immerse your students in the amazing world of Madame Tussauds . Learn about the parent company, Merlin Entertainments Group, currently the #1 leading name in loca"on-based branded family entertainment in Europe and the UK and the #2 visitor a6rac"on operator in the world. Learn how they con"nue to grow the brand as the top tourist a6rac"on in New York City and worldwide.
Workshops available Monday-Friday 9.00—16.00 Nearest subway: 42nd Street Uptown
Science & Geography Skyscraper Museum
www.skyscraper.org
Students £3
The Skyscraper Museum celebrates the City's rich architectural heritage and examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines. The museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construc"on, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence.
Monday & Tuesday: 10.00—18.00 Wednesday-Sunday: 10.00—12.00
New York Hall of Science
Entrance £9.50
nysci.org
NYSCI, New York City’s hands-on science and technology center, has more than 100,000 square-feet of indoor exhibi"on space to explore. It presents 450 exhibits, demonstra"ons, workshops and par"cipatory ac"vi"es that explain science, technology, engineering, and maths. See website for downloadable resources to enhance a visit.
Nearest Subway: Bowling Green Ba;ery Park, Lower Manha;an
Monday – Friday, 9:30 am – 5 pm Saturday & Sunday, 10 am – 6 pm Located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens. Closest subway: Take 7 train to 111th Street Sta=on
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Science & Geography The High Line
www.thehighline.org
FREE
The High Line is a public park built on an historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manha6an’s West Side, maintained as an extraordinary public space of all visitors to enjoy.
Seasonal Opening Hours Runs from Ganesvoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues.
Museum of Mathema cs www.momath.org The Na"onal Museum of Mathema"cs (MoMath) highlights the role of mathema"cs in illumina"ng the pa6erns and structures all around us. Its dynamic exhibits, gallery, and programs are designed to s"mulate inquiry, spark curiosity, and reveal the wonders of mathema"cs.
Students £13 Open daily 10am—5pm Closes first Wednesday of every month at 2.30pm
Clay Pit Ponds, State Park Preserve
Prices available on request, please contact us for details
A 260 acre nature preserve near the Southwest shore of Staten Island. Explore its variety of unique habitats, such as wetlands, ponds, sand barrens, spring-fed streams and woodlands. The preserve retains its unique ecology and provides educa"onal and recrea"onal opportuni"es. The New York Botanical Garden Explore 50 diverse gardens and plant collec"ons across 250 acres of year round beauty, and enjoy exci"ng, hands-on ac"vi"es that connect plants and people. Rose Centre for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History www.amnh.org The American Museum of Natural History consists of 45 permanent exhibi"ons including the famous dinosaur halls and is home to 30 million artefacts. The star a6rac"on of the museum is the Rose Centre for Earth and Space—home to the Planetarium and exhibits the history of the universe.
Midtown
Open 8.30am—5pm, Interac=ve Centre open Tues-Sat: 9am—4.30pm Staten Island Open year round, Tues—Sun 10am—6pm Winter hours Jan 15th—Feb 28th, 10am— 5pm Group prices available on request, please contact us for details Museum & Rose Centre for Earth & Space Students £13 Adults 319 Museum + Exhibi=on Students £13 Adults £22 Open daily: 10am—5.45pm Closest subway: 81st Street / Upper Westside Upper West Side
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Ea ng Out—Breakfasts Hotels in the US operate on a Room Only basis. Below is a selec"on of restaurants /diners that can accommodate groups for breakfast and their proximity to popular hotels. Restaurant
Descrip on
Ideal for those staying at :
Café R offers a varied choice of foods served buffet style to sa"sfy everyone's taste! Full American Breakfast Buffet: £16.00 Mustang Harry’s is Midtown's premier sports bar. A great loca"on and food served all day. Con nental Breakfast: £14 Full American Breakfast: £20 Tick Tock offers high quality ingredients, generous por"ons at reasonable prices and a comfortable, friendly atmosphere.
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The Pennsylvania Courtyard Chelsea Stewart Hotel Wymondham New Yorker
Con nental Breakfast: £14 Full American Breakfast: £19
Sbarros provide freshly made food served in more than 800 eateries across 33 countries. Breakfast Buffet: £12
• Manha6an Times Square • The Row Authen"c American Cuisine and one of the largest, most valued collec"ons of rock n’ roll memorabilia in • Gallivant the world. Buffet Breakfast: £17 Morning Star Café’s delicious food, friendly service, and warm welcome is the defini"on of a classic American diner. Con nental Breakfast: £14 Full American Breakfast: £20
• Roosevelt • YMCA Vanderbilt • Courtyard Midtown East
Gigi Café is a health-minded counter-service café for eat-in or take-out. Con nental Breakfast: £17 Full American Breakfast: £24 Old Johns Luncheone6e offers eat in or take away everything, from American breakfasts to pancakes.
• YMCA Westside
Con nental Breakfast: £13
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Ea ng Out—Evening Meals The Hard Rock Cafe offers authen"c American Cuisine and one of the largest, most valued collec"ons of rock n’ roll memorabilia in the world. Gold Menu - 2 course & drink : £24
Planet Hollywood, the world's one and only dining experience inspired by the glamour of Hollywood. Movie Star classic - 2 course & drink : £26 Blockbuster Breakfast : £25 Buca di Beppo, Italian and banquet restaurant. From delicious Italian cuisine to the fun atmosphere, Buca di Bepo know how to have a good "me! In the spirit of Italian culture, dishes are served family-style, meant to be shared by everyone on the table. Firenze - 3 course & drink : £28 Bubba Gump’s is a casual seafood restaurant and chain inspired by the 1994 film, Forrest Gump. 2 course - Jenny’s menu & drink : £29 3 course - Forrest’s menu & drink : £32
New York City brew pub. Hartland Brewery’s restaurant of well-prepared food and carefully deigned, homey-seOng has won accolades. 3 Course meal & drink : £27
La Mela has been deligh"ng people with delicious and generous por"ons of Italian food for over twenty five years. La Mela is famous as a staple of Mulberry Street in New York's Li6le Italy. 3 course meal & drink : £25
Ellen’s Stardust Diner is a Broadway Diner with a retro 1950’s theme, also home of the famous singing wai"ng staff. 3 course meal & drink : £40 American Breakfast : £25
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