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Top 5 Tips for Visiting Park Avenue


Make the most of your trip to Park Avenue.
Hi, I'm Madigan!

Madigan Talmage-Bowers is a writer based in Denver, Colorado. She has also lived in Italy, San Francisco, and New York City, where she studied media theory at the New School. She loves introducing her kids to ancient history, local art, hiking trails, and new foods on adventures around the globe.

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Hi, I'm Madigan!

Madigan Talmage-Bowers is a writer based in Denver, Colorado. She has also lived in Italy, San Francisco, and New York City, where she studied media theory at the New School. She loves introducing her kids to ancient history, local art, hiking trails, and new foods on adventures around the globe.

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1. Know where to go

Park Avenue is long, running from 14th Street in Greenwich Village all the way north to Harlem. The most famous—and expensive—stretch runs from 42nd Street to 79th Street on the Upper East Side.

2. Look up

Most of the luxury high-rises and office buildings on Park Avenue are closed to the public, but you can admire the lofty façades of structures like the Ritz Tower (57th Street) and Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (49th Street).

3. Stop by Grand Central

New York City's historic train station is located at 42nd Street, near the south end of Park Avenue's most scenic stretch. Pop in to admire the Beaux-Arts landmark.

4. Stroll in springtime

The tulip beds and cherry blossom trees that line Park Avenue bloom beautifully in the spring, adding a fragrant pop of color to the urban landscape.

5. Summer Streets

For three Saturdays each August, the length of Park Avenue from 14th to 72nd Streets is closed to traffic as part of the free Summer Streets festival. Walk, bike, or run through the open roadway and enjoy a rare slice of freedom from city traffic.

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