An Opinionated Guide to New York Architecture

From brownstones to skyscrapers, New York’s skyline dazzles. This opinionated guide features 50+ iconic and hidden buildings, perfect for locals and visitors alikeFrom Brooklyn brownstones to Bauhaus blocks, Art Deco icons to towering skyscrapers – New York’s ever-evolving skyline spans all architectural styles, tracing the history of this modern metropolis. From famous icons like the Flatiron Building to hidden architectural gems, the guide features more than 50 must-see buildings spanning all architectural styles. Whether you’re a seasoned New Yorker or a curious visitor, this is your boldly opinionated guide to the most arresting buildings in The Big Apple. Includes: High Line Lever House Spring Street Salt Shed American Museum of Natural History: Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation Breuer Building Brooklyn Bridge Chrysler Building Empire State Building Flatiron Building Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice Grand Central Terminal Hearst Tower Lincoln Center Kings Theatre New York Public Library: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Oculus One World Trade Center / National September 11 Memorial & Museum (combined entry) Park Avenue Armory Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Sylvan Terrace Tenement Museum Studio Museum in Harlem TWA Flight Center Woolworth Building Helmsley Building SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District The Arches of Central Park Tracey Towers General Electric Building Wyckoff House Statue of Liberty Trinity Church Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Jefferson Market Library Bayard–Condict Building Park Slope Historic District Washington Square Arch Radio City Music Hall Seagram Building Manhattan Municipal Building American Radiator Building Chelsea Hotel Weeksville Heritage Center High Bridge Lenox Health Greenwich Village (Joseph Curran Building) Modulightor Building Fort Wadsworth: Battery Weed Rockefeller Center 432 Park Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park Silver Towers 550 Madison Avenue Eldridge Street Synagogue Perelman Performing Arts Center New Museum Sugar Hill Development One Wall Street St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Whitney Museum of American Art 5 Beekman Street The Morgan Library & Museum Green-Wood Cemetery: Arch Hunter's Point Library Bronx Community College: Gould Memorial Library Steinway Tower 41 Cooper Square