Art Deco Icons of NYC Tour

Highlights

Reiseverlauf

1. 1

   Grand Central Station

   Visitors will explore the global origins of Art Deco, tracing how the 1925 Paris Exhibition blended Cubism, the Ballets Russes, and ancient cultures into a bold modern style.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

2. 2

   Spot whimsical maritime "rat" guards on the marquee and limestone reliefs depicting early technology like candlestick telephones and delivery trucks.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei

3. 3

   Chrysler Building

   Weekdays only. Step inside a dramatic triangular lobby lined with African red granite to admire a massive restored ceiling mural celebrating Machine Age aviation and human power. Weekend tours will not step inside the Chrysler Building.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

4. 4

   Admire a 1929 bronze frieze charting the evolution of life, then step into a lobby of bronze grilles and reliefs built as a monument to one immigrant's rise.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt inbegriffen

5. 5

   Bryant Park

   See the tower a radiator company clad in black brick and gilded gold so it would read like a lump of coal catching fire, then look across at 500 Fifth Avenue, designed by the architects of the Empire State Building while they were building it nine blocks away.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

6. 6

   Rockefeller Center

   Explore the crown jewel of Art Deco urban design, featuring the monumental Atlas and Prometheus statues, the world-famous sunken plaza and ice rink, a 0.75-mile underground concourse, and 30 Rock's grand lobby murals with their optical illusion ceilings.

   30 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

7. 7

   See a striking Art Deco skyscraper whose Gothic-inspired brickwork, curving corner, and dramatic crown of terra-cotta lightning bolts serve as a physical embodiment of early radio and electrical power.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei

8. 8

   Roosevelt Island

   view a 1930s twin-towered skyscraper engineered in "Waldorf Gray" brick directly over active Grand Central railroad tracks using structural expansion joints.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

9. 9

   Roosevelt Island

   Finish at the 1927 tower, built as the Beverly, whose silhouette and warrior head corbels so captivated Georgia O'Keeffe that she painted it as New York Night.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt inbegriffen•Auf der Karte

Treffpunkt

Meet inside Grand Central Terminal, in the Main Concourse, in front of Track 29.

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Abholung

• Alle treffen sich am Startpunkt

Gut zu wissen

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted
• One per booking

Stornierung und Erstattung

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.