These are the main attractions of the Upper East Side, all within a walking distance,
just minutes away from our hostel:

Metropolitan
Broadway Shows
Whitney Museum
The Guggenheim
MOMA
National Academy of Design
The Jewish Museum
The Museum of The City of New York
Asia Society
Cooper Hewitt
International Center of Photography
Frich collection
Temple Emanu-El
Gracie Mansion
Holy Trinity
Society of Illustrators

 

Central Park (3 blocks)
The Museum Mile:
" Metropolitan Museum of Art
" Solomon Guggenheim Museum
" Whitney Museum of American Art
" International Center of Photography
" Frick Collection
" Jewish Museum
" Museum of the City of New York

Other Attractions:

Cooper-Hewitt Museum
National Academy of Design
Asia Society
Seventh Regiment Armory
Temple Emanu-El
Gracie Mansion
Church of the Holy Trinity
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral
Society of Illustrators

Times Square: 10 minutes by subway

Empire State Building: 15 minutes by subway

Greenwich Village / Soho: 20 minutes by subway

Ground Zero (former World Trade Center): 20 minutes by subway

Battery Park, Wall Street, Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty: 20 minutes by subway