Union Square

Times Square(2.3 km)(1.4 mile)
A place filled with video screens, LED signs, and flashing lights; a world wonder or a tourist nightmare depending on your perspective, the 'new' Times Square is a family-friendly theme park of themed restaurants, theaters and hotels, as well as a developing business district.

Flatiron Building(0.6 km)(0.4 mile)
The Flatiron Building is another of New York’s architectural landmarks, a wedge-shaped 22-storey Beaux-Arts building at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway.

Empire State Building(1.5 km)(0.9 mile)
The Empire State Building is Manhattan’s best known landmark and stands as a testament to the American spirit.

Chrysler Building(2.2 km)(1.3 mile)
One of the most recognizable and favored structures of New York, the Chrysler was the world's tallest building when completed in 1930, but lost that title to the nearby Empire State Building less than a year later.

Grand Central Terminal(2.1 km)(1.3 mile)
Walk in and see the main concourse, a cavernous room often filled with people and elegantly detailed, with arched windows, a lovely clock, and an astronomical ceiling.

New York Public Library(2 km)(1.3 mile)
The main branch of the New York Public Library (officially the Stephen A.

Rockefeller Center(2.7 km)(1.6 mile)
The Christmas Tree, the Skating Rink, NBC studios, the shops and hubbub - you can't miss it.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Building(0.6 km)(0.4 mile)
A lovely building with a tall clock tower just across Madison Ave from Madison Square Park.