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Empire State Building
Legendary 102-storey Art Deco skyscraper that defined the New York City skyline when completed in 1931.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Times Square
New York, United States · North America
About Times Square
Times Square works well as a base: 5 minutes from Upper West Side, 1km from Empire State Building.
Times Square is in New York, United States, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Upper West Side, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Times Square?
Within an hour or so of Times Square: Empire State Building (1 km), Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (1 km), Central Park (3 km), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (3 km).
Are there any good drives near Times Square?
The nearest famous roads are Hawk's Nest (Route 97).
Where is Times Square?
Times Square is in New York, United States, about 4 km from Upper West Side.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,749
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New York
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 40.7564, -73.9864
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Times Square
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The most influential modern art museum in the world, home to Starry Night, Campbell's Soup Cans, and Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Central Park
An 843-acre urban oasis in the heart of Manhattan, one of the most visited urban parks in the world with meadows, lakes, and iconic bridges.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
America's largest art museum, with over two million works spanning 5,000 years of world culture.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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American Museum of Natural History
A beloved New York institution famous for its dinosaur halls, dioramas, and the Rose Center's spectacular planetarium.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic spiral masterpiece housing an outstanding collection of Impressionist and modern art.
4 km · about 5 min drive
restaurant
Katz's Delicatessen
Lower East Side deli open since 1888, hand-carving some 15,000 pounds of pastrami a week under fluorescent light and salami-strung ceilings. You take a paper ticket at the door and guard it.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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One World Trade Center
Tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at 541 metres, rising from the site of the original World Trade Center.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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