NEW YORK TRAVEL
Midtown’s greatest hits — from the New Year’s Eve Ball building up the TKTS red steps, past Radio City and Rockefeller Center, finishing at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Walking Route
DistanceCalculating
DurationAbout 2–3 hours
Stops6 stops
TypeOne-way
📸 Top 3 Photo Spots🎟️ Related Experience 4Numbered pins = course stops
* Route map is approximate, following the actual walking path.
Suggested Timeline
- 15:00Meet at One Times Square — the Ball Drop building
- ↪ Pairs well here🌃 One Times Square Skywalk The observatory in this very building
- 15:20TKTS Red Steps — above the heart of Times Square
- 15:50Radio City Music Hall — the Art Deco landmark
- ☕Rest · Magnolia Bakery · Rockefeller
Signature banana pudding — grab a cup and keep walking. - 16:20Rockefeller Center · Channel Gardens and Lower Plaza
- ↪ Pairs well here🔭 Top of the Rock🎨 MoMA (5-min walk)
- 17:10Arrive at St. Patrick’s Cathedral — end
- ↪ Continue after the course🎭 Evening musical The theater district is a 10-minute walk
The Stops
Good to know
- Meet: One Times Square, 42nd & Broadway (1/2/3/7/A/C/E to Times Sq–42nd St)
- Top of the Rock can slot into this course (separate timed ticket)
- An afternoon start flows into the Fifth Avenue lights after the cathedral
📸 Top 3 Photo Spots
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#1TKTS Red Steps
Sit at the top of the red steps with the billboard panorama behind you — the neon night version wins.
#2Channel Gardens, Rockefeller Center
A symmetrical shot between the angels toward 30 Rock — in winter, the Christmas tree steals the frame.
#3Inside St. Patrick's Cathedral
Down the center aisle toward the altar — vaulted arches and stained glass in full symmetry.
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