Neighbourhood guide · Columbus Circle to the Natural History Museum
The Upper West Side in one page: Central Park, Lincoln Center, the American Museum of Natural History, Columbus Circle’s restaurants and Zabar’s.
The back story
How Central Park works, from the Mall and Bethesda Terrace to the Reservoir and the North Woods.
The back story
Lincoln Center, the Natural History Museum, Central Park West and Zabar’s.
Dinosaurs and the blue whale
The natural-history museum on Central Park West, with more than 40 galleries.
200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024Explore View on map
400 years of history
New York’s history museum on Central Park West, next to the Natural History Museum.
170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024Explore View on map
At Columbus Circle
A museum of contemporary craft, art and design at 2 Columbus Circle.
2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
Opera, ballet and orchestras
The campus of 11 arts organisations around the Revson Fountain on the Upper West Side.
70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
The Met Opera
The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, home of the Met Opera and American Ballet Theatre’s seasons.
30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
Gustavo Dudamel’s first season
The New York Philharmonic at David Geffen Hall, in Gustavo Dudamel’s inaugural season as music director.
David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
Balanchine’s company
New York City Ballet at the David H. Koch Theater, with its Nutcracker every holiday season.
David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
Rose Hall above Columbus Circle
Frederick P. Rose Hall, five storeys above Columbus Circle, with three concert venues including Dizzy’s Club.
Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th St, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
843 acres
Manhattan’s great park between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West, from 59th to 110th Street.
Central Park, New York, NYExplore View on map
Thomas Keller at Columbus Circle
Thomas Keller’s restaurant on the fourth floor of the Shops at Columbus Circle, with views over Central Park.
The Shops at Columbus Circle, 10 Columbus Circle, 4th fl, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s flagship
Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s flagship at 1 Central Park West, with Nougatine and its terrace alongside.
1 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
Masa Takayama’s counter
Chef Masa Takayama’s Japanese restaurant in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle.
10 Columbus Circle, Time Warner Center, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
Dining in Central Park
The restaurant inside Central Park at West 67th Street, with a garden and courtyard.
1 Tavern on the Green, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
The giant cookie
The bakery behind the famous chocolate chip walnut cookie; the original shop is on West 74th Street.
167 W. 74th St, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
Smoked fish on Amsterdam Avenue
An Upper West Side appetizing shop and restaurant on Amsterdam Avenue.
541 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10024Explore View on map
Views over Central Park
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s club on the fifth floor at Columbus Circle, with a window over Central Park.
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th St, 5th fl, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
Seven nights a week
A jazz supper club on upper Broadway, with music seven nights a week.
2751 Broadway, New York, NY 10025Explore View on map
A historic rock room
A historic three-tiered theatre at 2124 Broadway.
2124 Broadway, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
Above Central Park’s corner
A shopping centre at Columbus Circle, with Whole Foods, Per Se and Masa.
10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
An Upper West Side institution
The Upper West Side’s gourmet food store on Broadway at 80th Street.
2245 Broadway, New York, NY 10024Explore View on map
Seafood and gourmet groceries
A gourmet market on Broadway, known for seafood.
2135 Broadway, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
Below the Shops at Columbus Circle
Whole Foods’ supermarket on the lower level of the Shops at Columbus Circle.
10 Columbus Circle, Time Warner Center, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
High above Columbus Circle
A Mandarin Oriental high above Columbus Circle, with views over Central Park and the Hudson, a spa and the MO Lounge.
80 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
High above Columbus Circle
The hotel spa at Mandarin Oriental, above Columbus Circle.
80 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
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