Landmarks in Manhattan

Paramount Building

ATLAS

Art deco sculpture featuring the Greek god, Atlas, that has been featured in multiple films.

Governors Island National Monument

From 1794 to 1966, the US Army was found on Governors Island which is now a National monument.

General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument

Landmark gilded statue of former New York resident Union Gen. William T. Sherman on his horse.

Statue of Liberty

Iconic National Monument opened in 1886, offering guided tours & a museum, plus harbor & city views.

Ellis Island

From 1892 to 1924, this site was the main gateway to the U.S. & admitted over 12 million immigrants.

African Burial Ground National Monument

National Historic Landmark & monument to the 15,000 Africans buried here from the 1690s to 1794.

The Little Red Lighthouse

This quaint decommissioned lighthouse beneath the George Washington Bridge is open to visitors.

Gay Liberation Monument

White-painted, bronze cast statues of 2 men & 2 women, commemorating the gay liberation movement.

The Woolworth Building

1913 neo-Gothic skyscraper, once the world's tallest building & still an architectural landmark.

Indian Caves

Roosevelt Island Lighthouse

Stonewall National Monument

Landmark park & monument honoring past & current struggles for civil rights of LGBT Americans.

Washington Square Arch

Marble triumphal arch, dedicated in 1895, with statues of George Washington added in the 1910s.

Rockefeller Center

Famous complex that's home to TV studios, plus a seasonal ice rink & a giant Christmas tree.

The Seaport

Strolling & shopping in a cluster of restored wharfside buildings, many from the early 1800s.

Bethesda Terrace

Bi-level, lakeside terrace with a large fountain & carvings representing the seasons & times of day.

One World Trade Center

Flatiron Building

Architect Daniel Burnham's iconic 1902 triangular tower nicknamed for its clothes iron look.

East 10th Street Historic District