Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in New York, United States
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5.2 km
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Experience New York in United States in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in New YorkIndividual Sights in New YorkSight 1: Moynihan Train Hall
Moynihan Train Hall is an expansion of Pennsylvania Station, the main intercity and commuter rail station in New York City, into the city's former main post office building, the James A. Farley Building. Located between Eighth Avenue, Ninth Avenue, 31st Street, and 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, the annex provides new access to most of Penn Station's platforms for Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road passengers, serving 17 of the station's 21 tracks. The hall is named after Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the U.S. senator who had originally championed the plan. The building's Beaux-Arts exterior resembles that of the original Penn Station; both buildings were designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White.
Sight 2: Berry Campbell Gallery
Berry Campbell Gallery is an art gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. Its founders and directors are Christine Berry and Martha Campbell. The gallery focuses on historical and contemporary artists associated with American modernism.
Sight 3: Morgan Lehman Gallery
Morgan Lehman is a contemporary art gallery specializing in promoting the work of emerging and mid-career American artists working in a wide spectrum of creative media. Morgan Lehman promotes its own roster of artists as well as collaborating on exhibitions and projects with various creative practitioners across the globe.a. Founded by Sally Morgan and Jay Lehman, the gallery opened in New York City in 2005. Morgan Lehman has mounted the first New York exhibition for a number of artists including Frohawk Two Feathers, Bret Slater, John Salvest, Paul Wackers, and Andrew Schoultz.
Sight 4: Pace Gallery
The Pace Gallery is an American contemporary and modern art gallery with 9 locations worldwide. It was founded in Boston by Arne Glimcher in 1960. His son, Marc Glimcher, is now president and CEO. Pace Gallery operates in New York, London, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Geneva, Seoul, East Hampton, and Palm Beach.
Sight 5: Marlborough Gallery
Marlborough Fine Art was founded in London in 1946 by Frank Lloyd and Harry Fischer. In 1963, a gallery was opened as Marlborough-Gerson in Manhattan, New York, at the Fuller Building on Madison Avenue and 57th Street, which later relocated in 1971 to its present location, 40 West 57th Street. The gallery operates another New York space on West 25th Street, which opened in 2007. It briefly opened a Lower East Side space on Broome Street.
Sight 6: Gagosian
The Gagosian Gallery is a contemporary art gallery owned and directed by Larry Gagosian. The gallery exhibits some of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. There are 18 gallery spaces – six in New York City, two in London, three in Paris, and one each in Basel, Gstaad, Beverly Hills, Rome, Athens, Geneva and Hong Kong.
Sight 7: Luhring Augustine Gallery
The Luhring Augustine Gallery is an art gallery in New York City. The gallery has three locations: Chelsea, Bushwick, and Tribeca. Its principal focus is the representation of an international group of contemporary artists whose diverse practices include painting, drawing, sculpture, video and photography.
Sight 8: Marianne Boesky Gallery
Marianne Boesky Gallery is an art gallery located in the New York City neighborhood of Chelsea and Aspen, Colorado. Founded in 1996 in Soho by Marianne Boesky, it specializes in contemporary art. It represents established artists like Frank Stella and Jennifer Bartlett and a younger generation of artists like Sanford Biggers, The Haas Brothers, and Jammie Holmes. The gallery has two exhibition spaces in New York City and one in Aspen.
Sight 9: Lisson Gallery
Lisson Gallery is a contemporary art gallery with locations in London and New York, founded by Nicholas Logsdail in 1967. The gallery represents over 50 artists such as Art & Language, Ryan Gander, Carmen Herrera, Richard Long, John Latham, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Jonathan Monk, Julian Opie, Richard Wentworth, Anish Kapoor, Richard Deacon and Ai Weiwei.
Sight 10: Lightship Frying Pan
Frying Pan (LV-115) is a lightvessel moored at Pier 66a in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It served at Frying Pan Shoals, off Cape Fear in North Carolina, for over 30 years.
Wikipedia: United States lightship Frying Pan (LV-115) (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 11: Matthew Marks Gallery
Matthew Marks is an art gallery located in the New York City neighborhood of Chelsea and the Los Angeles neighborhood of West Hollywood. Founded in 1991 by Matthew Marks, it specializes in modern and contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, installation art, film, and drawings and prints. The gallery has three exhibition spaces in New York City and two in Los Angeles.
Sight 12: Hauser & Wirth
Hauser & Wirth is a Swiss contemporary and modern art gallery.
Sight 13: Dia Chelsea
Dia Art Foundation is a nonprofit organization that initiates, supports, presents, and preserves art projects. It was established in 1974 by Philippa de Menil, the daughter of Houston arts patron Dominique de Menil and an heiress to the Schlumberger oil exploration fortune; art dealer Heiner Friedrich, Philippa's husband; and Helen Winkler, a Houston art historian. Dia provides support to projects "whose nature or scale would preclude other funding sources."
Sight 14: Yancey Richardson Gallery
The Yancey Richardson Gallery is a dealer of fine art photography, based in New York City and founded in 1995 by Yancey Richardson. Formerly housed in the 560 Broadway building in Soho, the gallery moved to New York's Chelsea art district in 2000.
Sight 15: Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is an art gallery founded by Tanya Bonakdar, located in both Chelsea in New York City and Los Angeles. Since its inception in 1994, the gallery has exhibited new work by contemporary artists in all media, including painting, sculpture, installation, photography, and video. The New York City location is at 521 W. 21st Street and the Los Angeles gallery is located at 1010 N. Highland Avenue.
Sight 16: Tina Kim Gallery
Tina Kim Gallery is a New York City-based contemporary art gallery and exhibition space. The gallery was established in 2001 by Tina Kim and is located in the Chelsea.
Sight 17: 303 Gallery
303 Gallery is an art gallery in Manhattan, New York. It was established in 1984 by owner and director Lisa Spellman, described by art critic Jerry Saltz as "one of the greatest New York gallerists of our time". The gallery hosts contemporary works by contemporary American artists, including film, video, and painting.
Sight 18: Paula Cooper Gallery
The Paula Cooper Gallery is an art gallery in New York City, founded in 1968 by Paula Cooper.
Sight 19: Little Island
Book Free Tour*Little Island at Pier 55 is an artificial island and a public park within Hudson River Park, just off the western coast of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, it is near the intersection of West Street and West 13th Street in the Meatpacking District and Chelsea neighborhoods of Manhattan. It is located atop Hudson River's Pier 55, connected to the rest of Hudson River Park by footbridges at 13th and 14th Streets. Little Island has two concession stands, a small stage, and a 687-seat amphitheater.
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