Grand Central Terminal
A working commuter terminal whose Main Concourse doubles as the city's meeting place — and draws 21.6 million visitors a year who never board a train.
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Opened in 1913, this Beaux-Arts terminal is packed with works of art and ranks among the world's ten most-visited attractions. Its Main Concourse doubles as the city's meeting place and a favorite film and television set.
What to look for
- The full name "Grand Central Terminal" inscribed across the 42nd Street facade
- The Main Concourse, the busy meeting spot featured in countless films
- The food hall, grocery marketplace, and upscale restaurants tucked among the shops
Connects straight to the subway at Grand Central–42nd Street, and since 2023 to LIRR trains via Grand Central Madison one level below.
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More to see in New York
- Statue of LibertyFrance's gift to the U.S.: a crowned, robed woman raising a torch over New York Harbor, long read as a welcome to immigrants arriving by sea.
- Empire State BuildingRide up to the 86th- or 102nd-floor deck and look straight down on Midtown Manhattan.
- World Trade Center & 9/11 MemorialTwo reflecting pools now sit in the exact footprints where the Twin Towers stood until September 11, 2001.
- Wall StreetUnder 2,000 feet of pavement that stands in for all of American finance — named for a wall that hasn't existed since 1699.
- The Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art)1.5 million works under one roof, from Sumerian stone to modern American rooms — a day here barely scratches it.
- Central ParkThe most visited urban park in the US — an estimated 42 million visits a year — built by hand on the razed land of a Black settlement, Seneca Village.