10 Reasons to visit Time Square / New York
1. Times Square is the noisiest square in New York. It is famous for lots of cinemas, Broadway theaters, bright lights of electronic billboards. This is the place, that never sleeps, you can walk here in any time.
4. Discovery Times Square (DTS) is New York City's first large-scale exhibition center presenting visitors with limited-run, educational and immersive exhibit experiences while exploring the world's defining cultures, art, history and events. More than a museum, Discovery Times Square is the destination for discovery through unique and immersive exhibits in New York. Here, events epic and rare come to life by connecting you to the greatest human stories ever told. Intelligent, exciting, and moving - it’s the experience that counts. DTS has featured a renowned line-up of exhibitions including Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, Leonardo Da Vinci's ork, King Tut, Pompeii: The Exhibit, Harry Potter: The Exhibition, Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition, and most recently Terracotta Warriors: Defenders of China’s First Emperor.
2. History. Times Square is a main commercial intersection in central Manhattan at the connection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It obtained its name in 1904 when Albert Ochs, publisher of The New York Times, moved the newspaper's headquarters to a new skyscraper on what was then known as Longacre Square. The name stuck, even after The New York Times moved across Broadway in 1913. Now known worldwide as a symbol of the American spirit, Times Square is home for many popular Manhattan attractions, including Hard Rock Cafe, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, and ABC's Times Square Studios (where Good Morning America is shooted).
3. The Tenement Museum was established in 1988, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum is housed in a five-story brick tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. From 1863 to 1935, the building was a home for over 7,000 immigrants from over 20 nations. This museum places the lives of those immigrants in the context of American history with exhibits of their restored apartments.
4. Discovery Times Square (DTS) is New York City's first large-scale exhibition center presenting visitors with limited-run, educational and immersive exhibit experiences while exploring the world's defining cultures, art, history and events. More than a museum, Discovery Times Square is the destination for discovery through unique and immersive exhibits in New York. Here, events epic and rare come to life by connecting you to the greatest human stories ever told. Intelligent, exciting, and moving - it’s the experience that counts. DTS has featured a renowned line-up of exhibitions including Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, Leonardo Da Vinci's ork, King Tut, Pompeii: The Exhibit, Harry Potter: The Exhibition, Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition, and most recently Terracotta Warriors: Defenders of China’s First Emperor.
5. TIMES SCARE is a vibrant entertainment destination in the heart of New York City at 42nd and 8th Ave in one of the most haunted buildings in the nation. The location’s rich New York history has been enhanced with custom-built designs and elegant macabre décor that deck the sprawling rooms of the three story complex to insure that there are surprises around every corner. Times Scare includes a state of the art haunted house, The Haunt, that is guaranteed to scare, and a fabulous bar and elegant cocktail lounge are waiting for you.
6. AMC Theatres (often referred to as just AMC and previously known as AMC Cinemas) is an American movie theater chain owned and operated by AMC Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group. Founded in 1920, AMC has the second-largest share of the American market, behind Regal Entertainment Group and ahead of Cinemark Theatres. The chain has 346 locations mostly in North America, along with 86 more locations in mainland China, home of its corporate parent. The company's headquarters is in Leawood, Kansas.
7. Toys "R" Us, Inc. is a toy and juvenile-products retailer founded in 1948 and headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey. The company operates more than 872 Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us stores in the United States, more than 715 international stores and over 180 licensed stores in 35 countries and jurisdictions. The biggest store is situated in The Times Square.
8. Hard rock café. Located in the center of the city, heart of Times Square, the new Hard Rock Cafe New York will rock your senses with tantalizing food and drinks and an awe-inspiring rock memorabilia collection. Priceless pieces from legends The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Billy Joel, The Ramones and Elvis Presley grace the cafe walls along with more contemporary items including stage costumes worn by Madonna and Gwen Stefani. The Times Square cafe also features rock 'n' roll memorabilia from Hard Rock's unmatched collection, including artists with New York ties, such as John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Ramones and Bruce Springsteen.
As one of the city's largest entertainment destinations, Hard Rock Cafe New York features a 708-seat restaurant, a recently opened 1,800 square-foot Rock Shop with authentic Hard Rock merchandise and a Hard Rock Live concert venue for performances and special events. Furthermore, the cafe boasts a unique outdoor space above the building's historic marquee, where guests can host private parties amid the lights and excitement of Times Square.
9. Million and millions of people have flocked through the doors of Madame Tussauds London since they first opened over 200 years ago. Madame Tussauds opened its doors in the heart of Times Square in New York City in the year of 2000.
There are many reasons for this enduring success, but at the heart of it all is good, old fashioned curiosity. Today visitors are sent on a unique journey through the realms of history, power and fame. The museum-style ropes and poles have gone so guests can truly get up close and personal with A-list celebrities, sports legends, political heavyweights and historical icons, reliving times, events and moments that made the world talk about them.
10. The Times Square Ball is a time ball located in New York City's Times Square. Located on the roof of One Times Square, the ball is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square colloquially known as the ball drop, where the ball descends 141 feet (43 m) in 60 seconds down a specially designed flagpole, beginning at 23:59 p.m. ET, and resting at midnight to signal the start of the New Year.
The Times Square ball drop is one of the best-known New Year's celebrations. It is attended by at least 1 million spectators yearly and enjoys a national television audience across New Year's Eve specials on several of the United States' major broadcast television networks, along with coverage on several major cable networks. Around a billion people worldwide watch this event on television and over the Internet.
If you are
planning a visit to Time Square on New Years Eve, you will also enjoy live
music performances, an incredible lights display, and one of the biggest
celebrations of balloons and confetti on the planet.
In February, 2011 Time Square became smoke free.
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